Vegetarian green dessert
11-11-2011
This Veggie Cake may inspire a few belovers of desserts. This dessert is created to extend the unilateral menu of a vegaterien. The center of the cake is filled with ranch dressing, but the surrounding veggies must be eaten to get to the creamy center. This dessert, with its colorful and innovative presentation will be a nice addition to the lovers of vegetarien dishes.
Helsinki filled with pop-up restaurants
10-11-2011
Helsinki is preparing for the successful event Restaurant Day on the 19th of November. The city will be filled with pop-up restaurants of non-professional chefs, with very various concepts. Sirén and his friends Antti Tuomola and Timo Santala came up with idea for this one-day pop-up catering event. The news was being spread through Facebook and the media picked it up, which enabled the first event to become a major success in which two hundred chefs served thousands of customers.
Daring dessert reinventions
9-11-2011
The Semi Sweet Bakery is a newly opened bakery in Los Angeles that sells tried and true desserts with a new flavor palette. The assortment consists of Ding Dongs and Pound Cakes with an unique twist, that will definitely will be a sensation for your taste buds. From 7-up Pound Cake to prosciutto and goat cheese pastries, it is a perfect location for everyone with a preference for daring flavors.
Surprising combination of coffee and cheese
8-11-2011
A while ago we mentioned the surprising combination of tea and cheese (link). Meanwhile the development continued and this is how Betty Koster of l’Amuse and Mirjam Kooij of Simon Lévelt discovered the combination of coffee and cheese… Organizing a coffee-cheese tasting would be a nice idea!
Create mint tea at a restaurant Vork&Mes
4-11-2011
Chef Jonathan Karpathios has a vegetation wall in his restaurant Vork&Mes. This wall is filled with fresh mint and enables guests to pick their own mint for their fresh mint tea. Moreover, the system is equipped with an irrigation system, so extra watering isn’t required.
Vulkanspargel; forgotten vegetable
2-11-2011
Vulkanspargel is an old salad- and vegetable plant from Germany that got into oblivion. The plant is still grown in the south of Germany under the name “Catalogna puntarelle di galatina”. The taste is comparable to chicory, and the asparagus can be used as the basis of a salad. Moreover the plant has a high vitamin and mineral content in addition to its positive effect on digestive and blood circulatory.
Cinnabon Buns are hot – how about our own version
1-11-2011
After cupcakes have been a major culinary trend, a new culinary trend has raised in Great Britain; “cinnamon buns”. In Great Brittain cinnamon has already been very popular for a while. Besides artisian specialist shops, a number of chains are implementing this new trend, such as Marks&Spencer. These cinnamon buns are baked with cinnamon-based yeast dough. Thin layers of dough will be lubricated with butter in order to obtain a crunchy texture and a full flavor. Because of a mixture of white sugar and cinnamon, the bun gets a distinct flavor. We think that the Dutch Bolussen do taste greater, did you ever try one?
Giving is Eazie
31-10-2011
On the 1st of November fresh and healthy food restaurant chain Eazie launches a campaign where ‘giving’ is the main subject. Everyone who orders an ‘Eazie giving’ menu receives a QR-ticket and can win great prizes. For Eazie this is a way to thank their community in the weeks before Thanksgiving. The prizes are provided by the partners of Eazie. Two tickets to Bangkok are provided by Wereldtickets.nl, a pair of Tom Ford sunglasses by Zonnebrillen.com and a custom made bike by the Swedish Bikebyme are a few examples.
Smiling oysters
28-10-2011
Smiling oysters can be opened by hand instead of using an oyster knife. Naked lobsters have taken off their coats.In both cases the pascalization makes the preparation (and eating) a lot easier. Read more about pascalization (Dutch.) Topchef Moshik Roth shows how you can open an oyster by hand and can prepare it. Short films can be watched on the “Kreeft & Oesters” TV, where films about new dishes are added regularly. Smiling oysters and Naked Lobsters are only available for restaurants and can be ordered on the website.
Ipos payment software
24-10-2011
iPos is a new and innovative POS system software that can be used for restaurants and bars. iPos allows restaurant personel to place orders quickly and easily on the terrace with an iPad of iPod. The orders will immediatly be processed to the bar and kitchen. iPos is a full mobile POS system, and is designed as a webapp.