Academy during Amsterdam Bar Week
14-9-2012
With the Academy Program there is a special focus on bar personnel during the Amsterdam Bar Week this year. At the Double Tree by Hilton Skylounge are various seminars and taste sessions about bitters (John Fee), cognac (Mark Ridgwell) and world class cocktail makers.
Consumers create own discount stickers
14-9-2012
With home made 2% discount stickers the ‘Youth Food Movement’ protests Albert Heijn’s decision to pay 2% less to their suppliers. This guerrilla action focuses the attention to the power of consumers to stand up for farmers.
Subway starts TV series
13-9-2012
Sandwich chain Subway is starting their own comical American TV series. The series, called ‘4 to 9ers’ is all about the daily events of some part-timers and takes place in a restaurant in a shopping mall. The series are specially developed for Subway and consist of 6 shows for now. The creator of the series is also known from the series ‘Two and a half men’.
Glow in the dark cotton candy
13-9-2012
Serving a cotton candy in a restaurant is a nice idea, but make it special by serving this on a glow in the dark stick. Also nice to serve in a club or on a party.
Restaurant She, specially for women
13-9-2012
Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria will open a new ‘women-only’ restaurant in Las Vegas, named She. Rain curtains and a catwalk will be the eye catchers of the restaurant. The restaurant will open its doors at a new years party.
Sauna day for breast cancer patients
12-9-2012
Newly opened wellness center ‘Sauna Swoll’ initiated the first wellness day for breast cancer patients together with after care center ‘Intermezzo’. Breast cancer often leads to breast amputation and can be a reason for patients to avoid wellness centers. The wellness center is open on 23rd of September from 11.00 to 21.00 o’clock.
The annual iG Nobel Prizes
12-9-2012
Harvard University presents the annual iG Nobel Prizes on the 20th of September. The prizes are for respectable researchers that ‘make people laugh and then think’. The first satellite event in the Netherlands is in the ‘Stadsgehoorzaal’, Leiden. The award show is live broadcasted. Before the show various Dutch researchers and scientists explain their funny or crazy research to the audience. The Hotel Leiden, Ibis Leiden Centre and Holiday Inn offer special package deals for this event.
Original invitation Food4You Festival
11-9-2012
The third edition of the Food4You Festival takes place from 3 until the 8th of October, organized in cooperation with institutions like Wageningen University, Hospital Gelderse Vallei and Rijn Ijssel professional school Wageningen. This knowledge festival is all about healthy and good food, with salt as main theme. This years invitation is totally in theme.
Most beautiful hotel swimming pools of the world
11-9-2012
Hotel swimming pools to be dreaming of. Planning to visit Miami, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Singapore of Phuket? Than are these hotels worth considering. Watch all the recommendations here.
DIY table lamps
11-9-2012
Create your own table decoration with a couple of wine glasses, small lampshades and tea lights. Simple, but it creates a nice mood.