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.

LEED Platinum certificate is goal Hotel Williams

4-11-2011

The historic buildings of South Williamsburg (New York) are soon be put in shade by an ultra modern tower. Oppenheim designed the Williamsburg Hotel to achieve Leed Platinum certification, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED provides a precise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. The hotel wants to realize this by making use of insulation, rainwater collection and renewable energy among other things, by means of solar panels, wind turbines and a geothermic pump.

‘Wordfeud’ the battle in Hotel Casa 400

3-11-2011

De digital version of the game Scrabble, named Wordfeud, is a real hype. The game offers users the opportunity to battle online against another player, with the possibility to chat. Hotel Casa 400 sees this as an opportunity to organize ‘Wordfeud the Battle’ on Thursday 17 November. Guests can register through the Facebook page of the hotel: facebook.com/hotelcasa400amsterdam

That calls for a Carlsberg

3-11-2011

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The beer brand Carlsberg performed a marketing stunt by placing 148 so-called ‘bad boys’ in a cinema, whereby only 2 seats were left for an innocent couple. Curious how this ends? Watch the movie.

Non-alcoholic whiskey

3-11-2011

This December, the American producer Arkay will launch a soda with the taste of whiskey. The soda targets consumers that are not allowed to, or do not want to drink alcohol, but nevertheless want to enjoy the taste of whiskey. Arkay developed the recipe in five years, which consists entirely of artificial colorants and flavourings. The drink will also be suitable for Muslims, and it will be fully Halal.

New catering concept for universities

3-11-2011

YES WE CANTEEN is a new catering concept for universities in Holland. Instead of one caterer, YES WE CANTEEN entails different stands, from soup to salad, from Dutch chocolate sprinkles to Surinamese sandwiches. YES WE CANTEEN stands for a tasty, cheap and varied offer. In the week of 14 to 18 November, YES WE CANTEEN organizes a trial week at the University of Amsterdam.

Menu for the future gourmets

2-11-2011

Grand Hotel Heiligendamm in Germany now provides a new menu for future gourmets; high quality baby menus. One can choose from a wide range of meat, vegetables, side dishes and sweet ingredients. All ingredients are organic and the menus can be ordered for free, as well in the restaurant, the bars as from the hotel rooms.

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.

Easy Butter

2-11-2011

The Easy Butter enables us to easily use and grate fresh and cold butter directly out of the fridge. The Easy Butter is a true butter rasp with which one obtains an easy spreadable butter. In addition it can be used as decoration.

Easy2Hold- bottlegrip makes pouring easy

1-11-2011

Easy2Hold is a bottlegirp that makes pouring easy, for young and old. It prevents spilling and is easy to use on most known bottles. Additionally it has a convenient closing and it exists in many colours.

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