Americas most expensive tasting menus

1-2-2013

Tasting menus give people the chance to sample each delicacy the restaurant offers. With three or four dishes the chef simply can’t present his entire range of skills. The 5 most expensive tasting menu’s of America:

1. Masa***, New York City. $1160 for 2 persons

2. Joël Robuchon***, Las Vegas. $1115 for 2 persons

3. Meadwood**, St. Helena. $1080 for 2 persons

4. Ursasawa**, Los Angeles. $967 for 2 persons

5. Guy Savay**, Las Vegas. $ 891 for 2 persons

The Librije on cruise ship MS Rotterdam

1-2-2013

Once every ten days ‘The Pinnacle Grill’ restaurant at the luxury cruise ship MS Rotterdam will be turned into ‘The Librije’. The staff is trained in the Librije in Zwolle (The Netherlands) and is dressed in the same clothing as their collegues in the 3-Michelin stars restaurant. The wine is selected by Thérèse Boer and the five-course menu consists of signature dishes by Jonnie Boer.

Evian playground

31-1-2013

Evian has placed a big swing and seesaw in the business district of London. This to mark the end of the holiday season and the return to work even in the greyness of January. To support its commitment to youth ‘Live Young’ placed these devices and the more people play, the more snow comes from the machines. Evian offers participants a childhood moment.

Lobster in Amsterdam

30-1-2013

The new lobster and fish restaurant ‘The Lobster House + Studio’ opens its doors on the Frederiksplein in Amsterdam. You can go there for a dinner with oysters or lobsters but also for fresh sandwiches, salades and pasta with fish. The restaurant is located in an old parking garage. That gifs it an industrial look and feel. Look at the website for the menu.

Amuse tree trunk

29-1-2013

A nice way to present your amuses on the table. A tree trunk from about 1 meter long suitable for 15 amuse slides. For sale at the First Impression Shop.

Heat sensative table

29-1-2013

This handmade out of solid oak ‘Linger a little longer’ table designed by Jay Watson reacts to heat. The table is covered with a black thermochromic coating which allows people to leave a temporary mark. The surface responds to heat from a body part or a any warm dish or cup and becomes transparent to reveal the wood beneath.

Win a overnight during Valentine’s dinner

28-1-2013

Restaurant Belle and next door B&B Swaenenvecht in Utrecht organize a overnight lotery on Valentine’s Day. All couples who come to enjoy a 3-course dinner in Restaurant Belle may bring their suitcase. Because this evening a overnight in B&B Swaenenvecht will be raffled.

Mom tell me a story and I will get a free meal

28-1-2013

Only this week during the National Storytelling Week family restaurant Giraffe in London presents ‘Tell Us A Story’. Kids get free meals when they bring a book and their parents, grandparents or carers. Simply bring the kids to the restaurant untill 5pm, read them a story and the kids get a free meal when the adult orders a main course.

Serve game at wood

25-1-2013

The First Impression shop sells different kind of wooden plates. When you serve game, these plates are an assest to the dish. They’re light of weight and they can be cleaned in a dishwasher.

Nine course vegetarian menu

25-1-2013

The restaurant ‘In de keuken van Floris’ in Rotterdam (Netherlands) offers vegetarians a surprising nine-course menu. With culinary delights without meat or fish, a delight for the vegetarian taste buds. Chef Floris Versluijs plays with acids, structures and contrasts. The restaurants also offers a menu with fish and meat.

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