Muru, the first pop-down restaurant
28-8-2012
In September 2012, the world’s first pop-down restaurant will open in a unique mining environment in Tytyri, Lohja. The restaurant is located 80 meters below the ground and during the evening you can go as down as 350 meters underground. The journey to the depths of the Earth is made using KONE’s test laboratory lifts. Chosen as restaurant of the year 2012 in Finland, Muru will bring its unique atmosphere, delicious food and excellent staff to Tytyri for two weeks. Down-to-earth food will be on offer in Muru’s signature style, in the spirit of a “mining canteen”.
Recipe for raspberry lemon iced tea
22-8-2012
The creator of the Sunshine and Smile blog has created a mouthwatering summer cocktail with raspberries. Have a look at the website for the raspberry lemon iced tea recipe and amazing photography by Kankana.
Boxpark NDSM in Amsterdam
21-8-2012
In the summer of 2013, Boxpark NDSM will open its doors on the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam. This is a pop-up shopping mall, consisting of containers, a variant of the London Boxpark Shoreditch. The containers will feature mostly fashion stores, but as well eateries, theatre and a cinema. The stores will be opened only during the weekend, but probably non-stop for 48 hours.
Silicone leaf plate
20-8-2012
Serve dishes in an original way with this silicon leaf plate. The leaves are designed by Noa Tamure for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and are dishwasher-, oven- and microwave-safe.
Dip tea biscuits
20-8-2012
A cup of tea is best enjoyed with a cookie. These tea bag cookies are ideal to dip in your tea. Click here for the recipe.
Stylish storage in the kitchen
16-8-2012
With this magnetic storage system of Urbio, your kitchen is not only well organized, but as well very stylish. You can organize your kitchen utensils, or use the pots for small herb plants.
Cultivate veggies with the Agri-Cube
16-8-2012
The Japanese company Daiwa House Industry developed the Agri-Cube; a unit that fits a standard parking place, which can be used to cultivate several types of vegetables. The temperature, the fertilization and drainage can automatically be controlled. This unit is especially suitable for leafy vegetables such as lettuce. Lettuce heads can be grown within 42 days.
Breakfast with giraffe
15-8-2012
Giraffe Manor is the only place in the world where you can eat breakfast with giraffe. This iconic historical building from the 1930s is often visited by a herd of eight resident Rothschild giraffe in the mornings and evenings. See here more about this cool place in Nairobi, Kenya.
LYFE organic fast-food
15-8-2012
LYFE Kitchen is an organic fast-food alternative with great ambitions. The founders of LYFE, an acronym for ‘love your food everyday’, are former McDonald’s employees and want to open hundreds of restaurants in the next five years. McDonald’s former chief operating officer Mike Roberts and former chief of communications officer Mike Donahue opened a prototype restaurant on Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto. They improve the cooking process and the logistics to save every second possible. When customers order they receive a coaster with a RFID tag. By this tag a runner can locate the table with the order. The restaurant offers organic brussel sprouts as alternative for french fries. Watch the video for about the kitchen of LYFE.
E-cookbook Laurent Gras: My Provence
14-8-2012
The French Michelin starred-chef Laurent Gras published his first cookbook as an e-cookbook for the iPad. The digital cookbook features 40 French recipes that reflect the chef’s food background growing up on the French Côte d’Azur, including step-by-step photos and videos. The e-cookbook can also be viewed on a laptop or computer.