Careless outside-dining

2-8-2012

With this outdoor table you don’t have to worry about the wind. All the plates, glasses and bowl are standing sheltered on table. Clever if you want to enjoy an outdoor dining party when the weather may let you down. Design by Marco Marotto and Paola Oliva.

Clever ice cream spoon

2-8-2012

This so-called 15.0% ice cream spoon is made from solid aluminum which is heat-conducting. The heat of your hand makes the ice cream melt to easily lick of the ice of the spoon.

Eat and drink in MAS Antwerp

1-8-2012

The Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS) is a diamond in the Antwerp harbor area, next to old cranes and a marina. The imposing building is located in a relatively unknown part of the city and houses a museum, the raw Café Storm and two star restaurant ‘t Zilte by Viki Geunes. With this mix of interests the area attracts a diverse audience.

Tip: Also check ‘Antwerpen Proeft’ from 16 to 19 August.

Antwerp Tastes

1-8-2012

‘Antwerpen Proeft’ (Antwerp Tastes) is Belgium’s culinary highlight this summer. Chefs with a 15+ ranking in the Gault&Millau BeLux will cook all-in arrangements as well as bites for visitors. The Chéfs that participate this year are Viki Geunes (‘t Zilte), Wouter Keersmaekers (De Schone van Boskoop), Axel Colonna-Cesari (Centpourcent), Dave De Belder (De Godevaart) and Kaasaffineurs Michel Van Tricht & Zoon (cheese and beer pairing experts).

 

Next to the prominent chefs there are local and artisanal products like hand made Moon Pops ice creams.

DIY mini vase

31-7-2012

A very simpel, but nice tip. Create this mini vase just by using a glass and a balloon. Perfect on a nicely decorated table.

Grant Achatz in Lexus commercial

30-7-2012

To promote the introduction of the new RX-model, Lexus made a series of icons that are interviewed about their vision and professional drive, “The Next Level”. This episode gives an insight in the drive of chef Grant Achatz, watch the video here.

You want a cookie?

26-7-2012

Nice idea, but maybe a little less functional… a cup made of a cookie. You sure do surprise your guests!

Most original cookie service

25-7-2012

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At restaurant Ivy in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) they serve very original ‘sweets’ with their coffee service. Original Ivy sweets and cookies served on a cloud of cotton candy. Not only the coffee service is original, during the dinner you will be pleasantly surprised by the dishes from François Geurds.

Homemade honey-beer

24-7-2012

The Lincolnshire Marriot Resort in Illinois is brewing their own beer, made of honey from their own bees, in cooperation with the Lake Bluff Brewery. In the future, the hotel will supply their own hops as ingredient for the beer.

Backyard scrabble

23-7-2012

Kristy McAuliffe, architect in Sacramento, made this scrabble play for her backyard. As we see the immense popularity of scrabble at the moment we think this might be an extra on a terrace. Which restaurant sends us the first picture? Photo by E. Spencer Toy

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