Destination Dinners
17-3-2010
Because of the recession people travel less. Destination Dinners responds to that by bringing the cuisine of different countries from all over the world to consumers. The packages of destination dinners include all ingredients to enjoy the cuisine from for example Lebanon, Japan and Jamaica at home.
Three-star chef Sergio Herman opens Pure C
16-3-2010
Three-star chef Sergio Herman will serve Mediterranean and Oriental dishes at his newest restaurant Pure C resto-bar in Cadzand-Bad, The Netherlands. The restaurant opened on March 15.
Design with a message
15-3-2010
By designing this gnawed cutlery Mark Reigelman is trying to create awareness for the famine in the world.
Paris remains trendsetter
12-3-2010
Across the street from L’Arc de Triomphe in Paris, design studios Prospect furnished bar-restaurant L’Arc.
Learn English while dining out
12-3-2010
The Spanish restaurant chain Fresc Co. offers guests the opportunity to practice their English while they’re dining out. Fresc Co. owns 40 restaurants in 11 Spanish cities, with an emphasis on fresh ingredients and Mediterranean dishes. The teachers focus on everyday language and work situations in sessions that last two hours. In this way, the restaurant chain gives something back to their guests in these difficult economic times.
Twitter can be profitable
11-3-2010
With Twitter you can earn money. Those who do well, often earn much money. With that message and a new book (Twitter with result) Dick Raman tours through USA and The Netherlands. “Companies that do not know what Twitter, Facebook and other social networks already mean, are lost”. According to Raman ‘social networks’ are the way to approach the customers.
Tapwater in hotels and restaurants
8-3-2010
With the website www.drinkkraanwater.nl Tom Niekamp and Tetsuro Miyazaki are trying to get attention for drinking tap water. Tap water is much better for the environment than bottled water. It saves mountains of waste, and is cheaper. Especially for the hospitality industry it will be difficult to join this trend, as they make money selling bottled water. However, according to the men is also a way for the hospitality entrepreneurs to demonstrate their ‘green’ business.
Lemonade in fancy bottle
8-3-2010
The company Jerome designed these bottles for his organic lemonade. The lemonade itself contains no dyes or preservatives, and is slightly sweetened with fructose. The bottles are made of aluminum, making the package ‘eternally recyclable’.
To preserve open winebottles longer
7-3-2010
How long an opened bottle can be preserved, is difficult to estimate. With this cooler it is possible to open two bottles of wine and keep them well preserved up to 10 days. Each compartment has its own temperature control. Available for $ 395, =.
Restaurant opens in old maritime school
6-3-2010
The former maritime school in Delfshaven has been turned into a trendy ‘knowledge, art and culture factory’ where people go out, work, eat and drink, meet and a daycare for children is available. With a grand café and restaurant, they do address both people who work in “The Machinist” as the inhabitants of Delfshaven and beyond. “The Machinist” opened March 7th.