Tweeting patissier

11-11-2010

After butchers, bakersy and ice cream vendors, there is now a chocolatier that twitters, bloggs and facebooks. Until recently Vander Donk Fine Chocolates in Amsterdam only had online shop but opened its first store this week. Vander Donk uses social media to provide information about its activities and shares recipes on Facebook and Twitter.

Golden Star White Jasmine Sparkling Tea

11-11-2010

Golden Star Tea is handmade of the finest quality tea, sweetened with cane juice and then mildly fermented . During the fermentation historic and modern winemaking techniques are used, to ensure that the taste of this non-alcoholic beverage is in perfect balance. Golden Star Tea is drunk likechampagne and is suitable for various occasions.

Sushi tray

10-11-2010

Marc McClean heeft een bord ontworpen speciaal voor het  serveren van sushi. Het bord bestaat uit een aantal vakjes en schaaltjes waarin sushi, saus of soep geserveerd kan worden en is verkrijgbaar in de kleuren wit en metallic grijs.

Music glasses by Grolsch

10-11-2010

Grolsch beer wants to improve the experience for visitors of restaurants and entrepreneurs. Therefore Grolsch launched the ‘Music Glass Line. The glasses are called: Soul, Funk, Pop, Jazz, Blues, and Classic Rock. With this new line Grolsch want to inderline its relationship with live music. The new glasses will be introduced in hotels and restaurants the next few weeks.

Spoonachos

9-11-2010

The young Serbian designer Denis Bostandzic invented nachos shaped like a spoon, ‘Spoonachos’. With this new  shape it’s easier to dip you nachos in guacamole or any other sauce.

Dining with the neighbours

9-11-2010

Creative artist Luong Lu en energie maatschappij Vattenfall willen  buren stimuleren om bij elkaar te gaan eten. Zij hebben een  website gemaakt waar buren kunnen zien wie er kookt en wat er op het menu staat. Vervolgens kun je een verzoek indienen om bij deze persoon te eten. Mensen die koken voor meer personen dan alleen zichzelf krijgen dan korting op de energierekening.

Cela vita potatoes at busstops

8-11-2010

During the traffic jams on November 5th  CêlaVíta poptatoes, in collaboration with th-chef Stan, made different potato dishes in Amsterdam, Leiden and Almere. Bus shelters owned by JCDecaux were converted into small kitchens. The purpose of this campaign was to make peopleaware that preparing a good meal does not always takes a lot of your time.

Decanterlamp

6-11-2010

British designer Lee Broom had the idea to reuse old decanters as a lamp. Crystal decanteerkannen of antiques and flea markets, he stripped of their soil and confirmed a fitting. For a contemporary look, he gave some a gold finish. Broom’s creations are available at Liberty in London.

Wine label indicites C02 emission

5-11-2010

The labels of the sauvignon blanc wine of winery Mobius Marlborough from New Zealand, indicate the CO2 emissions per glass. Consumers can therefore first assess a wine based on the carbon footprint.The lable indicates how many grams of CO2 per bottle is produced during the production and transport of the bottle.

Meeting in the Thalys

5-11-2010

Business travelers of the Thalys train can soon use private spaces for meetings. The concept is called “Le Salon” and can be boked from November 5th. With four comfortable chairs around a conference table, a WiFi network, opportunities for catering, it is a complete workspace. The price for ‘Le Salon’varies per trip, Amsterdam-Brussels for example, costs €444,=.

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