At restaurant Soigné guests decide the wine pairing menu

17-6-2016

  • Restaurant Soigné
  • Wijnarrangement van restaurant Soigné
  • Daar wil je toch graag een mooi glas wijn bij drinken!
  • Gasten bepalen het wijnarrangement van restaurant Soigné
  • De keuken van restaurant Soigné

Nice initiative of restaurant Soigné in Bussum (the Netherlands) and wine merchant Petit Clos (located in Bussum, Laren and Utrecht). Together they organise a special wine tasting in restaurant Soigné on Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th of June. On these days the restaurant will serve its new 4-course menu Soigné for the first time, at the same time they let their guests decide which wines will be on the wine pairing menu! lees verder

Smokey Jo’s Garage opened in Antwerp

15-6-2016

BBQ’s, pigs on spit, live music and a craft-beer treehouse. All this and more while visiting recently opened restaurant Smokey Jo’s Garage, a place where the guests enters a hilliebillie area including crushed cars around you. lees verder

Examples of how to deal with a European Championship without the Dutch team attending

15-6-2016

You might have noticed that the Dutch aren’t present at the European Championship! We all lament that and miss that orange Dutch feeling! But how do restaurant and bar owners deal with the loss of enthusiasm for the championship? We spotted a couple of creative examples! lees verder

The barisieur wakes you up with the smell of coffee

14-6-2016

This alarm clock will probably be a present from heaven for a lot of people. Imagine an alarm clock and coffee maker in one on your nightstand! The ‘Barisieur’ wakes you up with a cup of freshly made coffee. The project is on Kickstarter and has, today, only 11 days more to go. Maybe an investment for bigger hotel chains? Wouldn’t it be great to offer your guests a wakeup call with freshly made coffee?

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BOx – Bottle Opener X

14-6-2016

BOx is a single hand bottle opener that will share your experience with your friends over wifi. Show your friends how many beers you already opened or see which restaurant or café has the most beers opened already. But you can also use the BOx in the safe drinking mode.

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Youth Food Movement asks for food education

9-6-2016

The Youth Food Movement thinks it should be mandatory to educate every child of the Netherlands about food. Awareness of food, harvest, learning to cook and healthy food at all schools. From the idea of having the right on good, healthy food and that they deserve to learn at an early age what is healthy. You can sign the petition at their website and join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #voedselonderwijs. We support this initiative and are convinced that there are a lot of chefs that could help with cooking classes on schools. lees verder

Coffee with…

8-6-2016

Coffee with… oatmeal? Coffee with biscuits which you can dip in chocolate sauce? A cup specially designed to warm up your doughnut? Espresso with ice cubes? It all exists.

We have written about original sweets with your coffee before. But in the meanwhile we found some new ideas to share with you! lees verder

Floating movie theatre

7-6-2016

Friday the 24th of June SPARK, the cocktailbar of Hilton The Hague, organizes a floating movie theatre. During the floating movie theatre, guests can watch the movie ‘Cocktail’ from the water and from their terrace. The movie starts at 20.30 and is free to watch from the terrace on the big screen. For the real floating-in experience you can reserve a spot on one of the ‘Ooievaart’ boats for € 12,=.

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First gin hotel London

6-6-2016

Portobello Road Gin has revealed to open a new venue where guest can literally eat, drink and sleep all thing gin. The idea is from Portobello Road Gin, a distillery in London. The four storey ‘gin mecca’ will feature a gin museum, blending room, Spanish-style ‘Gintonic’ bar and restaurant, shop and several boutique guest rooms.

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Whisky & food pairing on top level

2-6-2016

  • Credits to: John Paul
  • Credits to: John Paul
  • Credits to: John Paul

Famous Scotch single malt whiskey brand – The Glenlivet – will cooperate with François Geurds. The Glenlivet asked the Michelin star chef from Rotterdam chef to make dishes which can be combined with the taste of whiskey. They now both work on ‘The Glenlivet Taste Experience’. lees verder

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