Hotspot Bar-restaurant Mercat
2-8-2012
This coming September, Spanish bar-restaurant Mercat will open its doors in the upcoming harbor-area of Amsterdam. This restaurant, which is part of IQ Creative, is based on the typical Spanish market halls, where guests can enjoy all day of a (small) bite or a drink. Mercat will be open seven days a week from 9 am.
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.
Hotel Droog
31-7-2012
It is not a ‘real’ hotel, because of the missing licenses, but a range of shops, a café and a clothing shop of the leading Dutch design production company Droog. Droog creates products, projects and events around the world in collaboration with designers, clients and partners, located in Amsterdam. Hotel Droog is an exhibition space and test space and opens officially in September.
In-N-Out Singapore sold out in 5 minutes
30-7-2012
The In-N-Out pop-up restaurant that opened on the 24th of July in Singapore was sold out within 5 minutes. The fast food chain tests if it should expand to Asia, another pop-up store for one day opened in Tokyo in March.
Slice of Tea
27-7-2012
Canadian package designer Anne Ouellette has created an innovative tea packaging with a cutting board.
App for the non-wine connoisseur
26-7-2012
The Real Time Wine App is an easy but funny app for the non-wine connoisseurs. You can review the tasted wines by simple icons: YUM, HMM of YUK. Also you can check reviews and wine lists of other users.
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!
Clever cup holder
24-7-2012
With this beautiful weather we love to spend our days and evenings outside. But without a table, there is a chance to accidentally push down your drink. With this Beer Holders your drink will be saved from pushing down in a nice way. Nice idea for example beach clubs.
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.
Heinz is going green
24-7-2012
Thanks to the partnership with Coca Cola, Heinz now supplies 100% recyclable bottles which feature the ‘PlantBottle’ technology. Thanks to this partnership (which Ford and Nike have as well), Heinz launched the campaign ‘Join the Growing Movement’ to encourage more people to live greener lifestyles.