Hotel teaches table manners to kids

24-4-2012

The Kensington Hotel in London will be hosting classes to help children understand table manners with easy-to-learn tips and tricks. The ‘Petite Etiquette’ is a one-hour complimentary class open to children aged between five and ten.

Bubbels and Oysters for members

20-4-2012

Restaurant De Wits organizes a special Sunday for it’s members. There are free workshops during the afternoon (for example making pasta, taste wine or oysters) and a (paid) pre-taste of five new menu dishes at the evening. A simple but effective concept. Why? It creates community bonding, the free activities are interesting and there is a good change that people will return.

National secretary day at De La Soul

20-4-2012

At ‘national secretary day’, restaurant De La Soul has sent a letter to promote their lunches to all nearby secretaries. This is how keen marketing is done!

Lunchbox inspiration

19-4-2012

Caterer ‘5 breads and 2 fishes’ has created a luxury lunchbox for a presentation of new products from Keune Cosmetics at the press conference in Audax Amsterdam. The ingredients of the lunchbox where inspired by the smell of the new products. Like mint-rosemary; ginger-lemon; lavendel and orange.

Are we going to drink a digibeer?

19-4-2012

 

Stéfhan van der Sligte, a Dutch entrepeneur, has created the digital beer app. With the app guest do get a second beer for free and for participating pubs this should ensure more costumers. The app shows the pubs in the city where you can get a second beer for free. The guest chooses a pub and activates the beercode and shows this code by ordering.

Chocolate with beer filling

19-4-2012

 

The Brazalian brewer ABInBev’s Skol produced in partnership with chocolaterie Folie and São Paulo ad agency F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi easter eggs with beer. It seems that this is a seasonal one-off action, but could be a nice variation on the liqueur chocolates.

Lickable wallpaper

18-4-2012

‘The Spot of Jaffa’ is a lickable wallpaper, here installed in an elevator. Inspired by Willy Wonka, Chef Heston Blumental and artist Damien Hirst created this wallpaper. Employees of Engine, a communications company in London, tried the first wallpaper of McVities Jaffa Cakes in their elevator. The wallpaper consists of flavored stickers that are removed and replaced after a lick,  a responsible task for the elevator attendant. We want a wall like this!

DRY soda

18-4-2012

DRY Soda introduces drinks in the flavors Wild Lime, Lavender, Lemongrass, Blood Orange, Rhubarb, Juniper Berry, Vanilla Bean and Cucumber. The brand supports independent farmers with these products. DRY Soda also inspires and sponsors events that recognize and support local farmers and producers.

Limoncello Spritz

16-4-2012

After the Aperol Spritz last Summer we can recommend the Limoncello Spritz for this Summer. The bright yellow colour matches the fashion trend and will suit you on any terrace. Try the recipe with the authentic Pallini limoncello made of biological Sfusato lemons from the Amalfi coast. Take 5 cl of limoncello, add 3 cl of Prosecco, 2 cl sparkling water and let us know how you liked it.

Drunk of ice

13-4-2012

Beer and ice cream was always a nice combination, therefore Brewer’s Cow infused their ice with beer. This is already the 4th alcoholic icecream that they release, all are 100 percent naturally made.

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