HEL YES! Stockholm evenement
22-2-2012
From 7- 11 February the HEL YES! event took place in Stockholm. The event was a combination of gastronomy, design and dance. The organisators of the event are restaurateur Antto Melasniemi, designer Mia Wallenius and artist Klaus Haapaniemi. Visionary Antto Melasniemi, whose food restaurants have the position of the most interesting in Helsinki, created vega and vegetarian menus that were sold at the event. The HEL YES! events were organized in London and Helsinki before.
Porcelain espressomachine
22-2-2012
Product designer Arvid Häusser designed a porcelain espressomachine, because porcelain withstands high temperatures and does not affect the taste of coffee. Häusser is a student at the Bauhaus University in Weimar.
Ordering app for restaurant
22-2-2012
PaperLinks, a company from Los Angeles designed a new service for restaurants that gives customers access to the restaurant menu via a QR code. Customers only need to scan the code to see the menu, special offers and order. The order will be sent to the fax or mail of the restaurant.
New York Vegetarian Food Festival
21-2-2012
On March 3th and 4th the New York Vegetarian Food Festival will take place at The Pavilion Metrpolitan. This event is about healthy living, sustainability, vegetarianism and nutrition. Besides de present of vegetarians, vegans and people who (try) to eat healthy, a chain of restaurants and suppliers of vegetarian products are present. There will be also some musical performances.
Giorgio Armani opens a wine bar
21-2-2012
Giorgio Armani opened a wine bar on the top floor of their Armani Ginza Tower in Tokyo. Previously it was a private floor, but is now a publicly accessable wine lounge. They hope to introduce the Italian cuisine from the restaurant on the floor beneath to the Japanese shoppers. Guests can choose between 300 wines.
Food Film Festival
20-2-2012
During the second edition of the Food Film Festival there will be more than 20 movies about food, debate, cooking workshops, art & music. The Food Film Festival takes place in Amsterdam on 16, 17 and 18 March. Check the website of the Food Film Festival for the program!
Head chef for 1 day
20-2-2012
Every day, the restaurant Un Jour (France) gives an amateur cook the opportunity to be head chef. The chef of the restauarant, Ludovic Dalavaud, will give advice to the amateur chefs. During the evening the amateur chefs serves the dishes to his/her family and friends who judge the dishes.
Caffeine Zone app
17-2-2012
The “Caffeine Zone ‘ is an app that counts the average of caffeine you take in. It also makes you aware of the consequences of to much caffeine consumption. The app can be downloaded via iTunes app store for iPhone, iPad and iTouch for free.
Vruit, very slow juices
16-2-2012
Fresh slowly pressed juices, great combinations like, apple-ginger-carrot, celery-spinach, cucumber-coconut-apple, apple-cranberry and apple-cinnamon-clove. The company Vruit is located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Alcohol free Carnival
15-2-2012
Vrumona (producer of soda drinks) surprised “Prins Fris” (temporary mayor during Carnival festivities) with hundreds of bottles of soda. According to Vrumona the Prince finds soda tastier than beer. They also want to make clear that Carnival can be celebrated alcohol free. At least the soda will be a welcome addition to a Carnival diet.
