In February 2012 Electrolux will open the Tram Experience in Brussels; an unique driving tram restaurant in which Belgian top chefs will serve several dishes. For 75 euros guests can order Belgian classics with a personal touch. In this way one is able to combine gastronomy with sightseeing in Brussels.
The team of Restolib’ organizes cooking classes, cooking workshops, wine and beer tastings, cocktail workshops and children’s parties. These workshops take place in different Parisian restaurants during closing hours. A nice concept; food lovers get the chance to cook in a professional restaurant kitchen and restaurant owners will have the change to create a higher turnover by renting their restaurant.
The Dutch Food Center has developed a new app where users can receive nutrition advice based on their agenda. After the free app is downloaded, it makes a scan of the agenda based on keywords. The program will then give you specific advice and practical tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The Food Centre thinks that the Eat Guide app will meet the needs that people have to obtain practical information about healthy eating.
The new Magisso Teacup, designed by Laura Bougdanos en Vesa Jääskö, has won a Red Dot award and makes tea drinking nice and simple. Thanks to the triangle bottom, it becomes easy to adjust the strength of the tea, without creating a mess. Watch the movie here for a drink instruction.
QR codes have been generally used to provide consumer with more information about a product or company. Now Paperlinks used these square barcodes in mobile take-away menu’s. Guests can order and pay for their food by scanning the code with their smartphone. ‘The Order Takeout’ platform has been launched this month in a few restaurants in Los Angeles.
In de US and Great Brittain bartenders are producing strange cocktails. As well giant ants, giant hairy spiders and grasshoppers are used as ingredients. Some insects are just for decoration, while others are roasted for a better flavor of the cocktail. The ‘Artesian Bar’ in London serves for example the ‘Langham Tea Punch’ in which you can find a baked tarantula and a scorpion. Nevertheless these insects are very nutritious and contain about 10 to 20 grams of protein.
The idea for this project of Marleen Jansen sparked after writing her thesis about the manipulation of product users. The table seesaw influences table manners and makes it impossible to get of the table during dinner. See the seesaw table here.
The UK will soon see the launch of the world’s first paper wine bottle. Greenbottle, the company behind the product, is already negotiating with a leading supermarket chain and insists it will be on the market in the beginning of 2012. The UK is about to run out of space for landfill within seven years, hence this biodegradable packaging will become a huge issue for both consumers and manufacturers. The paper bottle weighs only 55g compared with 500g for a glass bottle, meaning that transport costs will be hugely reduced. In addition, its carbon footprint is only 10% of that of a glass bottle.
The Pop-up Wine Bar will be opening her doors in Amsterdam from 17 November until 23 December. You can taste 41 different wines by the glass and even per sip. The price per glass will vary from € 3,50 to € 350,= and a small menu will be offered such as several types of cheese, delicacies and sushi to accompany the wines. The Pop-up Wine Bar provides with a living room, a bedroom, a large kitchen table, a tv-corner and a bubblebad. Moreover it is allowed to smoke inside, to enjoy a sigaret in bed to create the perfect home-away-from-home feeling.
Manette Zeelenberg and Maarten Bennis have won the entrepreneurship-contest Haarlem Inc. 2011. ‘Tweetjemee’ became the winning idea of the total 58 business ideas. Tweetjemee.nl is an online market where cooks and eaters can get in touch to be able to buy a meal. With this idea the entrepreneurs have won an interesting package of practical support and additionally they will be provided with free consultancy.
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In February 2012 Electrolux will open the Tram Experience in Brussels; an unique driving tram restaurant in which Belgian top chefs will serve several dishes. For 75 euros guests can order Belgian classics with a personal touch. In this way one is able to combine gastronomy with sightseeing in Brussels.
The team of Restolib’ organizes cooking classes, cooking workshops, wine and beer tastings, cocktail workshops and children’s parties. These workshops take place in different Parisian restaurants during closing hours. A nice concept; food lovers get the chance to cook in a professional restaurant kitchen and restaurant owners will have the change to create a higher turnover by renting their restaurant.
The Dutch Food Center has developed a new app where users can receive nutrition advice based on their agenda. After the free app is downloaded, it makes a scan of the agenda based on keywords. The program will then give you specific advice and practical tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The Food Centre thinks that the Eat Guide app will meet the needs that people have to obtain practical information about healthy eating.
The new Magisso Teacup, designed by Laura Bougdanos en Vesa Jääskö, has won a Red Dot award and makes tea drinking nice and simple. Thanks to the triangle bottom, it becomes easy to adjust the strength of the tea, without creating a mess. Watch the movie here for a drink instruction.
QR codes have been generally used to provide consumer with more information about a product or company. Now Paperlinks used these square barcodes in mobile take-away menu’s. Guests can order and pay for their food by scanning the code with their smartphone. ‘The Order Takeout’ platform has been launched this month in a few restaurants in Los Angeles.
In de US and Great Brittain bartenders are producing strange cocktails. As well giant ants, giant hairy spiders and grasshoppers are used as ingredients. Some insects are just for decoration, while others are roasted for a better flavor of the cocktail. The ‘Artesian Bar’ in London serves for example the ‘Langham Tea Punch’ in which you can find a baked tarantula and a scorpion. Nevertheless these insects are very nutritious and contain about 10 to 20 grams of protein.
The idea for this project of Marleen Jansen sparked after writing her thesis about the manipulation of product users. The table seesaw influences table manners and makes it impossible to get of the table during dinner. See the seesaw table here.
The UK will soon see the launch of the world’s first paper wine bottle. Greenbottle, the company behind the product, is already negotiating with a leading supermarket chain and insists it will be on the market in the beginning of 2012. The UK is about to run out of space for landfill within seven years, hence this biodegradable packaging will become a huge issue for both consumers and manufacturers. The paper bottle weighs only 55g compared with 500g for a glass bottle, meaning that transport costs will be hugely reduced. In addition, its carbon footprint is only 10% of that of a glass bottle.
The Pop-up Wine Bar will be opening her doors in Amsterdam from 17 November until 23 December. You can taste 41 different wines by the glass and even per sip. The price per glass will vary from € 3,50 to € 350,= and a small menu will be offered such as several types of cheese, delicacies and sushi to accompany the wines. The Pop-up Wine Bar provides with a living room, a bedroom, a large kitchen table, a tv-corner and a bubblebad. Moreover it is allowed to smoke inside, to enjoy a sigaret in bed to create the perfect home-away-from-home feeling.
Manette Zeelenberg and Maarten Bennis have won the entrepreneurship-contest Haarlem Inc. 2011. ‘Tweetjemee’ became the winning idea of the total 58 business ideas. Tweetjemee.nl is an online market where cooks and eaters can get in touch to be able to buy a meal. With this idea the entrepreneurs have won an interesting package of practical support and additionally they will be provided with free consultancy.
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