From head to tail evening at De Bloemkool

10-10-2011

Restaurant ‘De Bloemkool’ (The Netherlands) organizes a slow food evening on the 11th of October in collaboration with Knooopjelos.nl. The wine & food evening is all about calf ‘from head to tail’. A limited amount of 40 people can eat and drink for a special all-in prize.

Hand picked Bello Limoncello

6-10-2011

After  HoppaThee and Special Kit sauces comes a new product from the creatives of Natwerk: Limoncello. On this website they have placed photos and comments of their harvesting adventures at Sicily and in Salerno as well as the peeling in Sorento (Limoncello is made from the yellow peel of the lemon). This gives the product a personal and authentic touch. It would be wonderful to have a restaurant that shows the origin of its dishes this way as well.

‘Knoopjelos’ menu

6-10-2011

Since this week guests can enjoy the ‘Knoopjelos Menu’ at restaurant Le Marron in Malden and restaurant Jerome in Valkenburg (both in the Netherlands). This menu consists of the best signature dishes and several wine-food combinations, and a couple of surprises supplemented. Unlike most discount weeks, you can order this menu anytime you like, even for lunch.

Luxury jello shots

6-10-2011

A nice and trendy idea to serve ‘Jello’ shots instead of cocktails or shots. By using exotic products you can create extraordinairy creations, such as the blue martini, strawberry margarita and the blueberry gin sour. View the website for recipes.

The supermarket of the future

6-10-2011

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“Park Supermarket” is an idea to create landscape supermarkets which are situated in the ‘city parks’ of the Netherlands. The polder was once intended to feed the Dutch consumer, but is becoming outdated and no longer meet the needs of the 170 nationalities in the Netherlands. The idea and concept is designed by the Van Bergen Kolpa Architect firm and Alterra Wageningen. The goal of the “Park Supermarket” is to provide and sell food, which can be found in the contemporary supermarket. Watch the movie for an explanation.

Knitting for a charity

6-10-2011

Innocent, the British brand which is famous for their 100% natural smoothies, has started a campaign in which small knitted caps are made for their smoothie bottles. For every sold smoothie with a knitted cap, 20 cents will be donated to the National Elderly Fund in the Netherlands. Also want to show your knitting tricks? You can send your self-knitted caps to Innocent, which will be sold.

Share a Coke with

5-10-2011

Coca-Cola has recently launched the “Share a coke with a mate”campaign in Autralia, which is a fan-focused concept for the brand’s loyal beverage buyers. Coca-Cola decided to choose 150 identifiable names which are popular in Australia and put them on the front of their bottles in the format of their logo.

Drinking your coffee responsibly

4-10-2011

Drink your Starbucks coffee responsibly with this reusable coffee mug, designed by Jang Jin-hee and Lee Min-jeong. Every time you refill your mug, a green leaf will light up through an integrated LED system, which measures the times you refill your cup. After 365 refills, the leaves form a map of the world to show you how eco-friendly you are by discarding cardboard cups.

Cooking on solar energy

3-10-2011

The Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen is a temporary restaurant that uses solar energy to cook. Last yea,r the initiative traveled to Helsinki, Stockholm and Milano. The use solar heat creates an unique texture and tast. The cooks claim that it creates a whole new taste experience.

Moet & Chandon searches for an icon

30-9-2011

Moët & Chandon is looking for a Red Carpet Icon in the Netherlands. In October three leading bloggers will search the Dutch equivalent of Scartlett Johansson; cosmopolitan, refreshing and sparkling. The bloggers pick the first selection, the jury chooses one winner. The winner can visit all the Red Carpet moments for Moët and gets front row tickets for the film festival in Cannes on top of that.

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