CoolMess | DIY soft serve ice cream

12-7-2017

  • CoolMess

CoolMess is a modern ice cream parlour, located in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. They allow their guests to make DIY soft serve ice cream at their tables. A favourite parlour for kids, teens and adults that love a DIY messy ice cream with a lot of toppings. If you’re one of them you have another place to visit in NYC this summer!

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Pinto Picnic at the Dakpark in Rotterdam | Asian BBQ

10-7-2017

  • Picnic Dakpark credits Stephanie Hoepel HT3 Credits: Stephanie Hoepel
  • Picnic Dakpark credits Stephanie Hoepel HT3 Credits: Stephanie Hoepel
  • Picnic Dakpark credits Stephanie Hoepel HT3 Credits: Stephanie Hoepel

As of July 1, Asian BBQ opened for the 3rd time in the stately high-rise corner at the entrance of the Dakpark. As a traveling restaurant, Asian BBQ is looking forward to new places. However, they are already on the Hudson Square 7b for the 3rd season and again for six months. Here they are open from Wednesday to Sunday from 17:30 until 23:00. From the restaurant you walk up to the Roof Park for a Pinto Picnic. A place worth a detour and to enjoy a traditional Thai BBQ. lees verder

Pierogies | Eastern Europe dumplings

10-7-2017

  • Pierogies
  • Pierogies

Pierogies, named after the Polish delicacy, is the first concept in The Netherlands serving this bite made of dough. Where to find Pierogies? The concept is situated in the first foodhal in The Hague, MingleMush. lees verder

Mario’s Freaky Ice Bar | Haute ice cream parlour

7-7-2017

  • Mario’s Freaky Ice Bar
  • Mario’s Freaky Ice Bar
  • Mario’s Freaky Ice Bar
  • Mario’s Freaky Ice Bar
  • Mario’s Freaky Ice Bar

We have seen the evolution of traditional snack bar into haute friture by Michelin star chefs. Ron Blaauw takes it to another level, from today on we have a new trend, described by us as the Haute ice cream parlour. Or bluntly said culinary ice cream for everyone! lees verder

Sweet Mirrie’s | First ice cream teppanyaki in The Hague

7-7-2017

  • Sweet Mirrie's
  • Sweet Mirrie's
  • Sweet Mirrie's
  • Sweet Mirrie's

Two weeks ago, a new unique concept opened in The Hague. Sweet Mirrie’s makes ice cream as we already have spotted a lot in the Far East. The teppanyaki ice cream is not brand new, we spotted it before and wrote about it before. But we haven’t spotted a concept like this before in the Netherlands. lees verder

Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea | Not just a high tea

7-7-2017

  • Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea
  • Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea
  • Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea

A Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea at the Swan Shakespeare’s Globe in London, part of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream Afternoon Tea’. Instead of the regular choices of tea and a glass of champagne they  serve the tea as well but also a tankard of Hobday Smoked Brown Ale and more savoury choices of small bites. Inspiration for all those restaurants serving afternoon teas! lees verder

Meat Your Veggies | A new approach to meat reduction

6-7-2017

  • Meat Your Veggies

 

During a meeting of MVO Nederland (organisation Corporate Social Responsibility in the Netherlands) and Wageningen Academy, meat company Bolscher introduced a new product category, between meat and vega. The meeting ‘from food waste to food business’ was organised to prevent waste and make use of residual flows. The residual flow of ‘mushroom stems’ is used in one of Meat Your Veggies’s products. lees verder

Gin & Tonic popsicles | Limited edition at Aldi

5-7-2017

We already spotted them back in May, the limited edition Gin & Tonic popsicles that were sold at Aldi in England. The coming weekend (from the 7th till the 9th of July) they are also exclusively for sale at Aldi in the Netherlands: Gin & Tonic popsicles and Prosecco & Peach Bellini popsicles! lees verder

Supersize take on breakfast | Share an ostrich egg

29-6-2017

Florentine Restaurant & Bar in London served their supersize take on breakfast with an ostrich egg. Too big to handle on your own, but perfect to share. An ostrich egg full English breakfast with tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, beans, sausages and bread…. lees verder

Divya’s Kitchen | Ayurvedic cuisine in New York City

28-6-2017

  • Photo credit - Divya’s Kitchen

We just launched a Dutch Whitepaper about the Wellness industry in the Netherlands and one of the international trends we spotted is the healthy cuisine. Wellness is about feeling healthy ‘from body to mind’. One of the features of a healthy lifestyle is a cuisine with more focus on ‘foods with a function’. Like turmeric, a power food that’s often used in the Ayurvedic cuisine. In the wellbeing approach they often use Ayurvedic treatments. We spotted restaurant Divya’s Kitchen in NYC, serving meals that would be an asset for a menu at a restaurant in a Wellness resort. lees verder

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