Washing dishes to pay the bill

12-7-2012

Some people joke around, if you cannot pay the bill, you will end up in the kitchen to do the dishes. Scotch-Brite, a Brazilian supplier of cleaning supplies, started a marketing campaign to reach the younger target. In several restaurants in Sao Paulo, people receive, when asking for the bill, a Scotch-Brite sponge that read, “Don’t want to pay the bill? Go wash the dishes”.

Kitchen & Bar Van Rijn opens in Amsterdam

11-7-2012

On the 5th of September ‘Van Rijn Kitchen en Bar’ opens officially, but it’s possible to have a sneak peek already. The dine & dance concept at the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam has a 7,5 meters high ceiling with a self portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn in a mosaic of acoustic tiles. The open kitchen serves ‘Dutch cuisine fushion with a twist’, Jazzy D will host the jazz-oriented music nights.

Photo: Klijn Fotografie

Taco Bell QR-code from lemons and avocados

11-7-2012

Taco Bell and ad agency Draftfcb Orange County made QR-codes from lemons and avocados. The codes were used for print ads in US Weekly and People.

Coffee drinkers ambushed by Orbit Chewing Gum

11-7-2012

Chewing gum brand Orbitz claims to remove coffee stains on teeth. To promote their product, two mascots ran around town to visit people that checked in at local coffee shops via social media. The ambushed people got a chewing gum test kit and were stimulated to mention Orbitz on social media. Check the video.

Be creative with plates

10-7-2012

The Dutch Pastry Team won the third place on the World Pastry Team Championships 2012 in Las Vegas by serving this beautiful dessert. This special plate completes the dish perfectly.

The Train of Taste

10-7-2012

In the north of Italy, in the vicinity of Lago d’Iseo, the Train of Taste (Treno dei Sapori) is passing by. During this train ride, you not only enjoy the beautiful surroundings, but several delicacies from the region will be served as well. In each region, a different delicacy will be served.

Cooking with hay

10-7-2012

It has been done for centuries, but may sound not that common anymore; cooking with hay. It has many applications and several chef use hay in the kitchen. For example, Heston Blumenthal uses hay to smoke his mackerel, restaurant North Road in London serves hay-baked rabbit and Restaurant Jean Georges even serves hay-flavored ice cream.

AeroGarden

10-7-2012

With the AeroGarden, vegetables, herbs, lettuce and flowers can easily be cultivated all year long. By using aeroponic, the plants will obtain nutrients and water from the air. Watch the movie.

The Longest Vegetarian Table in Amsterdam

9-7-2012

The Vegetarian Society (The Netherlands) orginazes  ‘The Longest Vegetarian Table’ on Wednesday 11 July. The event is organized at the Museumsquare in Amsterdam, and they strive to feed at least 600 and up to 800 people at once at a long table of 220 meters. The meal is offered for free, but the organization is still looking for sponsors. For singles who want to meet other singles, there are special places at the ‘Vega Dates’ tables. Register by Facebook. The video is in Dutch, about the event last year in Utrecht.

Most expensive cupcake

9-7-2012

We recently decided to put no more cupcake variations at our website and then we saw this youtube movie…. Great, quiet youtube video about the making of the most expensive cupcake, according to Bloomsbury’s bakery in Dubai. The Golden Phoenix costs 800 euro.

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