Ostrich dinner Food Forward
29-12-2011
How do we feed our cities in the future? That is a central question at the Food Forward exhibition in The Hague from the 15th of January till the 1st of April. This December Arne Hendriks and Harold de Bree cooked an ostrich as if it was a giant chicken. If humans would shrink to 50 centimeters, chickens would provide the same amount of meat in comparison. According to Arne Hendriks, the solution to food problems lies in shrinking people. This is one of the solutions shown at ‘Food Forward’, some solutions are more realistic than others.
Last minute inspiration for Christmas desserts
23-12-2011
Just a simple twist will turn your strawberries into a great addition to the grand dessert. Check the websites Cutest Food and Bakerella for more inpiration. Inspiring Holiday wishes from Van Spronsen and Partners Group.
Bagels jukebox choir in Leeds
23-12-2011
This Christmas choir is sponsored by Bagel Nash, a bagel chain in the United Kingdom. In Leeds they went to four Bagel Nash shops to sing Christmas songs. People could request a song on Twitter or Facebook.
Christmas decoration made of sugar
22-12-2011
Beautiful Christmas ornaments made of sugar. These are for sale, but you can be creative as well and bake these ornaments by your self. A nice decoration tip for your restaurant. Watch here a recipe to create your own.
Butcher shop for dogs
22-12-2011
BeuteFuchs, a butcher in Munich (Germany), is selling meat especially for dogs. You can buy beef, lamb, turkey and chicken, and during the season duck and goose as well. They even composed a special menu; they will add some fruit and vegetables to the meat. Within Munich they also deliver at home.
Research Dutch wellness visitors
21-12-2011
Van Spronsen & Partners hospitality consultancy has researched the wellness branch in the Netherlands. The focus of this research is the visitors’ view. The results of 800 questionnaires provide a clear and honest picture of both the visitors and non-visitors. The Dutch report provides insights on the motives and thoughts of the non-visitors (and thus potential visitors) and gives wellness related companies the tools to anticipate on the expectations of their target group.
Celebrate Christmas together separately
20-12-2011
Advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy’s in Amsterdam offers a Christmas dinner for family and friends who live far away. Each person can log in and call with skype, there faces will be seen on screens. The room is decorated like a real Christmas dinner.
Kale popular in New York
20-12-2011
The Dutch product kale is one of the most popular vegetables in New York at the moment. They don’t eat this the way Dutch people do, but they eat this vegetable as a salad, they use this in pasta dishes and even in cocktails. Watch the movie or watch the web log of Erik Mouthaan for several recipes.
Fashion to eat
20-12-2011
The South-Korean Yeonju Song created the ‘Whearable Foods’-line. Therefore she used ingredients like red cabbage, bread, shrimps and chewing gum. With this collection she wants to show the difference between reality and sham. Next week her collection will be shown in Los Angeles.
Snow-covered mountain restaurant
20-12-2011
You can find this restaurant “Tusen” in Sweden’s ‘Ramundberget’ Mountains. This beautiful building is made from locally sourced materials and boasts its own water and sewage system, designed by Murman Arkitekter. The restaurant, which is an apres-ski bar as well, serves Swedish food and offers shelter against the cold for tourists. Tusen is Swedish for thousand.
