Google checkout
11-7-2010
Owners of a smartphone now don’t have to have cash on them anymore. With Google Checkout you can pay immediately. It works with a QR-Code. The host scans the code, which is linked to the customers credit card and the amount will be credited directly.
Trioplate
7-7-2010
This new type of plate, designed by Jean Marcy Gady, is perfect for chefs who serve dishes with 3 different methods of preperations of one product.
Whipped cream with alcohol
6-7-2010
Whipped cream and alcohol are not directly a perfect match. Still, with Whipahol whipped cream with alcohol is now a fact. Perfect on a cocktail, a cup of coffee or a dessert.
Foodspotting for iPhone
5-7-2010
No more endless discriptions of a dish. With Foodspotting for iPhone you can instantly upload a photo of the dish in front of you.
Fairtrade restaurantweek
4-7-2010
From the 25th to the 31st of October the second edition of the Fair Trade restaurant week will be held. This week is an initiative of the sustainable culinary guide “Puur! Uit eten” and the Max Havelaar Foundation. The goal? Promotion for the consumption of Fairtrade-products in the hospitality industry.
Strawberrymob on July 4th
3-7-2010
Strawberries are a popular fruit. Yet there is a big difference in flavor between different species. To promote the taste of strawberries Jan Robben, organized the first strawberrymob in Amsterdam. The discussion on Twitter is in full swing. So all foodies… gather in Amsterdam on the 4th of July for the first strawberrymob!
The train that never stops
2-7-2010
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A new concept from China, where trains no longer have to stop. See the movie for an explanation.
Waffles on a stick
30-6-2010
Triangular Concepts gives the waffle a new look. These lollipops are baked in 2 minutes. Tasty and convenient for traveling.
Safeway Georgetown, Washington DC goes local
26-6-2010
A Safeway-supermarket has taken the streetscape into account, to create a garage behind the building. Also, the supermarket is located on the topfloor of the 2-story building, so that on streetlevel, the building accommodates local suppliers. Nice initiative! Which entrepreneur provides a platform for local suppliers?
My phone is off for you
25-6-2010
Know the feeling? ‘We are sitting at the same table, but we are not really together? Ingrid Zweifel started the campaign ‘my phone is off for you’. The idea is simple: Turn off your phone when you are having diner. Don’t be distracted by today’s networks and actually pay attention to the person sitting across you!