Koppert Cress and Gastronomixc have been working together and designed a component schedule. Gastronomixs is a worldwide culinary database and an idea generator for chefs and food professionals. The schedule shows that you can do more with the Aclla Cress (fresh citrus flavor) than just food garnish. Be inspired by the many possibilities that this schedule, like a mild curry of Aclla Cress and almonds or an aromatic broth with citrus and Aclla Cress.
Copyright PravdaJamie Oliver is preparing to launch a hot dog restaurant in central London, named Jamie Dog House & Diner. The hot dog restaurant will be in American style, with grilled sausages, burgers and big juicy steaks. Hot dogs aren’t that healthy, but Jamie Oliver will give the dishes a twist to make it healthy. The meat will be organic and of the highest quality and the sauces will be made of natural ingredients. The menu will show more healthy options.
The ‘Bobshot’ is a non-alcoholic shooter for young people up to 18 years, but also for the people who need to drive after a party. The ‘Bobshot’ is available in three flavors: rasberry-cherry, banana-melon and tropical fruits and should be served cold. Youth can drink the bobshot during a night out, without consuming a drop of alcohol.
The Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam serves an afternoon coffee, a new version of the famous classic afternoon tea. The executive chef Schilo van Coevorden has made a special menu for the afternoon coffee, with special coffee-food combinations. The courses are served with one of the most exclusive limited editions of Nespresso coffee, the ‘Hawaii Kona Special Reserve’. The beans for this coffee are grown in very small quantities on the slopes of the volcanoes in Hawaii, and is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Some examples of the combinations; savory scones with tomato jam and Hawaiian Sunset (Grape Fruit, Passion Fruit, Rum and Olive Oil Pearls).
Sleeping in the middle of the nature or high in the trees? That’s possible at hotel ‘Domaine du Tisserand’ in France. The hotel offers accommodation in a bubble. One bubble is placed 5 meters high in the trees and can be zipped open and closed. The other bubble is placed at the ground and is transparent. The bubbles provide a beautiful view of the green area and at night you can see the stars. For outdoors enthusiasts this is a wonderful accommodation. For those who prefer more comfort, the hotel also offers accommodation in suites.
During which period is cep available, can you pick radishes and is mackerel caught? The culinary calendar of Slowfood looks back and forward with an overview of the availability of flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts, mushrooms, game and fish. The calendar provides practical information about the location of presence, the taste and how the products can be prepared.
It is so easy to lose track during cooking using text-based recipes. Every time you turn around to cut some meat or add spices you need to search for the next step. Visual recipes are the solution. Visual recipes explain a recipe by images rather than text. You can follow them more easily and it is more enjoyable to look at. You can find more visual recipes at the website of Visually.
The urban farm in Amsterdam-Noord will be a place where you can gather fresh produce and enjoy the green and productive scenery of the countryside in the middle of the city. At the farm products like fresh fruits, vegetables are grown and it will be a place where pigs and chickens are free to roam and graze. A team of 15 enthusiastic students and professionals have started to develop an economically viable business case for the urban farm. Currently, the enthusiasts behind the urban farm are looking for donations.
A bath filled with caramel-coated popcorn, windows and walls clad with macaroons and a meringue carpet. In the London’s Soho the British cane sugar ‘Tate & Lyle Sugars’ created a pop-up cake hotel to promote the new range of gold and brown cane sugar. The cake hotel has eight rooms, each with its own theme and made of a different type of sugar. As the Pirates of the Carribean room, characterized by a huge treasure chest full of edible pearls and coins or the British-inspired golden syrup sugar room with a giant golden lion and tarts in the shape of the British Isles. It took over 2000 hours and more than 600 kilos of sugar to bake the elements for the hotel.
Architect Dean Moran is the winner of the Rethink Hotels competition. He came up with a concept hotel where the focus is not only on the accommodation, but also on the ‘underlying principle of local food’. The hotel, named Allotment Hotel, will include a market where local producers can sell their products. The products, produced within 100 km and grown with sustainable principles, will also be used as part of the dishes the restaurant serves. In the center of the hotel there will also be an open-air courtyard that provides natural light. Dean Moran wants to build the hotel in downtown New York, but there are no concrete plans yet to build the hotel.
The Danish grocery superstore ‘SuperBrugsen’ wants to connect communities and stores with producers in their local area by offering local products as alternatives. Customers can suggest locally-made products or suppliers they would like to see in the nearest store by filling in a form on the website of ‘SuperBrugsen’. After filling out a description on their suggestions and reasons why ‘SuperBrugsen’ should collaborate, managers will taste and test the products to ensure they are up to standard. Kind of crowdsource of suggestions. Restaurant owners can also use this by asking for suggestions from their guests…
From 25 to 27 April 2013 a new event ‘The Lab’ will be launched at the Tobacco Dock in London, organized by the people behind the ‘Taste Festival’ and AEG organisation. This unique event offers three evenings of gastronomic and interactive experiences with some of the world’s best chefs. Experience the cooking techniques from top chef Alex Atala who’s restaurant D.O.M. in Sao Paulo is currently fourth best in the world, or get inspired during the ‘Noma Flavor Test’ by Lars Williams (Noma’s head of research and development). Check the other participants at their website.
Elixr is a new app / social network for iPhone and iPad where users can share their drinks with friends. The new app allows users to take a picture of their drink and post it with a comment and the location. Your friends can view and comment the drinks you share. It’s also possible to see where your friends have checked in and you can rate a drink to help building a grade for the venue you’re at and populates the drink menu for other Elixr Members to see.
The Vodka specialist Puschkin has developed a new flavor, ‘Whipped Cream’. Puschkin combines the power of crystal clear vodka with the sweet taste of homemade whipped cream. The ‘Whipped Cream’ need to be served cold and after drinking a shot you need to consume a little whipped cream to enhance the experience. The drink can also be used for making cocktails. The bottle has a frozen and striking look and will be sold in various stores from April in The Netherlands. ‘Whipped Cream’ responds to the hype from America where dessertflavors make the latest trend in beverage. As for example the ‘Salted karamel Vodka‘.
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Last year for Christmas design agency Buddy launched a special marketing campaign. Not only did clients receive a bottle of wine with the best Christmas wishes, the bottle shows how the Christmas joy increases by the glass. Not only usefull for Christmas …
With this design, the Danish kitchenbrand Starwood clearly states that they are socially responsible and that their products are produced and made of natural materials.
Académie Wines launched wines especially made for cooking. There are four different wines to match with meat, poultry or fish. The wines are made in California and are also nice to drink.
This stand alone fireplace by Vauni Fri is ‘bio-fueled’. It does not need to be installed and is therefore a mobile device. The fireplace is available in black or white with a low or high rate and can be rotated 360 degrees.
This tea-submarine is inspired by the famous Yellow Submarine-song by The Beatles. The submarine is suitable to make fresh tea. Dishwasher safe …
Handy kitchen utensils: a ladle that can also be used as a pencil. While cooking, you can easliy make notes.
Ticings helps amateur bakers to professionally decorate their cupcakes, brownies and cakes. With special layers that can be put on top of the glaze, you can make the most beautiful decorations. The ticings are available in various shapes and sizes. They are also kosher and glutenfree.
These shoes are handmade and designed by a chocolate expert. They come in a variety of chocolate such as leopard print, zebra print, white, dark and milk chocolate. They cost around £ 25 each.
Ten years ago the company ‘World Bike’ started with the creation of innovative bikes for people in developing countries. After 10 years their initiative has led to successes in Cuba, Mexico, Rwanda, Senegal and Thailand. The reason why ‘World Bike’ exists, they want to make it easier, faster and cheaper for people in poor countries to travel from A to B. It is possible to carry heavy items with this bike because it is made of material that barely breaks and is available worldwide.
This envorinmetal friendly kitchen was designed by Victor Massip and Laurent Lebot. The innovative cuisine is based on four pillars: waste management, healthy cooking, less energy and reducing the use of water. For example, the water, the lettuce is washed in, is reused to water the plants.
Urban and private gardens are getting increasingly popular. With Urbgarden people can create a vertical garden of herbs at home. The worm colony fertilized the earth and makes sure it’s recycled in a biological way.
On January 19th (Utrecht Central Station), January 21st (Amsterdam Central Station) and Jan 26th (The Hague Central Station) orange lunchboxes were distributed, filled with an apple and a flyer. The distribution was part of a European campaign ‘Apple. Fruit of all pleasure’ of the FruitsVegetables Office. The aim of the campaign is to create a healthy work ethics for employees.
Chicza is an organic and environmentally friendly chewing gum brand by the company Consorcio Chiclero in Mexico. The gum is completely biodegradable and is available in four different flavors.
Baking is back! The Danish Lurpak bakingbrand has created an online bakingclub. People that love to bake can sign up on the website and indicate when and what they are baking. Users can join together and organize special baking days where the results will be tasted and judged.
This pager improves the service in restaurants. When the food in the kitchen is ready, the waiter receives a signal from the pager. The food is always served on time and it may even reduce staffexpenses.
They call it the ‘Hotel of the future ‘. Research has been conducted into the possibilities of a hotel or office in a windmill. Norway looks to bet the ideal candidate because of it’s long winding coastline.
Designed by Petra Antiqua these tiles are a work of art. The travertine tiles are available in various metals such as gold, copper, silver and iron. But also in pearl, red and violet, these tiles have got a modern and traditional feel. Available in sizes: 10 x 30, 10 and 10 x 60 x 90 cm.
Nearby Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan the Pio Pio restaurant is located. The interior was designed by the styling studio of Sebastian Mariscal and inspired by South American culture. The restaurant is part of the Pio Pio group and specializes in grilled chicken.
This “Mandometer” indicates when a person is eating too fast. Initially it was developed for people with eating disorders, but studies show that this system also works well for people with obesity. Eating too fast leads to obesity. By carefully portioning meals and thinking about the speed the meal is eaten, one loses weight.
This all-in-one toilet concept does not only look modern, it is also very practical. Will this be the future of toilets? The funny thing about this concept id that it is a toilet, a container and a mirror all in one. It also contributes to watersavings. The washing bin has a reservoir directly under the tank where the water is collected, it can then be used to flush the toilet.
These goggles are exclusive for the champagne brand Veuve Clicquot, it’s designed by Smith Optics for the annual “Clicquot in the snow” event in Aspen. The goggles fit perfectly with each glass of champagne (and of course your golden moon boots)!
The brand Chocolate Edition comes with this set of chocolate bars. Striking thing about the bars is the minimalist and simple design. Besides that the bar isn’t traditionaly divided in separate parts.
McDonalds is committed to the real Dutch winterfeeling. The Dutch Winter Weeks started in Sneek. People with skates around the neck were given a free burger. For a period of six weeks the menu holds genuine winterproducts. In addition, the guests are given an opportunity to win ‘winter‘ in their own street (www.wineenwinter.nl). For two days the street will be transformed in a winter setting.
British Holiday Inn Hotels are going to use people to warm up the bed for guests. The bed-warming service takes about 5 minutes to complete. Holiday Inn started this action because people sleep better in a warm bed.
In this restaurant in Portland (USA) guests can put together their own pancake. There are several choices in syrup, chocolate and fresh fruit from the garden.
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