Farm hotel

30-3-2012

Babylonstoren is a Cape Dutch farm and manor house in South Africa with vineyards, orchards and a large garden. Guests are invited to join in and harvest their own products, which can be used in the restaurant or can be cooked in a self-catering kitchen.

Plop up

29-3-2012

No pop-up, but a Plop-Up wine bar, which opens this Sunday. No drivel about wine, but just let owners Cees Honig and Niels Heystek tell you what they think of a specific wine. Curious? Watch the Facebook-page where they reveal the location of this new wine bar.

Create your own tea

29-3-2012

In a few easy steps you can create your own tea at Evans & Watson. Starting with a basic tea (black, green, rooibos, herbal or special) and finishing it by adding herbs, fruit and/or spices. You create that tea suiting your taste. They also give several ‘drink-tips’.

Plate Roulette

29-3-2012

A disagreement about who is going to pay for the pizza or who will do the dishes? With Plate Roulette you can leave it to faith. Place the pizza on the plate with the hidden gun barrel. If you are the one who gets the bullet, you lose!

Refrigirator disguised as amplifier

29-3-2012

Marshall designed a refrigerator disguised as an amplifier. The interior of the Marshall Fridge looks the same as each other refrigerator.

Order a pizza by fridge magnet

28-3-2012

Red Tomato Pizza, a pizzeria in Dubai designed a fridge magnet that orders a pizza with one click. Watch the video to see how it works!

Pay with a good deed at Generous Store

28-3-2012

The  Anthon Berg Generous Store  in Denmark is a chocolate shop where you pay with a good deed instead of money. Watch the video to see how it works.

Lamb cupcakes

28-3-2012

These cute decorated cupcakes are perfect spring desserts. At the website Land O Lakes you can see the list of ingredients and the steps on how to prepare the cupcakes.

Starbucks Refreshers

28-3-2012

Starbucks announced during it’s annual meeting in Seattle, to roll out Starbucks Refreshers. The new line of natural, carbonated drinks consist of fruit juice, anti-oxidants, and unroasted, green coffee extract for an energy boost (without the taste of coffee). The energy drinks are available in the flavours Raspberry Pomegranate, Orange Melon and Strawberry Lemonade. We are curious when this energy drinks will be served in restaurants!

MOMMYdinner

28-3-2012

The MAMAdiner (mommy dinner) is a special dinner for new mums (in the Netherlands) to spoil them extra in the postpartum period. The dishes are created by famous chefs and can be prepared by the maternity nurse, partner, friends, family or colleagues.

Beer from your iPad

27-3-2012

German magician Simon Pierro conducted at the Hofbraeuhaus in Munich a trick where beer flowed from an iPad!

Golf in an airplane

27-3-2012

To celebrate the sponsorship of the upcoming NZ PGA Pro-Am Championship by Air New Zealand they came up with the 30,000 Foot In-flight Putting Challenge. Teeing off March 22nd 2012. Watch the video for more information. We think this is an April 1st joke.

Handpresso Car

27-3-2012

 

Handpresso Auto is a portable espresso maker designed for in-car use. To brew a coffee, plug the Handpresso Auto into your car’s 12V cigarette lighter, add some cold water, a coffee pad and wait. It takes only three minutes to brew. Watch the video for instructions!

Generate energy with algae

27-3-2012

OriginOil, a company that specializes in converting algae into fuel, is working on a pilot for an urban algae farm that uses wastewater to grow algae. The algae are used to generate energy.

BBQ Donut boat

26-3-2012

With the BBQ Donut you can barbeque while bobbing around on the Zwolse city canals (in the Netherlands). The Donut is filled with a delicious barbecue package and a variety of drinks. The round boat is powered by a quiet electric motor and is easy to drive.

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