Cafe Zero pop-up by Unilever

7-5-2012

Unilever created in the Kalverstraat (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) a temporary location to introduce the new Café Zero ice coffee. This ice coffee creates mind bursting creative and inspiring ideas. A creative artist will show this by creating artwork on location. Until the 12th of May this drink will be available for only € 1,=.

Lunchbox inspiration

19-4-2012

Caterer ‘5 breads and 2 fishes’ has created a luxury lunchbox for a presentation of new products from Keune Cosmetics at the press conference in Audax Amsterdam. The ingredients of the lunchbox where inspired by the smell of the new products. Like mint-rosemary; ginger-lemon; lavendel and orange.

Our Common Food

9-3-2012

The Kick Off of Our Common Food takes place at Pakhuis de Zwijger (Amsterdam) on March 23th. Between 13.30 and 18.00 o’clock youth and professionals who are committed to sustainable food can meet with each other. Created teams devise solutions for different cases to the final presentation in October (leading up to World Food Day). Using articles, blogs and/or videos the teams keep their environment informed of the products/actions they have devised.

Baby Cinema

8-3-2012

The smallest cinema in Amsterdam, De Uitkijk on the Prinsengracht,  was dominated last Friday to parents with babies under 1 year old. On tables in the lobby one could find pacifiers and spit cloths hung on the cinema seats. It was the first edition of Baby Bios. The Baby Bios has already been seen  in other countries.

Order through fax

1-3-2012

The new night café Bloemenbar has opened in Amsterdam. The decoration is homely and on the tables old-fashioned telephones are placed to connect with other tables. Soon it’s possible to order your drinks through fax.

City Hub

27-2-2012

Sem Schuurkes and Pieter Tilburg devised ‘City Hub’, a budget hotel concept. The “city hubs” are stand alone objects that can be easily placed in buildings. And through crowfunding, they want to collect enough money for this concept. A beta version is launched in Amsterdam this April. Watch the movie for an impression!

First macaron shop opens in the Netherlands

21-2-2012

The first macaron shop of the Netherlands opens it’s doors in Amsterdam, on the day of the macaron (Jour du Macaron) on March 20th . Poptas Pastry make their macarons based on a French recipe in their own pastry kitchen??. Besides selling macarons, they also give macaron workshops.

Food Film Festival

20-2-2012

During the second edition of the Food Film Festival there will be more than 20 movies about food, debate, cooking workshops, art & music. The Food Film Festival takes place in Amsterdam on 16, 17 and 18 March. Check the website of the Food Film Festival for the program!

Spagheterria

16-2-2012

Spagheterria (Amsterdam) is a restaurant specialized in Italian pasta dishes. All dishes are prepared with organic ingredients, which are imported from Italy. Every day guests can choose between six pasta dishes, prepared by chef Stefano Cavallari.

Take a picture at the Coffee Company

14-2-2012

Today photographers of the website Citysessies make the whole day free professional photos at some branches of the Coffee Company in the Netherlands. Citysessies make pictures of copples, but you also can be photographed alone and send the foto to your Valentine. The best photos will be mailed the same day. The photographers are in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Amersfoort.

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