Pizza Pilgrims | Calzone your favourite chocolate bar

16-3-2017

  • Pizza PilgrimsPizza Pilgrims

What about a dessert calzone with your own taste of chocolate or as you could say BYOC – Bring Your Own Chocolate. Pizza Pilgrims in Shoreditch London added an option on their menu where you can calzone your favourite chocolate bar. So if you’re obsessed with chocolate, you know where to go for a custom-made chocolate calzone. read more

Smeele Hospitality Inspiration Sessions | The story behind the interior

14-3-2017

  • Interieur restaurant Amarone RotterdamInterieur restaurant Amarone Rotterdam
  • Jeroen Smeele en Gert Blom in AmaroneJeroen Smeele en Gert Blom in Amarone
  • Jeroen Smeele uitleg tot in detailJeroen Smeele uitleg tot in detail
  • Interieur In den Rustwat (IDWR)Interieur In den Rustwat (IDWR), Rotterdam
  • Jeroen Smeele en Marcel van Zomeren in IDRWJeroen Smeele en Marcel van Zomeren in IDRW
  • Inkijk in de private dining ruimte van restaurant ParkheuvelInkijk in de private dining ruimte van restaurant Parkheuvel
  • De private dining ruimte bij restaurant Parkheuvel RotterdamDe private dining ruimte bij restaurant Parkheuvel Rotterdam

A couple of top restaurants in Rotterdam, In den Rustwat (IDRW), Parkheuvel and Amarone hosted the first edition of the Smeele Hospitality Inspiration Sessions. During this unique inspiration tour  hospitality entrepreneurs and chefs enjoyed watching and talking about the interiors of these three restaurants and got some great bites from the chefs they visited. The patrons told colleagues how they have addressed their interior modifications and which choices they had to confront. A great way to get inspired if you’re thinking about remodelling your interior. read more

Opera Samfaina | A cave of surprises and visual poetry

10-3-2017

Opera Samfaina is a new dining experience located in the centre of Barcelona inside and underneath the iconic Grand Teatre del Liceu. It must be an all-out visual, culinary and auditory experience. The Roca Brothers are responsible for your gastronomic experience and they worked with visual artist Franc Aleu. Another reason for foodies to visit Barcelona. read more

Restaurant Sukade | Design elements in the Smaeckpakhuys in Meppel

9-3-2017

  • Sukade exteriorSukade exterior
  • Sukade barSukade bar
  • Sukade viewSukade view
  • Sukade central partSukade central part
  • Sukade second floorSukade second floor
  • Sukade restaurantSukade restaurant
  • Sukade restaurantSukade restaurant
  • Sukade coffeebarSukade coffeebar
  • Sukade interior by nightSukade interior by night

In the monumental Dutch storehouse Smaeckpakhuys at the Stoombootkade in the Dutch town Meppel recently opened restaurant Sukade (candied peel). A contemporary and affordable restaurant with a striking interior where the chef performs at a high level. He uses a lot of vegetables and his meat and fish being processed from head to tail. Restaurant Sukade combines a (coffee) bar, bistro and restaurant where guests can visit from 10am. A restaurant with a unique and contemporary interior with an open kitchen, designed by the chef. But also eye-catchers like the wallpaper with the candied peel fruit and two bars with azure green tiles, from one of the bars they serve delicious cakes. Also striking are the mustard green couches and the dark green and blue seat covers. read more

Restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok | Serves a 25-course emoji menu

9-3-2017

Restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok serves a 25-course emoji menu. On the menu each of the 25 emojis represents a dish. You can already guess what will be included in the dish, but it’s still funny to talk with your table companions what each emoji will represent. Are you in Bangkok or planning to visit Bangkok soon and do you like to visit fancy restaurants? Experience a dinner at restaurant Gaggan, a ‘must visit’ for foodies! read more

Freakshakes | The 1,500 calories explosion

20-2-2017

  • FreakshakesBulls and Dogs Freakshakes - Credits: Pie Aerts
  • FreakshakesBulls and Dogs Freakshakes - Credits: Pie Aerts
  • FreakshakesBulls and Dogs Freakshakes - Credits: Pie Aerts
  • FreakshakesBulls and Dogs Freakshakes - Credits: Pie Aerts

Be warned: do not watch the video above if you are on a diet! Did you watch it? And does your mouth already water? These messy milkshakes “freakshakes” covered in sweets and decorated with whipped cream and sweet sauce first popped up in Australia, but their popularity is also rising in the United States, United Kingdom and even in Belgium.  read more

Pancake day | List of special pancake ideas

8-2-2017

  • By Janine from Mililani, Hawaii, United States (blueberry pancakes Uploaded by Fæ) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsBy Janine from Mililani, Hawaii, United States (blueberry pancakes Uploaded by Fæ) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

On the 24th of March it will be the National Pancake Day in the Netherlands. On this day, elementary school students throughout the country will be baking pancakes for elderly in their neighbourhood. Schools can still sign up for this day! If you really want to surprise them these days, you should check out these special pancake ideas we collected! Also good inspiration for pancakes restaurants! read more

Harry Potter inspired afternoon Tea | At the Llety Cynin Bed-and-Breakfast

8-2-2017

  • Llet Cynin
  • Llet Cynin
  • Llet Cynin
  • Llet Cynin
  • Llet Cynin

Are you a massive Harry Potter fan; did you prefer to read Harry Potter books over your school books and did you always wanted to know how the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry treats would taste like? Than the Llety Cynin bed-and-breakfast in South Wales is the place to be! read more

Childhood memory | Sneaking a few spoonful’s of raw dough

25-1-2017

  • Cookie DoughPhoto by Dina Joanna Coloma
  • Cookie DoughPhoto by Dina Joanna Coloma
  • Cookie DoughPhoto by Dina Joanna Coloma

Who doesn’t have this childhood memory? Sneaking a few spoonful’s of raw dough when your mom or grandmother was baking cookies. Remember sneaking too much until you were sick? Nowadays you can buy ‘raw cookie dough’ in the supermarket in America and this week a ‘ready-and-safe-to-eat raw cookie dough’ restaurant will open in Greenwich Village in New York. According to owner Kirsten Tomlan a place where you can enjoy ‘raw cookie dough’ mixed with ‘normal cookies’ and many more ingredients. Please be aware of this lesson from grandmothers: “don’t let your eyes be bigger than your stomach otherwise you will be nauseous!” read more

Artsy chairs for restaurants | no more art required

6-1-2017

  • Cheary chair by Haris JusovicCheary chair by Haris Jusovic
  • Chicken chair by Haris JusovicChicken chair by Haris Jusovic
  • Chocolate factory chair by Haris JusovicChocolate factory chair by Haris Jusovic
  • Hazelnut Chair by Haris JusovicHazelnut Chair by Haris Jusovic
  • Mama Banana by Haris JusovicMama Banana by Haris Jusovic
  • Sit & Eat 1 by Haris JusovicSit & Eat 1 by Haris Jusovic
  • Sit & Eat 2 by Haris JusovicSit & Eat 2 by Haris Jusovic

Haris Jusovic, graphic designer from Bosnia, created a serie of different chair designs inspired by daily used objects like shoes, telephones, basketballs and food. The last category has a cheary chair, banana chair but also Italian dishes chairs, chocolate and hazelnut chairs. If one would make the illustrations of this designer for commercial use the food ones would be great for restaurants. read more

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