Meat me at Bar Brouw
Hidden off what is possibly the only market in Amsterdam not in a tourist guide is evidence that even though Americans can’t seem to run their own government, they (some of them) can cook. Bar Brouw serves the type of food any Southern belle wouldn’t come within parasol reach of – and that’s what makes it good. It’s about nothing less than smoked meat, rubbed ribs, craft beers, whisky, whiskey and not having enough napkins. (..more)
Table for one, please
Branding agency Vandejong and social-designer Marina van Goor have come up with the perfect solution for those of us with a passion for eating alone in public. For two days you will no longer have to search for the perfect bench on which to eat your perfect sandwich. Instead, you can eat at Eenmaal, the first one-person restaurant in the world. (..more)
Lots of coffee at Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
I’ve had my eye on the place for a while and every time I go by there have been different signs of life. Then all of a sudden there was real life and instead of writing a piece on the fact that I had finally spotted some mail in a window I liked the look of and so now knew that the new coffee place on the Kinkerstraat was going to be called Lot Sixty One, I could speak to the owners. They told me to attend the opening. I did, that was Saturday June 1st. (..more)
You’re invited to the anti-ball of Book Week
On Friday 15th March, High T and artists society De Kring plan on throwing the wildest anti-ball of Book Week. You’re invited to dance and otherwise to do as you please as long as you’re dressed in black and gold. And of course, the more gold the merrier. (..more)
Bilder & De Clercq is the new kid on the block
Rogier Leopold and Diederik van Gelder have provided a lemon-fresh answer to many an Amsterdammer’s daily dilemma: what to eat tonight? Think of Bilder & De Clercq as a 3D cookbook and use it as your pantry. It’s a place you turn to not merely for inspiration but also, in order to save you the time and loss of soul that would inevitably be suffered at Albert Heijn, the exact ingredients you need to make one of their (tried and tested result: great) recipes. The store officially opened its doors last Saturday. (..more)
