wine, cheese & groceries
Just around the corner off the Dutch embassy and more important Hyde Park, you’ll find the UK flagship store of the American organic supermarket chain Whole Foods. A good question right now is:’ So what?’ The answer to that is: ‘Wine is what.’ The history of Whole Foods starts in 1980 in Austin, Texas when […] more…
goulash and stuff
What appears to be a quite night in Budapest quickly turns into a crowded experience when entering steaming Pozsonyi Kisvendéglő. Booths full of people, tables collapse under the weight of the Hungarian cuisine and air filled with laughter mixed with the smell of goulash. Pozsonyi Kisvendéglő is a small traditional Budapest restaurant on the corner […] more…
stop the lobster
‘Here you are. Enjoy.’ Our eyes shift from the waiter to the dish he has put in front of us. The sashimi blinks at us. But before we fall for its temptation, we finish our conversation. ‘Mmmm, yeah sure, it’s like OMG you know. But, HEY, did you just SEE that as well?!’ Our senses […] more…
of fish and men
In another life the chef and owner was a professional handball player. Impressive when you know handball is one of the most popular sports in Croatia. But that was in a previous life. Today he runs the best restaurant in Istria, Damir e Ornella, together with his daughter. Father is a man of few words. When we first […] more…
the sushi whisperer
‘Kaiko’ – he whispered softy. So softly that we could not understand it first time around. ‘Kaiko’ Our Japanese expat friend looked at us like he just shared a piece of forbidden fruit and wondered if we would appreciate its taste. Hell yes we did! Kaiko was Amsterdam’s first sushibar somewhere in the eighties. Ever […] more…
two ends to every sausage
Sometimes it gets late. For example on a Saturday night. Usually the next morning it gets late again. Or there ain’t no next morning since the day starts PM-style. In such cases, digging into a 13:30 breakfast close to downtown Amsterdam can be the right medicine. For example in the historic neighborhood ‘Prinseneiland’. Thanks to […] more…
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