Er zijn tegenwoordig overal festivals voor: muziek, food, gezondheid, maar ook wijn. Voor nog veel mensen heeft wijn, ook in combinatie met een festival, een stoffig imago; een wijnproeverij voor en met oude(re) mannen die paisley chokers dragen en vrouwen met een parelketting en bijpassende oorbellen. Ook ik had eerst…
Tag: Wine
We’re always up for trying something new, so instead of going to a music or dance festival on this first weekend of September, we decided to go to a wine festival.
Wouldn’t it be fun if you had friends over for dinner and you serve them a bottle of tasty Pinot Grigio which was developed by, and named after actress Drew Barrymore? Well, it’s actually possible. Drew has created a wine that reflects her personality: fresh, dynamic and fun.
Imagine nice weather, and good food. That is what the 2012 edition of Taste of Amsterdam has planned to offer us. The annual food festival lands for 4 days in the Amstelpark in Amsterdam. It is based on an internationally successful concept, and has already achieved its 4th season in our hometown.
On Monday evening we enjoyed a great 7 course dinner at Brasserie Witteveen in Amsterdam. It was a guest chef’s dinner organized by Q-creative. A yearly event where three topchefs present their French signature dishes. And this time the three chefs were all French as well! Alain Caron, known from the TV programme Masterchef (the Dutch edition), Jean Joël Bonsens from restaurant Christophe and Gregory Nicole from The French Cafe….
Burgundy is the hot colour of the season. And this shirt from Acne has an appropriate name: ‘shining wine tasting shirt’. That might just also be the occasion to wear it…
So we decided to make more posts about food. I don’t think we need to remind you, but we LOVE to eat. And we start to become quite good cooks ourselves while practicing. Who knows, we might become the new Nigella Lawson’s!
We both have our specialties; Digi E is all about the Asian cuisine, and Digi K has French roots, but is into ‘global cooking’. Let’s start with something from our neighbours, Belgium. It’s mussel-season so we crave for ‘Moules et frites’.
Check the recipe after the jump>>>
Blame it on my French roots, but I have a soft spot for good wine. For instance, I enjoyed a very delicate Valpolicella the other night. (wine experts know this is a good wine). And now there is a new wine concept that caught our attention: 94wines.com. Both bottles and wines are unique. You can even have a personal message written on your bottle.