shop’in
you can come over and shop’in at de culinaire werkplaats when you are look’in for the following housemade delicatessen of our ready-to-eat.collections and other goods.
black.collection: black sesame pesto, tapenade of black beans, marinated black olives in bitter chocolate, croquettes of black mushroom, black&white bean spread, greenish.black butter, black mushroom spread, blackberry jam, beluga lentils spread, black venere rice, black quinoa, black salt, black beluga lentils, black papadums, zwarte beans, black berries, blackberry dressing, lime sirup …………..
flower.collection: pesto with red roses, lemon-lavender sirup, orange-roses sirup, apple & roses jam, salty flower.mix, floral tea,
seasonal.collections: red union fique jam, green asparagus spread, red beets spread, strawberry pepper dressing, 
blood orange sirup, pumpkin spread, carrot spread, mustard fruits, roasted garlic roasted lemon dressing…..
basic.collection: basic vegetable stock, basmati rice, bulgur, couscous, kamut, spelt, millet, barley, azuki beans, mung beans, quinoa natural color, red quinoa……..
herbal & spice mixtures-dips:
zahtar,dukkah, ras-el-hanout, …..
textiles: antique linen, lounge cushions, handmade wallpapers of textile fibres ……..
furniture: diner annex workingtables, cooking tables, stools, rolling kitchen cabinets, ….
soon you can buy all these nice things in our webshop.
co.work’in: themes & cost
in our themes vegetables, fruits and special grains are the leading characters. we offer the following theme-based, hands-on co.work’in possibilities for groups of at least 8 people, on a date and time of your choice.
black.ware: get to know the special and unexpected talents of black ingredients.
flower.ware: discover how flowers are not just a beauty to behold. flowers can give an exceptional boost to dishes, and are tasty bites.
bread.ware 1: discover the power of simplicity. make various kinds of flatbread & bread toppings of seasonal vegetables and fruits.
eat’in & book’in
you are welcome!!!!
to avoid disappointments it is handy to book your eat’inspiration, as we receive only a limited number of guests.
bookings: +31 (0)6 54 64 65 76
please be so kind as to inform us when you decide after all not to come over and eat’in, or when you arrive somewhat later.
if you want to come for eat’inspirations outside opening hours, please contact us for the possibilities and if we can fit it into our schedule.
looking forward to meeting you soon.
marjolein & eric.
inspirational concepts
almost daily we create contemporary foods and goods, in a more or less structured way. inspirational concepts like ‘black’ or ‘faith, hope & love’ are guiding our creative perspective on foods and eating.
in this way almost every week new dishes, products and bites are originating from our eat’inspirations & shop’in collections and/or eat’in.specials.
in november & december 2009 our inspirational concept has been ‘honest’. in the beginning of 2010 our design process will be guided by:
- january 2010: black & fashion;
- february 2010: warmth & sharing;
- march 2010: green, the new black.
our first inspirational concept: black
we presented ourselves, our business concept and our ambitions for the first time in the open at the festival for mobile kitchens in 2008 which took place at amsterdam’s culture park westergasfabriek. and therefore, we have been looking for an appropriate inspirational theme for this first performance. this we found in ‘black’.
‘the hidden talents of black’ was our first inspirational concept, and black has become a kind of a signature theme for de culinaire werkplaats.
black, the meaning. black food.ware can be interpreted in many ways. most people associate black food or ingredients with ‘burned food’. in daily life black has not always a positive connotation: black humor, black magic, black is synonym for death.
black, the colour. 100% black only exist in theory. in daily life we see various blacks: blueish black, purple black, brownish black. These different kind of blacks you see also on your plate. Blueish black you see for instance with certain types of corn, some potatoes are purple black and a lot of mushrooms are brownish black.
a glimpse of our black.list. black sesame seed, black onion seed, black mustard seed, black basil, black beans, black soya beans, black chickpeas, black seaweed, black mushrooms (e.g. trompettes de la mort), black carrots, black tomatoes, black olives, black peppers, and so on……
black.collection. we have developed a black foodware.collection. every dish, bite, or ready-to-eat product contains at least one black ingredient. it are all vegetable ingredients that are naturally black. we do not colour ingredients with non vegetable products like squid ink.
black.ware favorites in the category savourish are for instance black sesame pesto, black marinated olives in dark chocolate, black spring rolls, black papadums,roasted black potatoes with croquettes of black mushroom. And last but not least: favorite sweetish blacks are balls of apricots in black sesame seed, muffins loaded with black prunes and cool cocktail squares of blackberries on lime foam.
the products of the black shop’in.collection are available in our offline shop, and soon you can order these products online.
black, the hidden talents:
- decoration: for instance garnish black rice with a colourful flower such as orange violets;
- health: the pigments of black ingredients contain a lot of antioxidants;
- the amount of black ingredients that exist!!!
hello visitor!
welcome to ‘de culinaire werkplaats’ online.
de culinaire werkplaats is a novel eating initiative & experience located opposite amsterdam’s culture park westergasfabriek.
the initiators, marjolein wintjes & eric meursing, are offering a fresh approach to what’s happening on your plate and you are invited to shake up your culinary lifestyle.
it’s a blend of a design studio, a restaurant, a shop, a cooking studio, a gallery, and some other ’secret’ ingredients.
the team of de culinaire werkplaats creates & makes contemporary dishes, bites, delicatessen, new foods, and invents sometimes even new ways of eating. inspirational concepts, like ‘black’ or ‘flowers’, are guiding our creative perspective on foods & eating.
what can YOU do at ‘de culinaire werkplaats’
eat’in à la carte in an informal setting;- shop’in and buy from our ready-to-eat collection, ‘green’ pastry or tailor-made specialty breads that we call emotion.breads;
- learning about contemporary cooking by co.working;
- cater’in, only when you have challenging requests;
- book’in our location for gatherings and special events that require an out-of-the-box setting and/or eating experience, such as brain.storms and brain.stills, product launches, weddings, press events….. meer…
