feb 03-25, 2012: simply red.
february, valentine and warm sweater day and immediately red. crossed our minds.
blood red, cherry red, tomato red, burgundy red, brick red, ox red …… the associations of the colour red range from love and fertility, warmth and happiness, to power, violence, danger and anything what is forbidden. in short, red is a colour with many different meanings and emotions. in other words: who is afraid of red?
the various reds of the colour system pantone are the inspirational input for our eat’inspiration simply red. in 5 dishes you’ll make a journey through the meaningful world of red. you can taste the essence of pantone 032 EC red, the earthiness of pantone 18-1631 red and taste some pieces of pantone 1795 c – alert red? meer…
jan 20-28, 2012: the naturalists.
ever nibbled at a colour and texture forecast? from january 20-28, 2012, you can enjoy a one of a kind food=fashion dinnerspecial at de culinaire werkplaats. for the sixth consecutive time de culinaire werkplaats is one of the paricipating locations of the downtown programme of amsterdam fashion week. This time we proudly present the naturalists.
especially for amsterdam fashion week januari 2012 we have captured the sign of the times in a colour and texture forecast for fashion fabrics and food for 2013 and beyond. the result the naturalists. a food=fashion expedition through 5 mouth-watering trends : neo romanticism, nesting, down-to-earth, new landscapes and ethnic chic. nature revisited in a food= fashion statement and a must for culinary adventurers and fashionistas.
jan 02, 2012: hip & hot magazine
we launched the new year with various photoshoots. for example hip & hot magazine invited us for the foodstyling (recipes+ styling) and photografy of 3 valentine dishes. off course a menu in which red is leading. the dishes:
- love = comfortable but slightly different: bitterbal with a filling of red cabbage stew on a salate of marinated red cabbage with a few mushrooms.
- love = sharing everything: long pasta ribbons with a ‘pesto’ of red beets, walnuts and dill.
- love = warmth: chocolate bonbons with a filling of marinated pears and a sirup of red port.
in the same issue an interview with marjolein about de culinaire werkplaats. you’ll find the images of the dishes in the category portfolio.
december 2011: surprise, surprise
do you like presents and surprises? in that case our december eat’inspiration ‘surprise! surprise!’ is a must for you. 5 typical dutch december food traditions will be revisited and presented with a huge twist. you can already have pre-taste of 2012 and work out your good intentions, dreaming about a white christmas, or pick some tasty ice flowers, and when you are very lucky you can be kissed by an angel. meer…
november 2011: spoons full of honesty III
in need of a portion honesty? in that case de culinaire werkplaats is ‘the place to be’ in november. come and experience the eat’inspiration spoons full of honesty and meet the various flavors of honesty. how about a coupe innocence or a piece of ‘no frills’ and check out our stolen from… dish. perhaps we do it somewhat too honest this month.
the occasion: de culinaire werkplaats is one of the participants of puur restaurantweek (previously the fairtrade restaurantweek) from november 14 – 20, 2011. in the first week of november we also have scheduled an activity for fairtrade@work. so we decided that the inspirational concept for november 2011 is honesty. meer…
7 nov 2011: eet meer groenten perslunch
since 2009 the vegetable chef frank fol and gault millau organize the yearly election the best benelux vegetable restaurant.
on november 7, 2011, the new winners of the award 2012 will be announced during the presslunch at ‘t aards paradijs, nevele-merendree.
last year this award is received by both ‘t aards paradijs and de culinaire werkplaats. to our regret we are not allowed to defend the title. but lieve lootens (‘t aardse paradijs) and eric meursing (de culinaire werkplaats) will together with frank fol and wim ballieu (alfin) taking care of the press luncheon.
more information over this year’s contest, de nominated restaurants, etc. click at the following link (in dutch only): informatie perslunch benelux groenterestaurant 2012 in pdf-format.
19 okt, 2011: pechakucha night amsterdam #19
at a very cold october evening in roest amsterdam marjolein & eric have presented one of their ideas at pechakucha night amsterdam #19 bound by the world famous rule: 20 slides of 20 seconds each for 6 min and 40 secs of fame.
marjolein & eric presented: the last farewell of today’s dinnerplate: meet the blacks.
- they start with a poem, a longlist of a great number of black vegetal ingredients to illustrate that the dinnerplate of the future doesn’t have to be anything but empty. and they wanted to share the idea that by eating dark/black veggies and fruits you all can contribute to a colourful future.
the other presenters of this inspiring evening:
- Pinar & Viola, Olivier Otten (Selfcontrolfreak), Toine Donk/Daniël van der Meer (Das Magazin), Robert Audroué, Rikkert Paauw (Stortplaats van Dromen), Hans van den Berg, Jan Ros, Guido Nieuwendijk, Alison Killing (Killing Architects), Michiel van Abbe/Ronald van Vessem (VANABBETOTVESSEM), Magieke Jansen (NetNietjes) and Reed van Brunschot.
sept 28 – oct 29, 2011: de stad in 5 gerechten
in october city life will be blooming like always, also at de culinaire werkplaats. living in a city and our love-hate-relationship with amsterdam are the inspirational triggers for the dinnerspecial the city. we picked 5 metropolitan issues which we translates to a city walk in 5 dishes.
ever tasted how special a moment of ‘urban quietness‘ is? believe it or not, but for the first time of your life you will be asking for more ‘nuisance‘ as this dish is surprisingly moreish. we also have interpreted two green urban themes to the dinnerplate: urban farming and urban nature. as finishing touch you can enjoy a spicy blend of ingredients representing a typical amsterdam neighbourhood.
the last glimpse for this moment: this eat’inspiration is about more than food only. meer…
15 aug – 24 sept 11: dutch waters
after our summerbreak and fully inspired by a rainy july we kick off in august with one of our most favorite themes: water. we translated this theme to 5 lovely waterdishes that take you on a adventurous journey through water and food. so you’ll have the opportunity to bite in a piece of dune water. you can learn all about the hidden but tasty talents of buoys or enjoy spoons full of a blooming pont. furthermore you’ll find two of our legendary water classics on the menu, but with a fresh twist: waterworks and swan lake. we completed the eat’inspiration with the matching cocktail wishing well and the aperitif cleopatra’s tears. meer…
