march 14- april 25, 2014: the highlights of amsterdam
prolonged until april 25th, 2014
perhaps you recognize the feeling of a love-hate relationship with a certain city. we experience such a relationship with amsterdam. do you want to know more about our mixed feelings towards amsterdam? in that case you should join us for the eatinspiration amsterdamned? in 5 dishes you will meet a selection of our “high” lights of amsterdam.
the last eat’inspiration ‘old style’.
- by the way, amsterdamned? is also the last eat’inspiration “old style”.
- we expect be introducing a new concept in the first half of 2014.
the practical details + the menu.
- the menu. click on the following link for the menu of the eat’inspiration amsterdamned? in pdf-format;
- the cocktail. shot; the aperitif. dragon (non alcoholic);
- period. march 14 – april 12, 2014, fridays & saturdays only.
- opening.hours. 18.30-23.00 hrs. outside opening hours only open by appointment for groups of at least 15 persons;
- reservations only. to avoid disappointments (limited seatings), per e-mail info@deculinairewerkplaats.nl, or by phone +31 (0)6 54 64 65 76;
- the pricetag. decide afterwards what a fair price is for the eating experience at de culinaire werkplaats.
food problems/wishes
- we invite you to share any allergies, dietary restrictions or wishes when you book your eat’in experience. so it is possible for us to tailor our menu. it is a challenge for us to prepare something very special and inspirational for you.
choice of ingredients
- besides taste and inspirational concept at least 2 of the following criteria also provide for our choice of ingredients, products, and suppliers: animal welfare, small-scale or organic farming, fair trade, direct trade, season, distance, and personal health.
eat’inspiration sign of the times: taste the new luxuries
is water the new champagne? will the ability to live in the present be the new silence? will the colourful black become the new gems on your plate? these and more questions were on the menu of the eat’inspiration sign of the times, taste the new luxury in 5 dishes.
it are complex times, and it’s a new era. a new era requires new ways of approaching & doing things, new solutions and rethinking the future.
sign of the times.
- the eat’inspiration sign of the times is about the new luxury, is about less and more, as natural resources are getting scarcer.
- the 5 dishes –water, stones, pearls, essence and transparancy– function as a small selection of conversation triggers about the many new luxuries offered by the future and the dinnerplate of the future.
trendforecast.
- specially for the 20th edition of amsterdam fashion week (january 17 – 27, 2014) marjolein has translated the sign of the times to the trendforecast less and more in which food & fashion meet.
background.
- moscow design museum: sign of the times is commissioned by the moscow design museum in the context of the russia-netherlands year and the exhibition new luxuries (nov 14 – jan 12, 2014).
- triptych TIME: sign of the times is the 3rd of a 3-part series of eat’inspirations exploring the notion TIME, it is an adventure to search for new tastes, textures, food pairings and new ways of eating using TIME as inspirational concept.
- blossoming stones: the project TIME resulted also in the launch of a new afternoon T concept blossoming stones during the dutch design week 2013 at the inkijkmuseum of eindhoven. this concept is inspired by the japanese T ceremony and garden architecture.
jan 17- march 2, 2014: eat’inspiration sign of the times.
is water, the new champagne? how can a routine be a unique experience at the same time? ever seen so many hidden gems? by the way .. do you know that the turbulence of our daily life and the human nature can be expressed with just one simple pear?
it are complex times, and a new era requires new ways of approaching & doing things, new solutions and rethinking the future.
sign of the times.
- the eat’inspiration sign of the times is about the new luxury, is about less and more.
- explore and experience in 5 dishes –transparency, stones, pearls, water and essence– a small selection of the many new luxuries offered by the future and the dinnerplate of the future.
trendforecast.
- specially for the 20th edition of amsterdam fashion week (january 17 – 27, 2014) we will translate sign of the times to a trendforecast in which food & fashion meet.
background.
- sign of the times is the 3rd of a 3-part series of eat’inspirations exploring the notion TIME, it is a adventure to search for new tastes, textures, food pairings and new ways of eating using TIME as inspirational concept.
- sign of the times is at the same time inspired by an eating special which we created specially for the moscow design museum in the context of the exhibition new luxuries (nov 14 – jan 12, 2014).
movie theater snacks revisited
amsterdam has numerous film festivals. idfa, cinekid, film food festival, the open air film festival pluk de nacht, to name a few. furthermore, we are both avid movie lovers. this has triggered us to take a closer look at the phenomenon of movie theater snacks. the top ten inspired us to a total makeover.
- m&m’s (see image) into different fruits and vegetable varieties,
- ice cream into ice cream look-a-likes without ice cream,
- orange soda into an edible version.
the organization of cinekid enjoyed a sneak preview at proef amsterdam.
portfolio eat’inspiration just in time.
the eat’inspiration just in time is the first of a trilogy that explores the concept of time .
we tried to capture the zeitgeist in 5 dishes:
- rhythm: food structures your daily rhythm , but also your life . you have breakfast, lunch and dinner, you’ll experience the seasons and the milestones with food in your life .
- t.time : we have to twitter, facebook,, we have to expose ourselves all the time, and showcase how successful we are. so for many people it is difficult to live in the present. t.time is a dish based on the japanese concept ichi-go ichi-e (one life, one meeting). in the context of a tea ceremony it is a call for reflection to experience a routine act as a unique moment. this dish was by the way a try out and a sneak peek of our first tea concept where is my t. that we launched on oct 20, 2013 @ dutch design week 2013.
- too late ?: the pessimists among us believe it is 5 to 12 . if we do not change our consumer behaviour, it could be too late for mother earth.
- clockwise : a contemporary view on the world and a new way of eating. various marinated vegetables + dark chocolate. discover your own favorites clockwise or the other way around and realize where your clock or the clock stands.
- (under) pressure : sorry , but we are just like you permanently struggling with pressure and always have the feeling we are TOO busy. so we constructed (or is it deconstructed ?) a rather popular comfort dish, in this case an apple pie, and re-created it using the many possible interpretations of pressure.
oct 27, 2013: ‘n 2e ontmoeting met nethwork.
on october 28 we received for the 2nd time a group of nethwork.
in 2012 we hosted a brainstorm meeting and a tailor made eat’inspiration think orange, grow green for nethwork. nethwork is a cluster of about 16 dutch horticultural companies supporting the sustainable development of the horticultural market in central america by sharing their complementary dutch horticultural knowledge, experience, technology, network and best practices.
this year we were pleased to welcome edwin smit again. this time with a group of entrepreneurs from central america. the group consists mainly of growers of vegetables and plants, but agricultural education and research was also represented. all interested in the sustainable development of the horticultural sector and for a study tour in the netherlands.
we had an interesting evening, shared a lot of ideas and enjoyed the 2nd acquaintance with the nethwork. furthermore very happy to hear all the positive news about the progress of the project ‘the most sustainable nursery’.
impressie of WHERE IS MY T. @ the dutch design week 2013
a small impression of the launch of WHERE IS MY T. during the dutch design week 2013 at the courtyard of the inkijkmuseum eindhoven. at october 20 we have presented our 1st autumn collection: blossoming stones.
we were extremely lucky with the sunny weather, and received many visitors that enjoyed our fresh approach on afternoon tea, in which dutch vegetables and fruits are shining. they could make an selection out of 10 diffferent T.bonbons and 3 different vegetable T’s. many visitors found it hard to choose. at several moments it looked just like a candy shop, but in this case with vegetable candy.
WHERE IS MY T. is gluten free, organic, fair trade, and besides 1 T.bonbon free from animal ingredients.
we were invited by crowdyhouse, a new crowdfunding platform for design, to organize an event in their crowdyhouse for a week.
eat’inspiration just in time – verlengd t/m 2 nov 2013
we are just in time to let you know that you can enjoy the eat’inspiration just in time for another week. at november 1-2, 2013 you can experience for the last time the rhythm of food & eating, how you turn a routine into a unique moment, try to find an answer to the question is it too late? (dis, experiment with a new way of eating, and at last you’ll find a classic created under pressure on your plate.
more info you’ll find here: de eetinspiratie just in time.
sept 27 – oct 31, 2013: just in time
(prolonged until november 2nd, 2013)
experiencing an eternal lack of time? always meeting your deadlines at the last minute? does time always trouble you, even in the kitchen? in that case the eat’inspiration just in time is certainly a must-do for you.
food and time are linked in very many ways. time is a huge inspirational source. on friday september 27, 2013 you can enjoy the kick off of just in time, the 1st eat’inspiration of the triptych TIME. just in time is for the both of us a personal theme. as most of the time eric starts to create the menu …. at the last minute and puts marjolein’s agenda regularly under a lot of pressure. just in time is not only a way of organizing things, but it is a social theme as well. many believe it is 5 to 12, that we are running out of time. and if we do not change it might be too late for the world.
so …. the perspective of just in time is quite interesting, and therefore it is the theme of the 1st eating experience of the 3 part series TIME. we make you taste rhythm in many different ways. the dish t.time is all about experiencing the moment, about one life-one moment. thereafter you may nibble on the question: too late?. of course we’ll put something under pressure on your dinner.plate. and last but not least we introduce to you the phenomenon of clock.wise eating.
an eat’inspiration
- consists of 5 theme based dishes: 3 times savourish and 2 times sweetish. every eat’inspiration is preceded by a sneak preview: flatbread with a topping that reveals something of the eat’inspiration.
the practical details meer…
wild food in the city.
in august we always have a summer break. also this year. we close the doors of the restaurant part of de culinaire werkplaats, we finish uncompleted work and we brainstorm about new ideas. most of the time we make a lot of city walks for inspiration.
this year we discovered many “wild” foods in the city of amsterdam. above an image of a wild strawberry that we spotted in one of the streets of amsterdam.