Get these grapes while you can! The biodynamic grapes at Nieuw Tuinzight in the Westland, the ‘backyard of The Hague’, are juicy, tasty, and super natural. Unlike most supermarket grapes they are full of flavor and can be eaten straight from the cluster (no pesticides!). From the end of August till mid-November these superb grapes […] Read more…
Garlic Soup from the Dutch Garlic King
It’s true, we have a garlic king in The Hague! His name is Ton Oosterhout. Together with his wife Veronica he owns a teeny weeny shop in his former bike shed, called Vers uit de Gers (Fresh from the Gers). It’s full with imported purple garlic from Cadours, France, not far from where the couple […] Read more…
The Hague Honey (Haagse Honing)
I’m currently working on a city guide: 111 places in The Hague that you must not miss. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is. I feel like a tourist in my own town: I explore neighborhoods I hardly ever visited before, meet exceptional new people and fall deeper in love with my beautiful city […] Read more…
Into the Woods with Elsje & Douglas Fir Tea
One moment you meet Elsje at your publisher’s party and the next you follow her into the woods, searching for all things edible that nature has to offer in the winter. I can assure you, it’s more than you think. Elsje Bruinesteijn is the co-author of the price-winning book Liever Lokaal (Preferably Local) and organizes […] Read more…
Berlin: Juice Werkstatt
More fruit, more veg. Even when you have the feeling you eat lots and lots of them, you might be told by your doctor that you should eat even more. Ouch. Although I really love fruit and veg, some days I’m apparently not eating enough of it. The idea popped up like that: “I should […] Read more…
Mirthe’s Barcelona
Artist and designer Mirthe Blusse and I go way back. Last year, we worked together on a series of travel journals for the German newspaper Die Zeit. She drew beautiful black and white pictures of several iconic buildings in Europe. She then moved from Amsterdam to Barcelona, where she works as an artist in residence. Read more…
Veldkeuken’s Chocolate Cake
It’s the second time our favorite Dutch bakery/restaurant, the Veldkeuken, ‘lends’ us one of its beautiful recipes. This time we post this indulgent and lovely chocolate cake. Bake it to spoil yourself or your sweetheart. Read more…
A great weekend in Rotterdam by Wim de Jong (map included!)
Rotterdam, Rotterdam! Even international newspapers and magazines agree: it is the best city in the Netherlands, maybe even in Europe. We can’t deny it, Rotterdam is indeed a great city, but since we live abroad we don’t visit it as often as we used to. So we asked Dutch journalist Wim de Jong, an old […] Read more…
Ulla’s Glögg & Ginger-Licorice Cookies
My Danish friend Ulla, who opens a coffee shop in Berlin next January, is a great cook and also knows how to bake the most delicious cookies. For her traditional Advent Party she made eight different versions, among which these crispy ginger cookies with raw licorice powder. Cookies with licorice? It may sound odd, but […] Read more…
Maren’s Cranberry Chutney
What I like about Thanksgiving is that people start cooking several days in advance. The day before yesterday my American friend Maren called me and invited me over to prepare some of the traditional dishes with her. There’s nothing better than cooking with friends! We made one of her mother’s recipes: a delicious, spicy cranberry […] Read more…