Thankfully, The Hague’s food scene is changing. My city boasts some innovative and healthy restaurants for those who have vegan and vegetarian preferences. Some restaurants serve 100% vegan or vegetarian food, others have great meat-, fish-, and dairy-free options on the menu. Check out my favorites below! These cool addresses are also listed in my […] Read more…
8 places for coffee in The Hague not to be missed
In my latest The Hague city guide The 500 Hidden Secrets of The Hague I revealed my favorite coffee bars. You’ll find coffee bars all over town, but there are certain places that stand out. Charming coffee bars where you can drink exceptional coffee. Here are 8 places you should definitely check out when in […] Read more…
Vegetarian Buckwheat Salad with Nieuw Tuinzight Grapes
The beautiful biodynamic grapes from Nieuw Tuinzight are great to use in a salad. Read about the grape nursery in my previous post: My kind of fruit! Biodynemic grapes from Nieuw Tuinzight. Bold flavors with a hint of sweetness, that’s what this salad is about. I’ve roasted the butternut squash and combined it with tarragon, […] Read more…
The Hague Market – Fried Anchovies with Green Mayonnaise
Blogging has been on the back burner for a while! I’ve been extremely busy with the completion of a The Hague City Guide, 111 Places in The Hague that you must not miss. I discovered an awful lot of new places in my city and also rediscovered old favorites such as ‘The Hague Market’. It’s one of the […] Read more…
Saplab slow juice + My Green Matcha Smoothie
I’m so relieved to see that The Hague is on a roll! When I lived in Washington, DC I would often get my morning boost at one of the juice bars in town. Back in the Netherlands I discovered juice bars were not as common as in the US. Until recently. More and more entrepreneurs are […] Read more…
Whole Roasted Cauliflower – Winter in Paris
When we were in Paris last summer, we discovered Miznon by coincidence. Absolutely the best place for a pita sandwich! Not to mention their roasted cauliflower, which is insanely good as well. Whenever we are in Paris, we go back to this pleasantly chaotic fast casual restaurant in the heart of Le Marais, like last […] 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…
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn (map included!)
This summer we traveled to our former country of residence, America. And it was good to be back! I realize I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to live in another country and culture for so many years. Living abroad broadens your horizon and eliminates prejudices. Like so many Europeans I once had […] Read more…
5 places to end the day in Paris (map included!)
For me a drink or a snack at the end of the day is just as important as my coffee in the morning, especially when I’m in Paris. Here are 5 places where I like to drink a cocktail, have a bite, do some people watching or just see the sun disappear behind the Parisian […] Read more…