Salon de l'auto Geneve

That's were I'll be this weekend ...

Lavendelhof - 12/03 - 2008

Again a small step ahead ...

Lavendelhof - 08/03-2008

The front view. For the 'fake' last floor (except corner houses) the concrete is placed this week. And the last ceiling are put in place for the houses on the corner.


The view of the garage and above the gardens. The first floor (garden) / roof (garage) concrete 'layers' are placed. It's getting it's shape by the day now :-)


And last Friday all the windows for the different floors came in. Now it start to look like an house. Hopefully they start next week placing them, the sooner the better ... :-)

Snowplanet

Do I need to say more ....
Maybe photo's later ... :-)

Vyne - Amsterdam

Vyne
Prinsengracht 411
1016 HM Amsterdam
Tel : +31 20 3446408

Restaurant week part II, Yes, it’s like New York's Restaurant Week (were it actually has begun). The week for foodies, or foodies to be. How good is that. The deal is this: € 25 for three courses at one of the participating restaurants in Amsterdam (Amsterdam area, Rotterdam and The Hague). For obvious reasons, you want to choose one of the ordinarily restaurants or ans the ones you haven't been to, on the list.

For Vyne it's a little different, it's wine bar, so they made for this week a flight (for those who are not familiar with a flight, it's (mostly) three different kinds of wine, served about half a glass) of your choice wine (white or red) combined with 5 small, fingerfood like tastes for the mouth ... So you get a chance to eat 5 different finger food combined with wine ... mjammie.

We started of with a very nice glass of white wine :
Vouvrey sec, Le Haut Lie, 2006, Loire

For the restaurant week menu we had :

Flight White wines
Regaleali Bianco, Inzolia, 2007, Sicilie
Verdejo Palacio de Bornos, Rueda, 2007, Spain
Elementos, Chardonnay Viognier, 2006, Argentinie

Flight Red Wines
Carmen, Pinot Noir, 2006, Chili
Le Volte, Toscane, 2006, Italy
Three Cape Ladies, Warwick, 2004, South Africa

Fingerfood
Smoked wild salmon with fresh apple and cressonette
Mash of peas with bacon and veal ragout
Bisque
Pizza with italian cheese and rucola
Spinach bread with Serano and Parmesan foam


It was a small delight, the bisque was not so good but the rest was perfect. Choise of wines in combination with the food was perfect.

Vyne is seen as the sister of Envy (also on this blog) but the food as the center has been replaced by wine. They looked pretty good to Robert's Bubbles and Wines. Actually it's almost the same. They invested a bit more and that shows in the giant cooling (foto to the right). It's a lovely place, the furniture is not too well chosen for spending an entire evening, and maybe that's why they chose it ... The presentation of the wine is divine as you can see. The knowledge of the people serving is very well. They only forgot twice an order and that's a pity of course ...

Alway's wanted to try that excellent wine, take a look, for superb service and superb wines as well, of course perfect fingerfood as well, Robert is still favorite for me !

website : Vyne

Dorrius - Amsterdam

Restaurant Dorrius
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 5
1012 RC Amsterdam
Tel : +31 20 4202224

Restaurant week has begun ... :-) Yes, it’s like New York's Restaurant Week (were it actually has begun). The week for foodies, or foodies to be. How good is that. The deal is this: € 25 for three courses at one of the participating restaurants in Amsterdam (Amsterdam area, Rotterdam and The Hague). For obvious reasons, you want to choose one of the ordinarily restaurants or ans the ones you haven't been to, on the list.

Restaurant Dorrius is on my list for a while since I haven't eaten here in ages, it's not even on my blog !!! If you want to taste the real Old Dutch culinary delights, you should pay a visit to restaurant Dorrius. You will get to know the delicious Dutch cuisine, which has made our restaurant world-famous since 1890, in a typically Old Dutch atmosphere. You can try all kind of dishes, varying from tasty hotchpotch to exclusive oysters from Zeeland, from the famous Dorrius cheese souffles to traditional real Dutch marrow fat peas, based on the original Dorrius recipe.

Starter :
Carpaccio (two kinds, cow and veal), truffle dressing, bacon strips and pine nuts

Main :
Hunting dish - Dorrius recipe, with mash, home made red cabbage, and home made apple-sauce

Dessert :
Almond parfait with almond cookie and raspberry sauce

It was a real treat like my memory remembered. The Carpaccio was not too cold, the meat was perfect, not to overdone with the truffle dressing, little bit few bacon bits. The salad in the middle had a perfect dressing, spicing up the salad and matching the carpaccio. The main dish was wonderful, a real 'grandmothers' recipe. As well as the side dishes. The dessert was great, home made parfait, delicious. A real treat ...!

Lot of staff (advantage to be a part of an hotel ...) very friendly and very informative.



Website : Dorrius

Lavendelhof - 04/03-2008

The entrance to the garage and the first frontdoors have been placed .... so probably I'll have a door this week too :-)

Brasserie Den Engel - Baarle Nassau

Brasserie Den Engel
Singel 3
5111 CD Baarle-Nassau

In the city were you cross the border many times back and forth and you don't even know it. This small place lies part in the Netherlands and part in Belgium. Since I need to look for some 'stuff' for my new home I came across here.

This place must be good. Surrounded by many other cafe's and restaurants it was the only one that was completely full. since it was snack time just went for a small dish. The shrimp croquettes were excellent.Very good tast rich in flavour and a superb filling. Try them !

website : Brasserie Den Engel

Lavendelhof - 27/02-2008

The last storie ... this morning working on the famous 'waffle irons'....

This evening, already concrete in ... step by step .... :-)

Lavendelhof - 23/02 - 2008

So the floor of the third storie has been finished ... up to the last one. In the meantime my frontdoor and windows are arrived (prefab). So it's looking more and more like a house :-)