Archives for “drinks”

Two weeks ago I wrote about two great sake resources I discovered in Amsterdam. Places with a selection of different quality sakes, where you can ...

Even though there is a fairly large Japanese community in Amsterdam, it is hard to come by good sake. Sure, people know about sake and ...

Last weekend we went to De Parade to see Spinvis and have a good time with a group of friends. De Parade in Amsterdam will ...

Cafe Hesp, one of dutchgrub's Best Amsterdam Terraces, has added Brouwerij 't IJ's Columbus beer to its tap! Its selection of beers on tap, including Weihenstephaner ...

Amsterdam came in at a quite affordable number 29 in the recent Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2009 – City ranking. The research investigates ...

In January I attended a wine tasting of Dutch wine e-tailer vindict.com. The wine tasting was fun and I also liked the web site of ...

Amsterdam is a different city when the sun comes out. The locals know all too well that sunny days are precious and head for the ...

June is food festival month in Amsterdam. So here are some impressions from the Rolling Kitchens Festival on 6 June at the Westergasfabriek. There was a ...

Dutch wine magazine WijnPers is currently having a competition where you can vote for your favorite wine shop. My favorite wine shop is Ton Overmars on ...

Amsterdam microbrewery Brouwerij 't IJ - the perfect spot for a sunny Sunday afternoon in Amsterdam - has a mobile bar! I saw them at ...

When the weather in Amsterdam is as beautiful as it has been throughout April and May, there is no stopping the usually sun deprived Dutch ...

When it comes to Mexican food, I am looking for the proven formula: No inventive cuisine but quality enchiladas, tacos and fajitas. In my opinion ...

Last weekend we got a first glimpse of spring. Friday was a beautiful day - sunshine and close to 20 degrees. Like many - I really ...

Each country has its own traditions for the size of a beer. While the age old argument of the merits of the imperial pint versus ...

Just read an article in Het Parool in which wine expert Harold Hamersma recommends Tempus Two - one of my favorite white wines. The article is ...

On Sunday I gave you some ideas on where to watch Obama's inauguration in Amsterdam. As planned, we headed to the "Yes, We Watch" party ...

My overview of Ripasso wines in Amsterdam is missing an interesting lower price Ripasso. For only € 7,75 you can find a bottle of Cantina ...

The other day I wrote about different kinds of Ripasso wines that I had found throughout Amsterdam. I had found one of the better Ripasso at ...

Ripasso is one of my favorite wines and I have been enjoying plenty of it recently in Amsterdam. Ripasso is an intense yet smooth red wine ...

Cafe de Curtis is a small Italian restaurant in the Jordaan. It's simple but good. Some reviewers complain that the food is too simple and that ...

Over the last few weeks several wine-related posts on smaak.blogo.nl have mentioned and linked to wijnenwijn.nl, a recently launched portal for online wine shops. smaak.blogo.nl is ...

On 12 October 2008 the Weihenstephan brewery was proud sponsor of the Munich marathon. The Amsterdam marathon, taking place one week later on 19 October, was ...

Last night we had a great bottle of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for the second time! Pacherenc is a dry, white wine with a very characteristic ...

I have always liked red Bergerac wines - strong, aromatic wines from the region east of Bordeaux, along the Dordogne river.  Bergerac wines are usually ...

What a nice day! Sunshine, warm temperatures and blue sky. Such a pleasant surprise after this year's wet summer and the arctic temperatures of the ...