I love everything about this post: the styling, the products, the setting, the photo’s.. everything! This stunning table arrangement is created by Sunday Suppers, who were asked to guest blog for Martha Stewart’s wedding blog. For this post they decided to create a dessert cheese table—very much in the French fashion—using a rustic chic look [...]

Famous bakery Le Pain Quotidien has a openend a shop in Amsterdam! I know this bakery from visits to Antwerp (Belgium) where I used to buy their internationally famous organic sour dough breads. Le Pain Quotidien is a fantastic bakery with 116 stores around the world, serving delicious breads and pastries as well as food [...]

I’m loving this initiative! Mary, Clare, and Crystal wanted to bake all day and night, experiment with new recipes, and make their favorite stuff but they knew there was no way on planet Earth that they could eat all the sweets they wanted to make. They had to come up with a way to share. [...]

I am off to the Noordermarkt in Amsterdam this morning to get some delicious things for our bbq this weekend. This weekly organic farmers market is one of the gastronomic delights of Amsterdam! For food lovers travelling to Amsterdam, this is an experience that should not be missed.

The farmers market is located on the Noordermarkt, [...]

It is time for another Amsterdam post! The best bakery in Amterdam is Gebr. Niemeijer. Perhaps it’s even the best bakery in The Netherlands! I often travel 30 minutes just to get their delicious bread.

What makes their bread so special? They get their flour from an organic windmill in France and they use a special [...]

One of the finest restaurants in Amsterdam is ‘De Kas’. De Kas is a large restaurant and nursery, located in a former greenhouse on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Their menu is about simplicity and flavor, using only the best organic ingredients. The restaurant grows most of their own vegetables and herbs in their organic [...]

Restaurant Nevy is the one of Amsterdam’s newest restaurants. It belongs to the same stable as Envy and Vyne, a trendy restaurant and wine bar. Nevy, a fish restaurant, is located at the waterfront on the IJ. The IJ is a river, formerly a bay, in the Dutch province of North Holland.

The gorgeous interior is [...]

I am happy to know that a lot of you have used my Amsterdam guide for a visit to Amsterdam. In addition to this guide I will be featuring a shop, restaurant, cafe or another place of interest in Amsterdam every week. I start off with Marqt, a great shop that I visited this weekend. [...]

Photos styled by stylist Sweet Paul are always a feast to the eye (and they make me drool!). All these gorgeous images involve passion fruits. Now I have to buy some!

(photos by Colin Cooke, styled by Sweet Paul)

I found a great recipe for bouillabaisse on Pia’s blog to try out this weekend. Doesn’t this classic French dish look delicious? Have a wonderful weekend!
(recipe from from Yvette van Boven, photo from Saskia van Osnabrugge, styling by Annemieke Paarlberg, via Pia Jane Bijkerk)