How do those bubbles actually get into the wine?

How do I build the perfect wine cellar?

She was once the queen of the red light district, and a regular wine customer. Suddenly I had to report and was given a tour of her 'house'. What immediately stood out were the many bathrooms. The explanation was that she now wanted a 'real wine cellar', but not...

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4 x new Hague hotspots

  @decoterie.nl Founded by three friends with a passion for creating unique catering experiences. At De Coterie on Theresiastraat, you'll eat dishes that take their inspiration from European cuisine, prepared using traditional techniques with a modern twist. Our favourite? The steak tartare...

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BlueBlood rivals London and Dubai

Jules Verne would have looked with admiration at the interior of BlueBlood, the new restaurant of the Hilton hotel on Zeestraat. Here, the underwater world has guided the design by The Hague-based concept developer Studio Rehab. Especially the spectacular cocktail bar in the atrium, with its...

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mozza e mezza The Hague

4 x new catering establishments in The Hague

1. @mozzamezze Joris van der Poel of Grapes & Olives has a new concept: Mozza e Mezze, now a pop-up but soon a caterer at 22 Prins Hendrikplein. Every Saturday, they transform their studio into an Italian aperitivo bar. And that is exactly...

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marcel van der kleijn

Teacher Marcel van der Kleijn used to be something of a 'Gordon Ramsey'

Shall I tell her about that time I threw a pheasant at your head?", Marcel van der Kleijn chuckles. His wife Sharon van Tongeren, who had been quietly following the conversation until then, frowns her eyebrows. "Well, that's quite a story, isn't it." The...

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Regal dining at Kasteel de Wittenburg

The Hague is a lovely city, but you also dream of travelling to exotic places or going far back in time at a castle. And then you want to eat from silver platters. You count your money, study the globe and follow all the cooking programmes. The latter...

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4 x new businesses in The Hague

#1 GABRI Vincenzo Kramer and Yaron Menneken, owners of the many Vincenzo's pizzerias in The Hague, have quietly renamed their Denneweg branch since mid-April. Not entirely new, then. But good enough to name again. The new...

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wine house kijkduin Ruben dorland

The Wine House, popular seaside hospitality concept

Wine is one of the most acclaimed beverages. Not surprisingly, Ruben Dorland, owner of The Wine House in Nieuw Kijkduin, affectionately calls the stock displayed up to the ceiling in his wine shop, with open passage to his restaurant and Wine Bar, 'my wine library'....

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Pavarotti bogaart

Proud Bogaart family makes Pavarotti dream come true

Landgoed Eemwijk on the Vliet in Voorburg is nowhere short of space, yet we find the entire hospitality family 'Pavarotti' Bogaart, 11 men, gathered in the kitchen of the main building. The chairs close together. Having breakfast together every weekend is a tradition, a cosy...

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Damiano and Belinda D'Alba of Solo Vino give you a taste of the good life

Gevers Deynootplein, ten o'clock Friday morning. The water jets from the fountain are already happily spewing up in front of wine bar Solo Vino. Overlooking the Kurhaus, Belinda D'Alba has picked a sunny spot on La Galleria's terrace. "Cappuccino, water?", she asks as we perch beside her....

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