Centipede Umar Mirza takes on fast food with restaurant chain EkmekciSorry." Before the conversation has even started properly, Umar Mirza (The Hague, 1987) has already smothered a few phone calls. Anyone who knows the CV of this committed butcher's son of Pakistani parents is not surprised by that hustle. He is a partner at MDI Consultants, with clients... Read more |
Eleventh launch BOIDR: drinks and catching upSome two hundred people attended the launch of Bij Ons In De Residentie (BOIDR) at BlueBlood The Hague restaurant of the Hilton on Thursday 24 November. A room full of people who love the good, Hague life. Because that's what the 11th edition is all about... Read more |
Bas Hoog (Botanica) serves up treasures from Dutch soilThe last hotel guests of Voco The Hague on Kneuterdijk are just leaving their breakfast table when Bas Hoog (37) walks into 'his' restaurant Botanica. He is dressed in a fresh apron to start the day. Green of course, just like the lush plantings that line the space... Read more |
How Marcel van der Kleijn got to Good Volck.Ron Goedvolk, nicknamed 'the Mayor of the Denneweg', has been dead for years. But the legend lives on. Indeed, his name has recently appeared in corrupted form on the façade of his former 's-Gravenhaagsche Eet- en Drinkinrichting on the corner Hooistraat-Denneweg. Goed Volck is in addition to Calla's,... Read more |
Gastrovino, a gastronomic experienceWhen the antipasto all'Italiano appears on the table, the foursome at the window lean forward. "So, that burrata looks delicious, say. And that vitello tonnato." "What are these?", the lady asks the host. "Polpette della nonna, madam." She looks at her... Read more |
Who is this grand lady of Hague gastronomy?Lisette Ernens became the leading lady of culinary Holland. Her friendship with The Hague's top chef Marcel van der Kleijn, with whom she organises the annual festival Haagse Wereld Hapjes on Lange Voorhout, laid the foundation for this. "He gave me the idea for... Read more |
5 x best coffee spots in The HagueSunSun Coffee A month ago, the new coffee shop SunSun Coffee opened on the Goudenregenplein. The clean space uses three brewing methods: an espresso machine, a yellow Moccamaster and a so-called 'dripper' by Korean brand Holzklotz. And although coffee is the main thing, you will find... Read more |
Rice dining can be enjoyed again at Garuda by Ron Gastrobar IndonesiaWe had actually lost the familiar India from the day the Japanese invaded our colony in 1942. But in 1949, by opening Garoeda restaurant on Kneuterdijk, a scion of the Lensvelt family of bakers saw a chance to resume his Indonesian life here,... Read more |









