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 |
Why November is the month of premiere wines.In almost every wine region, it is normal for that year's wine to go on sale right after the harvest. It is a pleasure wine as a harbinger of things to come. In Europe, it goes without saying that November is the 'premier month' for... Read more |
Two recipes from Niven & Virginie Kunz's new cookbookThey are the faces of the new restaurant in Wateringen: Niven Kunz (40) and his wife Virginie van Bronckhorst-Kunz (33). In early November, they will launch their first cookbook together. Or well, especially for Virginie, there was a lot of work involved: "The styling, the texts, the final editing and... Read more |
Six delicious wines for autumn & winterChâteau Rochecolombe We descend the Rhône, passing Lyon, to stop just south of Montélimar, the nougat capital of the world. Here the water continues on the left as canal Donzère-Montdragon and on the right as a real river, albeit tamed. On the riverside lies the wine town of... Read more |
Tribute to Edwin van de Goor: an anecdote and his latest recipeIt is June 2014. As the sun shines brightly over the terrace of a new Italian restaurant on the harbour, we look out over rippling boats and pleasure craft in shimmering water. Edwin van de Goor, who had asked me beforehand to "do something decent out of... Read more |
Red wine in summer? Nico McGough gives tipsDuring the hot summer months, we like to serve cool reds. That is, red wines with flavour and class, but not too concentrated and certainly not with an excess of alcohol. This type of wine is also preferably lightly chilled. So it is best to let it cool for 15 minutes or... Read more |
Barbecuing at star level, four courses by Paul Kappé"We are going to barbecue tonight," I say to my husband as I unpack the box of the Sterrenchef Box. He looks surprised. In all the years we have known each other, we have never once barbecued together. That meat roasting over glowing charcoal we let... Read more |
The absolute best from Spain: Bodegas Felix CallejoThe protected appellation of origin Ribera del Duero has only been a reality since 1982, and seven years later Felix Callejo founded his own winery in the sleepy, three-hundred-member wine village of Sotillo de la Ribera. He married teacher Pilar from the village primary school, a... Read more |
What are the summer wines of 2021?To 'set the watches straight' for a moment, it is important that we agree together on what exactly are summer wines. Personally, I don't believe in sitting in the shade in the middle of summer at 35 degrees waiting for blockbuster summer wines with a... Read more |









