On 22 June 2025, Annabelle Thorpe named in The Guardian our hometown of Antwerp in Belgium as one of the ‘Five of the best European city breaks for summer‘. Thank you for that shoutout. But ask myself. How to visit Antwerp? And how long?
Tag: Gastronomy
The Rolling Tables dinner train experience in Belgium from 1 August 2025 and in the Netherlands from 1 November 2025
In 2024, Dinner Train was going to offer dine and ride train experiences in Belgium after doing so in the Netherlands. It never happened. Now, the concept gets a second chance under the brand The Rolling Tables.
REVIEW | Lëtzebuerg City Museum or Luxembourg City History Museum
We haven’t travelled to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg since 2018 and 2019, but in January 2025 we returned to get a taste of the Alstom Coradia Stream HC which the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) runs under the name Série 2400. The Coradia Stream HC was a candidate to become NMBS…
Brussels Airlines enhances long-haul Business Class experience
Starting in April 2025, Brussels Airlines elevates Business Class dining with a new experience. This transformation enhances every detail of the journey, from tableware to service flow, ensuring an elevated experience throughout their journey.
Antwerpen Proeft 2025 from 1 to 4 May
Culinary festival Antwerpen Proeft or Antwerp Tastes will be held from Thursday 1 May to Sunday 4 May 2025. This is earlier in the month of May than usual.
Antwerp wine producer Wijnfaktorij matures wine in cellar of Het Steen
Antwerp wine producer Wijnfaktorij (Wine Factory) will mature 900 bottles of red wine produced in Antwerp in the cellar of Het Steen. The wine will be bottled in 2026.
ANTWERP | Maagdenhuis repurposed and now houses social project Restaurant Samenloop
On 14 February 2025, the non-profit organisation GATAM vzw will open a new catering concept in the Maagdenhuis or Maidens’ House in Antwerp. Restaurant Samenloop serves gastronomic dishes, based on the culinary memories of refugees and newcomers from other countries.
ANTWERP | ‘Happy Family 全家福’ at Red Star Line Museum explores Chinese immigration
The temporary exhibition ‘Happy Family 全家福‘ at the Red Star Line Museum opened just after Lunar of Chinese (you choose) New Year. Via the story of three Chinese restaurants in the city and province of Antwerp, the museum explores the story of immigrants from Hong Kong, now part of the People’s Republic of China, to…
ANTWERP | MAS opens ‘Compassion’ and Red Star Line Museum presents ‘Happy Family 全家福’ on 31 January 2025
Sure, the respective openings are on Thursday 30 January 2025, but on Friday 31 January the Museum At the Stream (Museum Aan de Stroom, MAS) presents the temporary exhibition ‘Compassion‘. Red Star Line Museum presents ‘Happy Family 全家福‘.
Restaurants and food on Norwegian Getaway
July 2024. Steve and I are cruising on the Norwegian Getaway, a Breakaway class ship by Norwegian Cruise Line or NCL. Interestingly, our stay on board happened shortly after the Getaway paid a visit to the dry dock for some refurbishments. The route? Piraeus, which is the port of Athens in Greece; followed by Mykonos;…