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.
Tag: Gastronomy
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;…
ANTWERP 2025-2030 | City of Antwerp wants more tourists on weekdays, historic trams and it promises to tackle Airbnb overtourism
On Saturday 14 December 2024, Bart De Wever (N-VA) and Kathleen Van Brempt (Vooruit) presented ‘Allemaal Antwerpenaar‘ or ‘All Antwerpians‘, the City of Antwerp governing agreement for the 2025-2030 term. On Sunday 15 December, the parties ratified the document and the Council of Mayor and Aldermen was presented.
BRUSSELS AIRLINES | Michelin-star Chef Arabelle Meirlaen presents Business Class menu for 2025
From January 2025, Business Class passengers on Brussels Airlines‘ long-haul flights will enjoy a new gastronomic experience. The menu has been carefully concocted by Michelin-starred chef Arabelle Meirlaen, of the eponymous restaurant in Marchin, near Huy (Hoei).
ANTWERP | Flemish Culinary Centre Smaakhaven at Loodwezen to open in 2029
On 7 October 2024, Tourisme Vlaanderen aka Tourism Flanders presented the concept for the new culinary experience centre Smaakhaven or Taste Haven in Antwerp. Smaakhaven is intended to become the reference point for anyone passionate about food, both at home and abroad.
USA | A Sunday and a Monday in New Orleans, Louisiana
June 2024. For our first visit to the United States of America since the COVID-19 pandemic, we flew to New Orleans via London Heathrow with British Airways. After two days of exploring NOLA, Amtrak‘s Crescent overnight train brought us from Louisiana to New York, where we we stayed one night only before flying home.