The Netherlands - FG Restaurant

So far, FG Restaurant is the most costly restaurant I've ever been in the Netherlands (since 6 months ago). But still, I'm gonna highly recommend this restaurant to you because I was extremely impressed with all the dishes presented for lunch today.  Thanks to the restaurant week deal, I pay much less than 100 euros. Not for 3 courses, but actually for much, much much more. I'll cover the review of each dish later. So basically, if...

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The Netherlands - FG Food Lab

I'm always interested in molecular gastronomy. The last time I did it was when I was doing my bachelor studies in the US. I bought a molecular gastronomy kit and made some green tea "caviars" using alginate. And then applied the same concept again for my product development project, making blueberry "caviars". It's a bit tricky because it's acidic, but I had a lot of fun. Some time ago, I was talking to one of my colleagues at work, and she mentioned...

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The Netherlands - The Harbour Club

Because of the National Restaurant Week, I gave myself an extra push to discover more restaurants around Rotterdam area. I went to The Harbour Club on the first Sunday of the Restaurant Week. The Harbour Club is located just next to Euromast Tower, a little bit south to the heart of Rotterdam but is still reachable by bike or by tram. You can take tram number 8 from the Central Station to reach Euromast, then walk here. There are plenty...

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The Netherlands - Bicycle Insurance (Fietsverzekering)

(image: karateinsurance.com) In essence, bikes are essential if you want to live in the Netherlands for a long term. Because of that, there is actually such a thing called the bicycle insurance, or in Dutch, fietsverzekering. I knew you can buy insurance for cars and house, but bike insurance is something new to me. I didn't know about this until the bike that my landlord lent me was stolen yesterday. Unless you live in a big city...

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The Netherlands - Rotterdam Centraal Opening Day

My morning today was greeted by a lovely live performance of Bob Marley's song "Every Little Thing is Gonna Be Alright". There was definitely something going on in Rotterdam Centraal Station. There were multiple live performances at the station, covering a wide range of music like pop, jazz and classical. The spirit-lifting mood began early in the morning. I came around 8 AM today, and it was already quite lively. Activities were...

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