May 12, 2009
Dam Style pic, ‘Asymmetrical Reflections’
Originally posted on DamStyle.
May 8, 2009
Stylebloggers got blogged
I was snapped last week while out and about taking photos for DamStyle. No clue as to what she is saying about us, but I’ll just go ahead and assume it’s all positive..
Originally posted on April 15, 2009
Reviewing: Vapiano
Vapiano is located next to (or actually partially in) the new library building on the Oosterdokskade (next to the Central Station). The German chain focuses on Italian food, and the Amsterdam-restaurant is the second one that is opened in the Netherlands.
The restaurant features plenty of interior space as well as balcony-seats. The massive wooden tables are clean and decorated with basil and other herb plants (what a nice touch!), and plates, cutlery and glasses are real (non-plastic). Outside the restaurant is a large terrace, though I am told this is shut down early in the evening. Vapiano employs a system of self-service which may not be very complicated but poses a challenge for first-time visitors. There are separate queues for pasta dishes and starters, and for pizza. Beverages can be ordered at the same time. When placing your order, you are asked to hold a card you are previously given in front of a machine, which enables you to pay later, when exiting the restaurant. You are then handed a small device which beeps when your order is ready, which is nice because it means you can find a seat instead of waiting around the cooking-area.
Though I visited the restaurant on a Saturday evening, it wasn’t crowded at all. Considering this, I felt the waiting time was slightly long, about 20 minutes (if I remember correctly). The main courses are divided into categories, and very reasonably priced. I ordered the pizza rucola, which was €6,75. There are bowls with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil, which you can add to your dish for free (the best price-category). The crust, thin and slightly salty, is fine; the tomato sauce is rather generic and the mozzarella kind of sparse… The rocket and fresh parmigiano however are abundant and are added after baking. The pizza is reasonably large and allover certainly its money’s worth.
We remain seated for about 40 minutes after finishing our food which seems to be fine with the staff. Paying is done upon leaving, at a counter where a girl obligatorily asks each of us if we enjoyed our meal (how American). My friend happily pays for his two Sprites, not his pasta! as he was never asked for his card by the pasta-making guy. I enjoyed my €10 dinner and view of the water (and of the fight between a bum and thirty English footballfans which almost took place just before our eyes on the terrace below). If you do choose to go to a self-service restaurant, go here!
April 1, 2009
Streetlab event
DamStyle’s photos will be featured in a Streetlab exposition/talkshow this sunday. The event carries the title ‘Streetlab - Pioneers!’ and will explore the differences between Amsterdam and New York style. Amsterdam icons and DamStyle-favourites Sonny Groo and Jean Paul Paula, among others, will attend the event.
Info taken from Streetlab website:
Talkshow 2: “Amsterdam versus NY: Hoe verschillend is de stijl van Amsterdam en NY”
Presentator: Farid Benmbarek
Gasten:
- Damstyle, Blogger: fotografie Amsterdamse straatmode
- Sonny Groo en Jean Paul Paula, Stylisten/ stijliconen: Verschil en vergelijking tussen (jongeren & fashion) scene in verschillende internationale steden (Parijs/ New York/ London/ Amsterdam)
- Anneloes van Osselaer, Modeontwerper: was in NY vanwege winnen G-star Raw Talent Award
- Janneke Gaanderse, docent Concentonwikkeling, Fashion & Marketing AMFI
Muziek:
Dj: Snelle Jelle
Optreden: Blocnotes
Exposities:
- Mode expositie: de stijl van A’dam en in de style van NY geshowd op 8 etalagepoppen, styling door Sonny Groo
- winnende ‘Lichting 2008′ collectie van Anneloes van Osselaer, geshowd op etalagepoppen
- Foto’s (gebeamd op loop) van verschillende foto bloggers: Damstyle (A’dam) en Fashiontalk (NY)
Locatie: Felix Meritis
Keizersgracht 324
1016 EZ Amsterdam
