23
May
2013
The story of Generous reads like a sweet fairytale. Co-founder of Christophe Harou wanted to find gluten free bread and pastry in Brussels because his doctor advised him to stop eating gluten and that’s how he ended up with Aurélie and Jean-Benoît at L’Arrière-Cuisine. Avid I Love Belgium readers may recall our raving review about their bakery. He became a regular customer at at their cute tea-room, started talking and brainstorming with Aurélie and Jean-Benoît and Generous was born. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: Belgian, cookies, generous, gluten free, Organic, pastry
6
Nov
2012
Belgian male super model Cesar Casier was one of the first people we interviewed on I Love Belgium. Back than we knew he wasn’t just a pretty face. This boy had ambition. And bucket list full of exciting projects! People who follow his blog will know he’s quite the cook. His healthy recipes were a big hit and one day he asked his readers: to cook book or not to cook book. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: Cesar Casier, Fashion, Food, Model Kitchen, models, US
29
Sep
2012
What do you do when the UK’s leading quality newspaper The Guardian asks you to write an article for them about what’s going on in Ghent? You say yes of course! Ghent is hosting the 2012 Guardian Travel Awards and The Guardian’s Travel Editor Gemma Bowes hit up the I Love Belgium team to find out what’s happening in Belgium’s hipster capital. Curious what we wrote about? You can read the full article here, but we’ve decided to list up our picks for The Guardian about the latest openings in Ghent here: Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: Balls & Glory, Bar Buro, Gemma Bowes, Josie, Quetzal, Soulwax, The Guardian, Wasbar
4
May
2012
It rarely happens that the Brussels skyline receives a new and exiting skyscraper. So the I Love Belgium team just had to talk about the Elishout tower by Xavier De Geyter Architects. After spending ten years at office for metropolitan architecture, Xavier started his own firm in the early 1990s. Today Xavier is working on several exiting projects and one of them just reached completion: The Elishout Tower! Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Architecture, Brussels, contemporary, kitchen, Tower, Xavier De Geyter
1
May
2012
They’ve been there for ages but now they’re also all the rage in Belgium: cupcakes! Apparently the term “cupcake” was first mentioned in 1828 in Eliza Leslie’s Receipts cookbook. In previous centuries, before muffin tins were widely available, the cakes were often baked in individual pottery cups… hence the name! The I Love Belgium team has a real sweet tooth and gives you the best belgian addresses. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: belgium, Brussels, cupcakes, Food, Ghent, Julie's House, Lilicup, Merrily's
20
Apr
2012
Before we start this article we want to thank someone and that someone is you. Thank you! Why? Well, all your voting assured us a nomination for a Weekend Blog Award in the category Design. As you might assume, there were some happy dances going on at the I Love Belgium headquarters! But don’t worry, we’ll keep our focus and fulfill our task on delivering your daily portion of Belgian creativity.
And now it’s up to you again. Go the the Flemish part of the Weekend Blog Awards page and vote for us (sadly we’re not present on the French site). So click the button and spread the word! Love – The I Love Belgium Team
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Awards, blog, Category, Design, Knack, Le Vif, nomination, weekend
16
Apr
2012
The new black gold isn’t charcoal anymore but another everyday necessity, you guessed it: coffee. Nowadays coffee shops pop up like daisies. Of course we always liked coffee but today it’s all about the coffee experience. And one company located in Antwerp seems to understand this very well, we present you: Vascobelo. A quality coffee company located in Antwerp that distributes coffee to the finest Barista shops and, through the webshop, into your lovely homes. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Kristien Noblesse - Tagged with: Antwerp, Barista, Blend, coffee, Marc De Roeck, The Reference, Vascobelo
4
Apr
2012
A historic location, a patchwork of recycled marble, a mix match of design classics and thirteen honest dishes. That’s restaurant Lieven in Bruges. We’re not going to talk about the divine menu, instead we’re having a look at the interior provided by interior architect Lieven Musschoot. Just like his namesake chef Lieven Vynck, he made sure this restaurant is, beside the dishes, a feast for the eyes. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Bruges, Design, interior, Lieven, Lieven Musschoot, Lieven Vynck, marble, restaurant
2
Apr
2012
Easter is getting near and the I Love Belgium Team is having a chocolate party. Between mouthfuls of Easter candy, we collected the best Belgian chocolate Easter creations. This time we worked around the theme “egg creations”. Why? Well, isn’t Easter is centred on the common theme of rebirth with the egg as a symbol of the source of life? Lovely and yummy! Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Benoît Nihant, Café tasse, chocolate, Easter, Eggs, Pierre Marcolini
14
Mar
2012
Fact: Belgium has the highest ratio of Michelin stars per capita in the world! So we can conclude that Belgium is, by definition, a culinary country. But it doesn’t stop there, lately there’s a whole new foodie frenzy. Cooking shows are non-stop on our television screens and new cookbooks are daily published. That’s why the I Love Belgium team started wondering… We know the faces and dishes of the master chefs, but who are the people behind the bigger culinary picture? Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Bart Van Leuven, book, Cooking, Design, Food, graphic, Inge Dingen, Photography
17
Feb
2012
The I Love Belgium team spent its Valentine night in a very special place. We’ve made you excited on our Facebook page and Twitter about it and here’s our report. Built in 1935 as a hotel de rendez-vous, the Hôtel Le Berger in the rue du Berger in Brussels is the talk of the town. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: Art Deco, belgium, boutique hotel, Brussels, Design, hospitality, hotel, Le Berger
14
Feb
2012
Don’t panic! You just forgot Valentine’s day? Then the I Love Belgium team has you covered. We provide you with two great ideas: flowers and chocolate. Yes, it might sound cliché but don’t forget that we know where to shop. So ignite your car, jump on the subway or start biking to the two following Brussels-based addresses as it will save you from kitchenware projectiles! Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Brussels, chocolate, cliché, day, flowers, love, Pierre Marcolini, Thierry Boutemy, Valentine
27
Jan
2012
The I Love Belgium team went to Paris Fashion Week (menswear) last weekend and again we were smitten with Cedric Jacquemyn‘s new Fall Winter 2012 collection Fields of Regeneration, a continuation of the previous collections The Last Glacier and The Waste Land. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: Antwerp, Cédric Jacquemyn, Fashion, menswear, Royal Academy Antwerp
8
Jan
2012
Yes, sometimes men love to shop too. They don’t like to be dragged in 23 shops to try on 43 sweaters and 17 pair of pants. They know what they want and what they like and they set themselves an objective. That why online shopping is ideal for men. Check out our favourite online sales items. Belgian designers exclusively of course! Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden
6
Jan
2012
Yes, we have to admit. We love shopping. Why wouldn’t we? We live in the country where some of the foremost designers in the world come from. And since sales started this week in Belgium, we did some research online and we present you our favourite bargains. Just get out that credit card and abuse it. Today we’ll present you some womenswear, tomorrow you can make your boyfriend or husband happy. Shop away! Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: A.F. Vandevorst, Ann Demeulemeester, Chauncey, Dries Van Noten, Filles à papa, Haider Ackermann
3
Jan
2012
It’s 2012 so lots of people are drinking bubbles these days. If we say that Belgium also has a wine culture loads of people will frown but we actually do have some excellent sparkling wines in Belgium (we cannot say ‘champagne’ since the only sparkling wine that can be referred to as champagne is the wine produced in that specific region of France). Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: Belgian sparkling wine, belgium, Chardonnay Meerdael, Ruffus, Schorpion Brut Zwart, wine
2
Jan
2012
Yes we know that we are adored for our famous Belgian fries, but do you realize that we also have some delicious burger places? And no we don’t mean MacDonalds or Quick, but places where your burgers are prepared with a smile and sweet love! Therefore, the I Love Belgium team made a selection of three restaurants where you will get that mouthwatering experience for 2012! Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Antwerp, Brussels, budget, Burgerij, burgers, Food, Ghent, houtsiplou, Tasty
1
Nov
2011
The USA is burger country number 1 but did you know there’s a legendary Belgian burger? Yes! Along with the notorious Belgian fries with mayonaise (yes Belgian, not French), we have a tasty burger sold in fries shops all over the country (and even in The Netherlands) since 1981. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: Belgian Burger, Bicky Burger, Bicky Special, Burger, Food, frites, onion, sauce, snack, The Reference
22
Sep
2011
Belgians are food lovers, that’s a proven fact! So if we can imagine a new dish to spoil our taste buds even more, we’ll do it. Two Belgian restaurants worked with the same basic ingredient and technique to create a Belgian classic. Where can you find these? Aux vieux Saint – Martin in Brussels and Martino in Ghent. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Tom Tack - Tagged with: Aux vieux Saint Martin, Brussels, filet American, Food, Ghent, Martino
15
Aug
2011
contributors! The I Love Belgium team is looking for motivated, high-spirited people who want to contribute to I Love Belgium. Do you also feel higly about Belgium? Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Stijn Verlinden - Tagged with: contributor, I Love Belgium
