Restaurant Session (in Düsseldorf): 20° Restobar

Having forgotten my earrings at my hairdresser in Dusseldorf, we had the perfect excuse to go back again next day to pick them up and combine it with dinner at the 20° Restobar from the chef Macarena de Castro.

Enjoying the beautiful Summer evening, we stayed at the terrace.

 

 The inside, with tables and couches.

 

To drink, beer for Roger, gin tonic for me - with gin Mare and tonic from Fever Tree Mediterranean.

 

As starters, we did a tapas selection: delicious!

Bread with homemade aioli.

[Brot und hausgemachte Aioli]

 

Croquetas with ham. Love them!

[Kroketten gefüllt mit Schinken]

 

Patatas bravas with spicy sauce.

[Patatas Bravas mit pikanter Sauce]

 

Prawns baked in wine dough.

[Gambas in Weinteig gebacken]

 

Before the main dish, cocktail time! Pornstar Martini: Ketel One vodka, vanille de Madagaskar, passionfruit, lime, passoa and cava. Strong but very nice!

 

As main dish, solomillo with...

[Solomillo - Filet vom Weiderind 250g]

...truffle fries with Parmesan cheese and...

[Hausgemachte Pommes Frites]

 

...a fennel salad with pine nuts

 [Fenchelsalat mit Parmesan und Pinienkernen]

 

Perfect cooked and juicy.

Jul 9th, 2021.

Diversity

On top of Aachen's town hall, the pride flag. The city we live supports diversity. Love that!

Jul 7th, 2021.

Floyd Session in Cat Alert

When changing sheets, do not leave the fresh duvet covers unattended :-D

 

 Jul 6th, 2021.

Restaurant Session (in Helmond, Netherlands): De Rosario

  

Lunch at restaurant De Rozario ✨, from the chef Jermain De Rozario.

 

Love the decoration!

 

The graffitis bring a twist...

...to the classic decoration. Cool!

 

As aperitif, a watermelon kombucha.

 

It came with spicy crackers...

 

...and a great dip. Delicious!!

 

 As amuse bouche...

 

...sweet sour pumpkin, pumpkin mousse and passion fruit, sesame seeds. Great combination!

 

Steam bun with an excelent dip: deeper in the dip, stronger the chilly taste (so that you can control how hot you want it 😊). Really nice!

 

Bitter lemon - as I had far too much wine the night before ;-)

 

Roger chose as starter the Daikon - carpaccio grilled daikon, quinoa, fresh yuzu salad, smoked chilli emulsion, kletskop crumble and roasted wild rice. He loved it!

 

My starter: Langoustine & Pumpkin. Langoustine tartar, sweet and sour pumpkin, pumpkin toffee, quinoa, vadouvan emulsion, orange, shore crab and yellow curry sauce, kletskop crumble. An explosion of flavours, loved it!

 

 The main dish: Beef Tenderloin, served in three dishes. Barbecued beef tenderloin, abon, sweet potatoes, turnip cabbage and white soy sauce.

 

Delicious and looking...

 ...really nice!

 

For dessert, Caramel and Nuts. Tonka ice cream, caramel foam, pork belly popcorn, barbecued pineapple, nut crumble, maldon salt and chocolate crunch. Great!

 

We loved the restaurant, very creative dishes and full of flavour! The only negative point was the pace: as we chose a la carte, we expected the pace to be faster but it took quite long (so much that we skip coffee). But otherwise, great gastronomic experience!!

Jul 3rd, 2021.

Visiting Helmond (in the Netherlands)

 

From Vreeland, in our way back to Aachen, we went to visit Helmond.

And, yes, house cubes were first build in Helmond and only afterwards in Rotterdam! Both sites designed by the architect Piet Blom.

 

 Probably not be very practical to decorate inside, but it looks really cool :-)

 

 Cheese!

 

Statues everywhere...

 

...in the city.

 

I like the little man in the top of the signs pole :-)

 Arriving to Helmond Castle.

 

Its construction started in 1325!

 

It is surrounded by water.

 

 Cheese again - smile!

 

Pause for a small coffee before going...

 

...to our lunch place: not, not at the clothes market but at the building behind it :-)

 

Jul 3rd, 2021.

Breakfast at De Nederlanden

Good...

...morning!

 

Enjoying the nice Summer weather and sitting outside for breakfast.

Fresh orange juice is always a nice way to start the day :-)

 

I liked the drawers with bread and...

...the jams and the typical Dutch chocolate sprinkles :-)

Jul 3rd, 2021.