Amsterdam Foodie

My sister-in-law once said that she always imagines me living this Sex-and-the-City lifestyle in Amsterdam… Not wanting to disappoint, I make it my mission to live up to this reputation. How well I do on the sex aspect is not the subject of this blog post. But I do know a good Cosmo when I [...]

Admittedly, being a foodie doesn’t necessarily make me an expert on bars. But let’s face it: most foodies know how to enjoy the good life – in more ways than one. So here’s the fourth in my series of posts answering my readers’ FAQs – this time on my second favourite hobby: drinking. Question: Where [...]

Daar ben ik weer. This week, the third in my series of posts answering the FAQs posed by my readers about Amsterdam’s food highlights. Question: Where can I buy allspice/preserved lemons/unpasteurised cheese/Thai basil/sushi rice/[insert random ingredient here]? Answer: You’ve tried the supermarket to no avail… these are the alternatives. 1. Volkskruidentuin (Kinkerstraat 142), for North [...]

Yes folks, this is the second in my series of posts answering the FAQs posed by my readers about Amsterdam’s food highlights. Question: Are there any food festivals in Amsterdam? And when and where do they happen? Answer: Ja zeker! 1. Taste of Amsterdam: held annually at the end of June in Amstelpark. Arriving in [...]

As promised, this is the first in a series of posts answering the FAQs posed by my readers about Amsterdam’s food highlights. Question: I’m coming to visit Amsterdam, and I love markets. Which ones should I check out for food? Answer: These are my top five! 1. Noordermarkt: Saturdays only, in the Jordaan. Sells organic [...]

Nowadays, I get quite a lot of emails from readers either living in or visiting Amsterdam, asking me about the top foodie things to do. Pretty soon, I’m going to be able to direct them to an audio tour that will deliver a couple of hours of Amsterdam foodie aural pleasure straight to their iPhone. [...]