Matcha Green Tea with Tapioca pearls
It has been soooo hot in Antwerp. This heat wave is bring the temperature up to the low 90s which is crazy for us here. So how to beat the heat? An ice cold bubble tea!
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Amsterdam with Christina
Stedelijk Museum
Luckily I was able to see Christina one more time before she headed back to the States. It doesn’t matter where we are – America, the Netherlands, Belgium – nothing beats a girls’ day. This time we were in Amsterdam!
Fong Mei, Linkeroever, and Tropicos
Fong Mei for Sunday dim sum!
So excited to have Christina and Rafaël in Anwerp for a few days! Sunday Rafaël had to be in Brussels, so Christina, Koen and I planned a day in the city.
Brouwerij De Koninck
With the famous De Koninck Bolleke bottle
With Christina and Rafaël in Antwerp, Koen and I booked a tour of the newly renovated De Koninck Brewery. Of course if you’re in Belgium you need to taste the local cuisine which includes the famous Belgian beers. De Koninck is the biggest brewery in Antwerp – most known for the “Bolleke”, an amber beer named for the goblet shaped glass it’s served in, Triple d’Anvers, an Antwerp style Belgian triple, and Wild Jo, the brewery’s newest beer made with wild yeast.
Marcel
Marcel
We finally made it to Marcel. After passing the restaurant many times and saying we should eat there one day, we finally did!
Meat and Beer Fest
Meat and Beer Fest at Park Spoor Noord
Hot Saturday in July? What better than to head to Park Spoor Noord at the Cargo Zomerbar for the Meat & Beer Fest? We invited Chris and Hannah to come to Antwerp and we enjoyed a nice summer evening with plenty of – you guessed it – meat and beer!
Beyoncé in Düsseldorf!
Beyoncé: The Formation World Tour!
I was so excited when Barbara whatsapped me to let me know there were still Beyoncé tickets available for the show in Düsseldorf! So I immediately agreed to go and we headed to Germany with her friend Ymke as well to see the Queen Bey. You may remember that we went together to see Beyoncé in Antwerp in April 2014 – so 2 years ago. So exciting to see her again!
Bij Lam en Yin
Bij Lam en Yin
We’re lucky to live in Antwerp because there are so many great restaurants including 20 Michelin star restaurants! One that we’ve been wanting to try for years now is Bij Lam en Yin – a Cantonese restaurant with a small menu that puts the focus on quality ingredients and dishes.
Millevaches and Mon
Dry aged beef to welcome us
To celebrate Father’s Day, Koen and I invited Dook and Els to come to Antwerp to visit our newest butcher Millevaches, aka Thousand Cows. We’re all steak enthusiasts and were excited to check out their offering.
Scotland Day Six: Glasgow
Empire Biscuit
Day Six was our last day in Scotland before heading back home. We started the day with a coffee and breakfast from Riverhill Coffee Bar. I finally tasted the Empire Biscuit – a cookie I had seen everywhere during the trip – and it was so delicious!
An American in Antwerp 