best steak house in town: midtown grill at the marriott

Steak lovers attention! This restaurant is meat paradise on earth! Midtown Grill is by miles the best steakhouse in Amsterdam. I know a picture speaks a thousands words, still I think the photo below deserves extra information.

what i love about Midtown Grill  

• Here one can enjoy top-quality ingredients prepared by talented chefs.
• Service is up to standard to bring your most important business clients. And thankfully, 'stiffness' and 'pretentiousness' does not apply to the staff. read more >

Nyenrode alumnus Boudewijn Smals (MSc, '09-'11)

career advice for foreigners - interview with Boudewijn Smals

What do you do?
I am working with Royal KPN, the leading telco in The Netherlands. Being positioned within the television department, I am responsible for the proposition of the content packages on iTV.

How important is it career-wise for foreigners to learn Dutch? 

Being an English speaker, you will be able to find your way around and finding a job shouldn't be too hard. Also in social life, speaking English can be sufficient. However, if you really want to bound, speaking Dutch will make things easier, but that's perhaps worldwide the same.

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return to life in amsterdam

After having spend nearly 3 weeks in the Cape wine lands of South-Africa, I find it hard to adhere to ‘home sweet home’. And now I have to rave about life in Amsterdam?!

To boost my love for the city, I've been thinking what makes life in Amsterdam great (over the sun overloaded Cape region).

1. Crawling into bed, covering yourself under thick, fluffy duvets. Definitely beats sheets & airco. 

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breakfast in amsterdam

Breakfast out of the house is probably the most unDutch thing to do. There are probably no more than a dozen of breakfast places in town. Let me just start by listing the one I was at last Monday, the tiny breakfast joint Lef.

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review of: screaming beans

Screaming beans is a ‘coffee meet wine bar’ and ‘breakfast meet late night dinner restaurant’. 

 

what i love about Screaming Beans

It’s a modern bar that is fun for breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening wine drinking. The ambiance is uncomplicated styling, the service is pretty good. The service was friendly and helpful. 

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updated: best facials in amsterdam

You may expect this article to be written for women... but let me start that facials make everyone feel and look good - regardless of gender and vanity level!

Proof of this statement: I managed to get my boyfriend (who has never used any skin care products in his life) to have a facial. And now... he's looking forward to his second treatment.

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whisky cafe L&B in amsterdam

Amidst the tourist traps, there are two real must-visit places: 

1. Jazz cafe Alto

2. L&B whisky cafe. 

discover the world's best whisky bar right here in town!

updated: best hot chocolate in amsterdam

One upside to biking in the winter: a guilt-free license to drink gallons of cacao. Need to warm up? Visit my favourite hot cacao places! 

also see: best chocolat shops in amsterdam