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Hooray! We have a Bodum store in Brussels

/ sarahgiebens / 7 Comments

Hi guys!

I’ve got some GREAT news! Belgium now has its own official Bodum store! Where? In Brussels of course… I hope there will be one in Antwerp too some day (It’s easier for me to get there) but I’m super excited we finally have one in Belgium :)

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to join the official opening of the store. Wow. Such a beautiful store! The building alone is so gorgeous! And what’s inside is even better ;)

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I’ve been a fan of Bodum ever since I can remember. I really love their designs. But it can be a little pricy… I know, good kwality costs money. BUT Bodum has given the students and I-don’t-want-to-spend-that-much-money-on-gorgeous-items people (Do you really exist?) the ultimate solution: Bodum Basics!

The Bodum Basics Collection

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Bodum Basics is the lower price collection, exclusively available in the store. I heard someone saying it reminded her of IKEA but I think you can still very clearly see it’s Bodum. But at a lower cost :) Happy happy happy!

The first thing you’ll notice when entering the store is the foodbar. Yes, that’s true, Bodum Brussels has its own little foodbar in the store. Pretty cool right! So you can enjoy some drinks and delicious foods while looking for new items to ad to your kitchen ;) A true win-win situation!

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I knew Bodum had a lot of products but I honestly didn’t know they had this much :O The store kept going on with more and more and more awesome things I wanted to take home! Seriously, I could have bought the whole strore! (If my budget had allowed me to…)

Green coffee and tea stuff by Bodum
Christmas mugs by Bodum
Bodum French Press
Coolest coffee maker ever by Bodum
Mugs by Bodum
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Cute little Bodum items
Christmas items at Bodum
Bodum tea flavors
On the go mugs by Bodum
Tea pots by Bodum

But the experience in the store alone wasn’t enough, our hosts must have thought because we got an amazing goodiebag to go home with! Now I can enjoy Bodum at home too :)

Little French Press by Bodum
Bodum Basics: On the Go Mug
Colorful spoons by Bodum
Tall dubble glass glass by Bodum
Brother and sister glasses by Bodum
Tiny glasses by Bodum

Do I love Bodum? YES!
Do I love the new store? YEES!
Would I ever go back? ABSOLUTELY!

You might have heard me coming but if you’re ever in Brussels, please stop by the store. Grab some food and enjoy this beautiful store and its beautiful Bodum collection!

I’m going to get myself some Bodum tea and drink it in my Bodum cup ;)
Have a delicious day <3
xxx Sarah

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Hard Rock Café World Burger Tour

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Hi guys!

I was super excited to be invited to the World Burger Tour in Hard Rock Café Brussels!
Along with lots of other bloggers, I could taste the five World Burger Tour burgers of the month of June.
What a relief they made mini versions! Can you image eating FIVE burgers in one night?!

Hard Rock Café is known for two things: burgers and cocktails!
First we were introduced to their World Burger Tour cocktails. I didn’t know Hard Rock Café was known for them but they sure were good! They gave us five different cocktails (I only have four xD):

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The idea was to share cocktails and afterwards the bar was open so you could ask for your favourite and have it all for yourself. I don’t think many people really shared because if you don’t know someone too well, you won’t share your drinks, would you? But everyone was very happy with the cocktails so no complaining there :D

After the little cocktail party, it was time to discover the Legendary Burgers!

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Café du Sablon

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Hi guys!

I had a great meeting with Anita from The Brusselsprouts yesterday!
I had won their Barù contest and headed to Brussels to pick it up.
She proposed to meet me at Café du Sablon so it was thanks to her that I can now show you this awesome place!

The whole day was just perfect! Those of you who follow my Instagram already knew what a sunny day it was:

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So, armed with sandals and a book, I headed to Brussels!

The minute I walked in, Café du Sablon had won my heart!
The place is so cool! All these different chairs, tables, people, …

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The counter is filled with sweets and the menu has so many delicious coffees, teas and other drinks!

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I tried the Apple Crumble and the Homemade Iced Tea with apricots, orange, lemon, violet, mint & honey!

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I’ve seen so many delicious coffees passing by! With lots of whipped cream and toppings. If you’re into coffee and you like it sweet, Café du Sablon is your place to be! I don’t drink coffee myself and I didn’t dare to go to people to ask if I could take a picture of their coffees so I can’t show you how they look like… Sorry!
BUT you’ll have to see for yourself ;)

I was a bit too early for my meeting with Anita so I installed myself at the window with my food and my book. It was the perfect spot!
I normally don’t really like to go to a place all by myself but Café du Sablon is the perfect place to enjoy some drinks (or sweets & snacks) and a good book. There are a lot of people who sat there, alone with their books or lapops. Or two or more friends who enjoyed each others company and a coffee. It was nice to see :)

Check out my spot at the window:

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There were also a lot of people who stopped by to buy some things on the go. So no problems for those take-out lovers! ;)

If you visit Brussels, I hope you’ll get to discover Café du Sablon and the beautiful Sablon neighbourhoud!
Café du Sablon
Regentschapsstraat 26
1000 Brussels

Have a delicious day <3
xxx Sarah

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Salon du Chocolat

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Hi guys!

Yesterday was THE day for chocoholics! It was (and still is) Salon du Chocolat in Brussels Expo.
I was so lucky to receive an invitation and enjoy the blogging event PeppeRmintPR had organized.
The evening was so much fun! I literally had to say “no” to chocolatiers, offering me some chocolate, because I’ve just had too much! I’m not kidding!

First, let me tell you something about the workshop with Chocolatier Joost Arijs.
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He’s a Belgian Chocolatier from Ghent.
He showed us how he made chocolates. It was very interesting because he told us exactly what he used and what he did. He even gave us the recipe for these particular chocolates. And they were very yummy!
Joost was very kind and he gave his workshop in both French and Dutch. So this was just perfect for all of us (we either spoke French or Dutch, or both like me ;) )
I guess I’ll have to try that recipe sometime…

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Tout Bon in Brussels

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Hi guys!

I went to Brussels last week for a little trip.
I decided to randomly walk around. Left, right, left, right, …
Some places were familiar but most of them weren’t.

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I arrived at the business side of Brussels by the time my stomach warned me for noon.
Yes, there are snack bars in that area. But I wanted to try something different than a sandwich.
At first I thought I had to go back to the center because all I saw were little restaurants and I didn’t feel like spending much. I didn’t even had that much money with me.

After a few left and right turns, I arrived at a square. It was right in front of the European Commission.
Many little (and bigger) restaurants surrounded the square.
I searched for something a bit more budget friendly and there it was: Tout Bon.
It looked nice so I went inside. Why I decided that fast to go there? Because it was raining!

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If you enter the store, it looks a bit like Le Pain Quotidien. Wooden interior, a little bakery section in front and a large table. I know, Le Pain Quotidien has more large tables than Tout Bon. But I didn’t really mind, I was all alone after all.

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So I found myself a table near by the bakery section. What did you expect ;)

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On my other side was a big wall of juices, jams and chocolate pastes.

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I took a slice of bread with smoked salmon. It was delicious! Just the right amount of butter on it. YUM.

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My tea made me feel nicely warm inside. I had plenty of time so I enjoyed my lunch while it was raining harder and harder outside. I imagined me sitting there several times per week to write my blogs. I know that would be awesome. All I did now was read the newspapers on my tablet while sipping my tea.

If you visit Brussels, pay it a visit. You don’t have to eat there, you can just buy some of those delicious chocolate pastes ;)
Tout Bon
Rue du Luxembourg
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Have a delicious day <3
xxx Sarah

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