Archives For November 30, 1999
&Foam is the Foam photography museum’s shop, round the corner from the museum itself, at Vijzelstraat 78. It sells an extensive range of photography magazines, books, prints and other paraphernalia; and throughout the year engages in collaborations with publishers and artists to take on certain themes, represented in the layout of the store and in the range of products on sale.
The shop is set to unveil its latest theme, which will focus on photography books and their design and creation. Over the next two months &Foam will stock an especially broad selection of the latest international photo books; and there will be presentations on book design as well as book signing sessions. ‘Books &Foam’ will be launched tonight, at Vijzelstraat 78 from 5:30 pm.
An Easter bread, with pistachios, currants, orange, and an almond crust; wrapped in a yellow ribbon; and baked by Vlaamsch Broodhuys, a sourdough bakery based in Vlaardingen and with a variety of outlets across Amsterdam and throughout the Netherlands. The yellow ribbon is festive, and indicates that this bread is coming home, having done its time.
Two cheese straws, seeded, also by Vlaamsch Broodhuys. The kindly gentleman who sold us the bread gave us these for free.
Extra virgin olive oil, produced by Calypso, from Thrace in Greece.
Pancetta, lavender sausage and rosemary sausage, by Brandt & Levie, the Dutch sausage makers. The affable gentleman who sold us these readily enabled us in trying both types of sausage, plus a black pepper variation; I liked the flavour of the lavender best, and would characterise it as subtle, whereas my partner preferred the rosemary.
And an Opinel knife, branded by Brandt & Levie, for cutting the meats into readily edible slices.
In chorus.
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