When: 18th of July, 2014
What: lamsneck w sweetbread croquette
Wine: a beautiful full bodied red from the Provence Guy Da Nine
Where: Blauw aan de Wal, Amsterdam
With whom: Ed (2), Bruce, Marco, Levy, Jeroen, Angela, Peter, Greg
Whatelse: great dinner, somewhat dominated by the Mal Air plane crash, but also great conversations on conservatories.

When: 16th of July, 2014
What: Thai sweet potato and rice
Wine: white
Where: Accenture box at O2 Arena, London
With whom: Duncan, Hugo and a bunch of VM colleagues
Whatelse: Monty Python live performance - memorable

When: 12th of July, 2014
What: pasta vongele (not spicey enough) preceded by chicken livers
Wine: Jermann, Pinot Bianco, 2012 - delicious
Where: at Sale e Pepe in London
With whom: Dennis
Whatelse: cheese at a different place later.

When: 12th of July, 2014
What: spareribs and chicken from the BBQ, Nina's albongidas and carrot/orange salad and much, much more
Wine: plenty, including a golden delicious Albarino
Where: at Michiels' in Rotterdam
With whom: Michiel, Nina, Sam, Rudolf, Leen, Lynda, Olivier, Steef, Patries, Joost, David, Mette, Seb, Zanah, Jan, Cootje, Faisal, Barbara, John, Toine, Han, Otto, and many more
Whatelse: Michiels' 50th birthday, outdoors in the garden, inauguration of the new BBQ, Lynda and I slept on the SS Rotterdam, which was a bit of a disappointment, but a beautiful ship nonetheless.

When: 11th of July, 2014
What: steak frites with a little bit of spinach and salad
Wine: a Rioja - even more full bodied than yesterdays Sauvignon
Where: Kastrup, København
With whom: Olivier
Whatelse: against my advice Oliver did combine licorice ice cream w chocolate cake - not great. On our way back home.

When: 10th of July, 2014
What: a baked fish called Haki ( quite cod like) with dill and vegetables from the garden and potato puree
Wine: a NZ Sauvignon Blanc - full bodied
Where: Haga
With whom: Hilda, Daniel, Olivier
Whatelse: a lovely sunny, warm day. Again. Played football, mowed the lawn and cleared the sandpit from small trees.

When: 9th of July, 2014
What: wild handpicked by Olivier chantarel and boletus with whole grain rice and various beans and vegetables, accompanied by a salad and rhubarb compote from Hilda's garden
Wine: an Italian chardonnay - full bodied
Where: Haga
With whom: Hilda, Daniel, Olivier
Whatelse: just finished some ice-cream and we are waiting for The Netherlands to beat Argentina.

When: 8th of July
What: mackerel with krusbär - and they got the fish/fruit combo right
Wine: Beaujolais Villages, la Bonne Pioche (2012) - somewhat abrasive but lovely for the fish and meat journey
Where: Bastard in Malmö
With whom: myself
Whatelse: great staff, beautiful courtyard with persian carpets on the bricks. And amazing weather in the south of Sweden today. The raw bison was lovely, tasty - sad waste of underlying dough.

When: 6th of July, 2014
What: chantarel omlet with potatoes and sugar snaps
Wine: a NZ Sauvignon Blanc
Where: Haga
With whom: Hilda, Daniel, Olivier
Whatelse: very early in the season, but the omelet was composed w handpicked chantarells found close to the house on our own and our recently deceased neighbours' land. Delicious!

When: 3rd of April
What: salmon, new potatoes and grilled fennel w parmesan, preceded by insalata caprese
Wine: Santa Christina Pinot Grigio - light and refreshing
Where: NdB
With whom: Alexandre, Lynda, Olivier
Whatelse: one of those rare occasions I cooked dinner, but not without the help of Lynda. Beautiful summerday and the first night sleeping at NdB - though not for me. Travelling to Cannes in the morning and packing / prepping still required! Alexandre and Olivier did play loads of tennis - some of it w me.

When: 1st of April
What: biefstuk w mushrooms and salad, preceded by homemade pate.
Wine: two glasses of Fitou - dark and broody
Where: Cafe Roserijn, Amsterdam
With whom: Lynda, Olivier
Whatelse: Yvette is treating, and the Cafe Vatican was an eyeopener.

When: 31st of March
What: cordon blue, baked potatoes and Brussel sprout
Wine: Slovenian Pinot Grigio / Chardonay by Puklavec and Friends - refreshing and 70's style design
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: Lynda, Olivier
Whatelse: good to be home

When: 30th of March
What: tepanyaki - a wonderful sequence of delicious dishes!
Wine: French (white, then red)
Where: Okura, Amsterdam
With whom: Dennis, Jeroen, Simon, Jon, Yvonne, Robin, Jesse
Whatelse: Dennis's goodbye dinner - though he is not really leaving

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When: 29th of March
What: scallopine marsala with baked potatoes and cole, preceded by a pasta funghi, cheese, cold cuts, grilled vegetables.
Wine: none (it was lunch!!)
Where: restaurante "the bar" - no name - in Rome
With whom: Julio, Sylvain, Mauro, Maurizio, Jean Louis, Stephanie, Robin
Whatelse: gorgeous weather and a great break in between seven meeting hours.

When: June 30, 2009
What: Lambada strawberries (the best NL breed), cherries and grapes; salmon and eel, with horeradish/creme fraiche mix and dille on toast; peach salsa, BBQ grilled sardines and salade nicoise; sauseges, steak (both off the BBQ) with coleslaw, and some coffe and chocolate
Wine: Champagne Sourdet-Diot (cuvee prestive) - edgy, but lovely; La Louviere, Pessac-Leognan (1996) - brilliant, brilliant (!!) white Graves; a rose from Chateau les Vignais (nice); and a wonderful Margeaux from Chateau Labegorce Lede (1996) - toppie, sans cork
Where: riverside
With whom: Angela, Alana, Ann, Gill, Jeroen, Stephane
Whatelse: beautifull weather, great teammeeting (got till E), gorgeous moonset and my first multiple Facebook chat (with Martin and Eva)

When: June 29, 2009
What: home made nasi and broccoli
Wine: water
Where: home
With whom: Lynda, Olivier
Whatelse: one of the best, if not the best nasi around!!!!

When: June 28, 2009
What: fish fingers, fresh stirfried spinach and fried potatoes (without Mayonaise)
Wine: water
Where: home
With whom: Lynda, Olivier
Whatelse: lovely to be back home again, but arrived without luggage as Heathrow Terminal 5 managed to loose all bags on the plane and apparently had to shut down pretty soon after my flight

When: June 27, 2009
What: seared tune with olives and tomatoes (and some fries w mayonaise)
Wine: a lovely Italian red wine (preceded by a wonderful Pinot Grigio)
Where: Restaurant Pescatori, Charlotte Street, London
With whom: Christina, Sarah, Jesse, Elisabeth, Yoram, Stefano, Jeanette, Wim and many more
Whatelse: lovely night outside, immaculate service, lovely wines (I hope Stefano still remembers what we had), great company

When: June 26, 2009
What: chicken breast with light mustard sauce, boiled potatoes, carrots and beans
Wine: a nice red wine (preceded by a nice white one)
Where: The Tower, London
With whom: Tom, Christina, Sarah, Jesse, Elisabeth, Yoram, Stefano, Jeanette, Wim, Jack, Simon, Marcin, Maria and many more
Whatelse: fascinating to have dinner in the Tower of London post closing time and after getting a decent tour of the grounds and the museum and viewing an exciting knights sword fight - see also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJmHxWFQFEU

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When: January 4, 2007
What: oven baked rabbit, with andive and baked potatoes
Wine: various lovely French wines
Where: Petit Canchy, Normandie, France
With whom: Jeroen, Katrien, Romain, Victor, Frank, Nina, Loe, Sal, Lynda, Olivier
Whatelse: the fifth day in France was filled with beach and horse riding, in a carriage. The horse owner, Pierre Mamere, gave us two freshly killed rabbits and they, and the company with whom we enjoyed this dinner, were grand!

When: July 8, 2006
What: pan-fried "sliptong", with oven baked potatoes and spinach a la creme
Wine: our favourite chard
Where: home
With whom: my family
Whatelse: a lovely relaxed saturday with pancakes in the morning with Jeroen, Bertien, Mare and Ole, little lunch, some sun on the roof and some play in the playground.

When: July 7, 2006
What: oven-baked chicken, potatoes and greend
Wine: 2003, merlot, Lindemans, Australia (lovely slobber)
Where: home
With whom: Lynda, Olivier, Janine
Whatelse: rounded of the dinner at a different location, restaurant Flo in Amsterdam, with Donagh, Angela, Stephane, Jeroen, Eva and Catherine and enjoyed the tail-end of the team dinner, with an amazing chocolate fondant and a gorgeous Sancerre. Stayed out in Schiller until ridiculously late!

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When: July 6, 2006
What: sanwich and some pasta
Wine: none
Where: in the plane from Munich to Amsterdam and home
With whom: myself
Whatelse: a vegetarian cheese sandwhich on the plane and some leftover pasta from Olivier at home (glad to be back again)

When: July 5, 2006
What: lende steak and baked potatoe
Wine: a full bodied Aussie Shoraz Cabernet
Where: restaurant Augustiner Brau, Munchen, Germand
With whom: Monika
Whatelse: surrounded by singing Portugese and quiet French on their way to the match, sitting outside on a terrasse opposite the huge Hofbrau Haus and prior to watching the match at probably the quietest little bar in Munich

When: July 4, 2006
What: assorted grill and salads
Wine: none
Where: Olympia Stadium, Munchen, Germany
With whom: Maciek, Monika
Whatelse: prior to watching the semi-final between Germany and Italy on a big screen at the Olympia stadium in Munich, we enjoyed a quick dinner outside in 30 degrees heat. The stadium is quite impressive and even though it was built in 1972 still seems very modern,

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When: July 3, 2006
What: hallibut
Wine: a lovely Pouilly Fuisse
Where: retaurant Het Bosch
With whom: James
Whatelse: interesting conversations on a beautiful (but maybe a tad too hot) terrasse overlooking Het Nieuwe Meer, whilst enjoying some delicious food. The main-course was preceded by a quartet of lobster: a bisque, a mini-lobster club sandwich, lobster fried in tempura and a grand tortellini