Easter is the busiest time of the year for a chocolatier, and La Stans Chocolaterie & Patisserie in Enschede, East Netherlands is no exception. As I chatted with Dennis Stans,…
The Netherlands is blessed with an abundance of excellent small independent shops, from bakeries and patisseries to flower shops and many, many truly excellent butchers specialising in either purely poultry…
We witnessed a perfectly executed climax in this most monumental of symphonies. This is the best performance I have heard from this orchestra, and I look forward to more!
As you drive into Bentelo, a small Dutch village in the rich, green Twente countryside, the landscape transforms as row upon row of beautiful vines stretch across the horizon.
One of the many wonders of living in this part of the east Netherlands is the opportunity to hear so many talented yong musicians and watch them at work. This…
Friday night’s concert at De Doelen, Rotterdam was the culmination of two weeks of frenetic music-making here in the Netherlands, and the highlight of this inaugural International Conducting Competition, Rotterdam.…
Earlier this month, for the first time in my newly adopted country, I voted in the local elections and it felt good. I shop locally and support local business. I pay my taxes to the Dutch government.
My Food Heroes for today are Vishandel Klijnstra, a fabulous fish market stall found in H.J. van Heekplein, Enschede on a Tuesday and Saturday, and at Markt Enschede Zuid on a Thursday.