La Maison Guilhem

'Hague' patissier now produces its own champagne

French-British Marinette Diafouka, now based in The Hague and owner of La Maison Guilhem, worked as an interior designer in London. In 2011, she decided to take a break after the birth of her second child. A year later, she immersed herself in French haute...

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The Walloon Church

Everything has a gold edge at the Walloon Church

While most houses of worship are struggling with shrinkage, the Waalse Kerk on Noordeinde is thriving almost as never before. The secret could well be the champagne that flows richly there. "We remain Huguenots, Protestants that is, but we are a generous church. There should be a...

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Everything you need to know about champagne

Sparkling wines always bring an extra dimension to the glass. But how do those bubbles actually get into the wine, and whence the high price? According to tradition, it all came about by chance: a spontaneous, second fermentation occurred in an already sealed bottle. Because carbonic acid...

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The Harbour Club: a first-class bubbly experience in the Binckhorst 

At this new location of The Harbour Club, on the top floor of BINK36, right next to the railway tracks along which the trains from The Hague travel across the country, it's a good place to be. Inside, after you take the lift up, you'll find a huge...

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