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Belgian bakery to open on Yale campus

A little taste of Belgium is coming to New Haven, Connecticut: Belgium-based bakery Maison Mathis is set to open behind Yale University’s Davenport College, writes the Yale Daily News’s Monica Disare . Though the exact date of opening has not been determined, construction has already started. In...

Dolma

Submitted by Robyn Boyle on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:29

In order to compensate for my dwindling meat consumption, I’ve been exploring the strange, new world of health food stores and vegetarian restaurants. And I’m quite enjoying the journey. My most recent endeavour takes me to Dolma, often referred to as Brussels’ best veggie restaurant.

Running for Retrak: Week 15

Here we go then, the final few days before the big event. Come Sunday morning, you’ll find me lining up with tens of thousands of others at the start line of the Brussels 20km, hoping that all these months of training will get me round and deliver me in one piece a couple of hours later to the...

Wage watchers: how much does a youth club worker earn?

Youth club worker Willem Vounckx, 27, from Aarschot talks about what he earns and how he spends it What do you do for a living? As a city employee I support young people in their running of the youth club. That means I help the volunteers in the overall running of the club, the admin side of things...

Belgium’s health data insufficiently used

The personal data of patients in Belgium is not being used as efficiently as it should be, according to a study by the Operation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Le Soir reports. Of the 19 countries surveyed, Belgium is among the countries with the most restricted use of personal health...

Belgian receives ‘Mathematics Nobel’

Belgian mathematician Pierre Deligne yesterday received the Abel Prize, unofficially known as the Nobel Prize for Mathematics, from King Harald V of Norway at an award ceremony at the University Aula in Oslo, the organisation’s website reports. The Abel Prize, which carries a cash award of around €...

Belgian speaker meets Chinese legislator

Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang yesterday met Belgian parliament speaker André Flahaut in Beijing, reports the Xinhua news agency . Zhang (pictured) , chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature, reviewed the growth of China-Belgium...

B-52’s and Primal Scream added to Lokerse Feesten bill

The B-52’s, Primal Scream, Tinie Tempah, Anvil and The Fratellis are among the acts added to the line-up of this year’s Lokerse Feesten, the organisers announced yesterday. They join an already impressive line-up which features Beady Eye, Damien Rice, Arno, Deep Purple, Iggy & The Stooges,...

Football league runners-up consider 100km relocation

Football club Zulte Waregem, who on Sunday finished runners-up in the Belgian championship, are considering moving from West Flanders to Antwerp, 100km away, reports De Gazet van Antwerpen. Secret negotiations took place in recent weeks between Patrick Decuyper, managing director of Zulte Waregem,...

Bia Mara

Submitted by PMD on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 17:01

Opened last autumn, Bia Mara is Brussels’ first fish and chip joint. Only it’s not your standard ‘cod’n’chips in yesterday’s paper’ affair. For a start it’s Irish (the name of the place meaning seafood in Gaelic, I am told). There is table service. The fish isn’t battered: it’s panko-breaded. And for chips,  read potato wedges.

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