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Simone Vos
EM specialist at Agriton
Simone is part of the 'Agriton EM Natuurlijk Actief'. She knows all about sustainable farming using foodwaste.
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Sasker Scheerder
Founder of Manenwolf's Foodlab
Sasker is the founder of Manenwolf's Foodlab and smokehouse. He knows all about food preparation processes.
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Zuursalon: Koji Edition
Friday 11 november, 20:00 - 22:30
In Mediamatic’s Bio Clean Lab we use fungus to grow new bio-materials, but in many food production systems molds are used to re-design ingredients and alter flavours. The Koji, or Aspergillus oryzae
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Koji: the (fungi)culture behind Asian Ferments
- Zuursalon with: Jasper Swierstra, Alice de Jong, Simon Hofstra and Meneer Wateetons11nov 2016In Mediamatic’s Bio Clean Lab we use fungus to grow new bio-materials, but in many food production systems molds are used to re-design ingredients and alter flavours. The Koji, or Aspergillus oryzae
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Distillation update
Making the alcohol
An update on the distillation project, this time on making the mash, i.e. the liquid that goes into the still to be distilled.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Abel Jansma
Distillation 101
Using physics to extract smells
Throughout the fall and winter, I will be distilling some of the liquids that are produced in and around Mediamatic. Distillation is a technique, mostly used in chemistry, to separate components of a...
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Simon Hofstra
Simon Hofstra is the owner of 'Taste of Sake', where courses about sake are held and where he organises sake tastings. He carries the Japanese title 'Sake Samurai'.
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Zuursalon: Cider Cider Cider
Vrijdag 14 oktober, 20:30 - 22:30
Ieder jaar worden in Nederland meer dan 400 miljoen kilo appels geoogst. Toch is cider niet populair. Hoe kan dit? Is er geen plek voor cider in de Nederlandse eet- en drinkcultuur? Missen we kennis?
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René van der Wal
René is the owner of ciderstore 'Appels en Peren' in Amsterdam. He wants people from Amsterdam to love cider.
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Rob Le Rutte
Small-scale cidermaker
Rob Le Rutte is a small-scale cider maker and initiator of the Wageningen University project 'cidergeschiktheid van oude Nederlandse appelrassen' (cider capability of old Dutch apple types).
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Martijn de Wal
Owner of Pomme d’Or
Martijn de Wal is the owner of Pomme d’Or cider where he imports en sells ciders and calvados. Besides that, he works at Vleck Wijnen (wine-importer and –shop) He studied at the Wine institute.
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Francis Burgess
Aquaponics and Eco farming
At mediamatic I am with the garden and aquaponics team. My goal here is to inspire and get inspired by people and plants, to be creative and let the ideas and graft flow. The plan is to create a...
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Merle Bergers
Merle Bergers studies at Design Academy Eindhoven, specializing in the direction of the design department Food non Food. She is living and working in Eindhoven and Utrecht.
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Abel Jansma
Distracted physics student
I started studying art and technology at the HKU, but switched to Physics and Astronomy at the UvA. Now doing a master's degree in Theoretical Physics, but taking half a year off to see if I can...
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Smells like ... Microbes?
Your perfume may soon be produced by bacteria
The traditional perfume industry is strongly linked to the availability of specific odorants. As their harvest is depending on weather conditions and is therefore uncertain, scientists came up with a...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Brouwcursus
14sep 2016In september 2016 zal de Amsterdamse brouwvereniging de Bierkaai een brouwcursus geven in het Cleanlab van Mediamatic. In 5 avonden en een complete brouwzaterdag word je klaargestoomd om zelfstandig...
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Brew Your Own Beer: Taste Notes
MABJeR - Gordita - Motor Oil
The final fermentation is over and the beers brewed in the workshop 2 months ago are finally ready to be tasted.
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Sjef Brok
Sjef Brok is director at Ediks. Ediks is a company that makes vinegar that may not be called vinegar.
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Simone van Thull
Simone van Thull from Thull's Pickels & Stock knows everything about the versatility of vinegar. In her store at the Pretoriusstraat in Amsterdam you can find products such as pickles, water kefir...
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Manfred Meeuwig
Manfred Meeuwig knows everything about vinegar, oils and mustards. Each year they import tens of thousands of litres of top quality extra virgin olive oil from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, France...
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It's Myco Beer o'Clock
Test batch beer is now available at Mediamatic ETEN - while stocks last!
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Fermenting Fish
- Zuursalon: Pieter Kaptein, Geert Dekens, Tokowijzer, Bianca Snoek, Jeroen van Wieren17jun 2016Van de beruchte blikken Zweedse Surströmming tot ‘Garum’-stijl vissaus. In deze editie van de Zuursalon verkennen we één van de sterkste gistingen die er is: rottende vis. Met een beetje hulp van...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: How to make Kimchi
- Making Kimchi with a traditional recipe17jun 2016Did you know that there are more than a hundred different kinds of Kimchi? Join our workshop to learn how to make your own! You'll learn first-hand what goes into making this ancient delicacy and be...
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Jeroen van Wieren
salinator and chef
Innitiator of Sansalentum de Zoutkamer, one out of only two speciality stores for salt worldwide.