A LA « DISTILLERY »

Le lieu…

La “Distillery” ancien bâtiment industriel de 400m2 transformé en habitation originale toute imprégnée de son histoire a donné naissance à un nouvel état d'esprit. Redonner vie à un espace utilitaire, le transformer, l'aménager en loft, espace hautement artistique spacieux et chaleureux, et y vivre : ce comportement témoigne du respect et de l'amour des édifices de notre passé.
Sublimant la rudesse de quelques murs centenaires, la “Distillery” nous ouvre un chemin où le contemporain n’est plus seulement un parti pris, mais la seule voie possible pour atteindre l’essentiel.

L’artiste Caspar a élu son domicile de travail où l’atelier
prend tout son sens, il explore et recouvre les murs de ses créations laissant vivre l’art en mouvement à travers ces
vidéo-arts.
Projections murales internes & externes, écrans numériques, nous donnent la mesure et la démesure de fresques contemporaines.
L’œuvre protéiforme de Caspar nous invite également à pénétrer dans son univers anthropomorphique que sa peinture en glacis révèle à l’instar des icônes.
Cet ensemble de médium présenté avec goût, au sein de la “Distillery” nous ouvre un champ exploratoire hors du commun.

À la table de l’artiste…

Une réalisation de Sterkmans Events

" je choisis l’art de la table, celui de nos chefs et des vins qui, une fois habilement versé, font de l’ensemble le plus élégant des paysages… Musique !

L’artiste Caspar nous dévoile; “Un dîner bien composé doit être comme un ballet bien dirigé, comme une symphonie orchestrée par un maître depuis l’adagio jusqu’à l’allegro final”.

Ainsi le plaisir nouveau à “la table de l’artiste” serait un accélérateur de souvenirs, entre limbes et aventures gourmandes, rêvées ou magnifiées. Pourquoi ne pas en tenter l’expérience ? Levons notre flûte aux bulles légères, fermons les yeux faisons danser le verre et, “à gorgées espacées, réfléchies”, laissons opérer… À chacun ses madeleines…

“Petite chère et grand accueil font joyeux festin .”
William Shakespeare

Capacité:
30 personnes pour un dîner assis,
50 personnes pour une réception.

Belgium, its beers & cheeses…

« Beer is the proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy »
(Benjamin Franklin, inventor of lightening conductor and author of this phrase)

Belgian beers and cheeses are numerous.
Mostly monks have contributed to the Belgian cheese specificity.

On the current territory of Belgium more than seventy abbeys existed in the order of the Cistercians alone. Several of these have continued the tradition of pure artisan production.

Not only of cheese, but "everything that goes with it"...: bread, artisanal syrups and especially the famous abbey beers which are making of Belgium "the"country of beers.

Example of scenario & timing:

19.00: In a privatized part of a pub: Welcome & introduction from our ‘monk in charge’ concerning our beer selection. Per participant : 4 glasses 16cl, to choose from a list of 6 beers or 2 glasses of soft drinks + an assortment of Belgian cheeses.

20.15: in an outstanding restaurant at 5’ of walk :
Coffret de Pleurotes et Jambon d’Ardenne au Fromage d’Abbaye de Chimay
Suprême de Lapereau (young rabbit) à la Double Westmalle
Glace au Spéculoos – Pralins aux Noix
+ ½ botle of wine & water/pp

Price: on request

A COMICAL DINNER

We organize a ‘comical dinner’ in a privatized room for your group (max. 30 people) in a charming gastronomic restaurant in the city centre, at 5 ' walking of Grand 'place, 3' from the central station.
A dinner with Ed, professional actor:

It’s with great pleasure that we can present you Ed.
He will make his appearance as a:
-PICCOLO: he welcomes the guests with a joke during the aperitif (2 glasses of wine, beer, juice + 2 zakouskis/person)
-MASTER OF CEREMONIES…
-COOK…
-HANDYMAN…
-FOOTMAN: as a lackey from the opera he will distribute chocolates from Ferrero-Rocher in a golden tower to announce the coffee.

MENU (same menu for the whole group) :

Bouchée aux Escargots de Bourgogne or
Croquettes aux Crevettes or
Chèvre chaud (warm goat cheese) sur toast aux pommes Golden
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Gigotin (lamb) d’agneau ‘Vert-Pré’ & gratin dauphinois, or
Dos de saumon (salmon)« Florentine » et Sauce Hollandaise
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Mousse au Chocolat, or
Glace (Ice cream) aux Cérises ‘Jubilé’

Incl : 2 drinks/pp

Total duration : 2h.
Price: on request

A SWISS DINNER, your network-dinner in Brussels…

You would like to have a nice dinner and the opportunity for everybody to talk to each and every one?

So this means not the traditional dinner where you can only talk the whole evening to the people sitting next to you.

You are also ready to have some magic & caricatures during our ‘Swiss Dinner’?

Dinner: 3-4 courses, a lot of conversations, and animations.

Total duration: +- 3.5h









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A DYNAMIC DINNER (DRUMMING)

We organize a ‘dynamic dinner’ in a privatized room for your group (max. 30 people) in a charming gastronomic restaurant in the city centre, at 5 ' walking of Grand 'place, 3' from the central station.

A dinner with a drumming experience…

Drumming is a highly effective method of breaking down barriers. It creates a platform from which people can learn how valuable it is to listen to one another and learn from each other.
Benefits of drumming:
- decreases stress
- learning to co-operate
- creating a unity and team spirit
- breaking down barriers (hierarchy, age, gender, culture and language)
3 sessions between the courses.

Musical welcome of the guests and aperitif (2 glasses of wine, beer, juice + 2 zakouskis/person)

MENU (same menu for the whole group) :

Bouchée aux Escargots de Bourgogne (edible-snail) or
Grey shrimp croquet from the Northsea or
Chèvre chaud (warm goat cheese) sur toast aux pommes Golden
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Gigotin (lamb) d’agneau ‘Vert-Pré’ & gratin dauphinois, or
Dos de saumon (salmon)« Florentine » et Sauce Hollandaise
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Mousse au Chocolat, or
Glace (Ice cream) with cherries ‘Jubilé’

Incl : 2 drinks/pp

Total duration : 3h.
Price: on request


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WALK, PLAY & EATING IN THE MAROLLES

Date & timing: to agree (total duration = approx. 5h)

The welcome: at the Poelaertplein (Palace of Justice)

THE ACTIVITIES: The program contains 3 parts:

A guided walk at foot

During an hour the participants will discover all kinds of picturesque places in the Marolles.

Old Traditional Games

After the guided walk, it’s play-time with our wooden traditional games.

Each region in Belgium has his own ‘old games’. The most games were played in the cafés. A bilingual animator ensures the necessary explanation at the 10 different games and keeps the scores.

In the meantime a drink (aperitif) is served.

The dinner: Awaiting the proclamation of the winner of the traditional games, in another space the dinner is served (3 Courts + ½ bottle wine by person). Individual choice on the spot!

MENU - Proposal: on request.

A BRUSSELS’ EVENING: traditional old games, a Flemish Fair, Belgian beers & buffet

Date: to agree
Total duration: 4 h

Scenario & timing (example):

19.00: Welcome and introduction about the different beers:
Orval, Leffe, St-Bernardus, Kriek and Val Dieu +
an assortment of Belgian cheeses, meats & sausages.
A monk gives the necessary explanation (in German).

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Old wooden Games. Belgium has a very important tradition of wooden games. These games were played in pubs. We selected severals games. An assistant gives the necessary explanation (till 22.00).

19.30:
Opening of the ‘Flemish Fair’, with 5 different stands:
darts,
can throw,
ring casting,
shooting-gallery with guns,
fishing
(till 23h30)

20.15 till 23.30, Buffet:

Starters :

Croquettes aux crevettes grises de Zeebrugge, herbes frites
Carpaccio de bœuf.
Tartare de saumon sauvage aux olives noires et parmesan
Scampi décortiqués à la bruxelloise
Assortiment de pâtés artisanaux
Assortiment de fromages affinés belges

Meat Buffet :

Boulettes aux chicons caramélisés à la cassonade
Stoemp et sa saucisse de volaille aux herbes fraîches
Carbonnades de bœuf à la bière brune de Val-Dieu ‘’grand cru 10,50%, spéculoos
Pain de viande individuel cuit minute à la sauge

Fish Buffet :
Waterzooï de la Mer du Nord
Filet de saumon, tombée d’épinards frais

Desserts

Tarte Tatin à la bruxelloise
Tiramisu aux spéculos
Fontaine de chocolat & fruits frais
Mousse au chocolat

Drinks

Red & white wine
Different Belgian beers
Water
Soft drinks
Coffee & tea

BUDGET: on demand

THE ‘ALL CHOCOLATE’ EVENING

SCENARIO & TIMING
(example, timing can be adapted):

18.00 : Welcome at the Chocolate & Cocoa Museum or at the House of Belgian Chocolate makers: we start with a guided visit, and discover (and taste) the world of chocolate. The highlight of the visit is a demonstration given by a master chocolate maker showing how pralines are made in a traditional way.

Or:

Guided tour (walk) from (Sablon, Grand’Place, Royal Galleries) including tasting of the products of three ‘top’ chocolate makers

19.15 : we welcome you at our restaurant & presentation of the menu:

Menu « All chocolate »:

Poêlée de Noix de St-Jacques au chocolat noir & beurre blanc aux citrons verts

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Magret de Canette (young duck) aux Grelots et
caramélisé au Chocolat et Mandarine Napoléon

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Pain d’épices grillé, glace vanille & copeaux de chocolat blanc & noir

Drinks : apéritif, 3 glasses of wine, water & coffee or tea/pp.

Global price: on request

OUR "BEER" WALK “Best of Belgian Beers” + dinner 3 courses:

We organize a walk with focus on beers in the city centre, and we finish at a cozy gastronomic restaurant in the historic center of the town.

Scenario:
- starting from the Central Station or your hotel/conference center. (city center)

- guided walk with "beer" theme, through the triangle between Manneken Pis, Grand’place and Royal Galleries St-Hubert.

- drinks at two taverns with artisanal beers (individual choice among a selection of 8 beers) and comments from our guide.

- Followed by a dinner at a cozy gastronomic restaurant:

MENU (the same menu for whole group) :

Bouchée aux Escargots de Bourgogne ou

Croquettes aux Crevettes ou

Chèvre chaud sur toast aux pommes Golden-

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Gigotin d’agneau ‘Vert-Pré’ & gratin dauphinois, ou

Dos de saumon « Florentine » et Sauce Anglaise

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Mousse au Chocolat, ou
Glace aux Cérises ‘Jubilé’

Incl : 2 drinks/pp
PRICE : on demand