Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "The Universe as we know it has now been in existence for over one hundred and seventy thousand million billion years and will be ending in a little over half an hour. So, welcome one and all to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe!
This was not quite how we were welcomed at appliance maker Electrolux' pop-up restaurant The Cube in Brussels, but it might well have been. I hardly ever go to Michelin star restaurants, so I was more than happy when Electrolux invited me and a bunch of other Belgian bloggers to give it a try to celebrate/promote their new line of prosumer kitchen appliances.
Have a look at the location of the restaurant, right on top of one of Belgium's most Belgian monuments, the Arc de Triomphe in Jubelpark:
The view from inside The Cube is stunning:
I took a seat at the "table d'amis" that sits 18 people right by the window . Like a boss:
And the food... oh my... If someone had said to me during the courses that the Universe would end in a little over half an hour, I'm pretty sure my thoughts would rather be with one of these:
Unfortunately, unless you were able to book a table, this is the end for The Cube in Brussels. I've just checked and they're booked full until the beginning of July, when they dismantle the whole thing and reassemble it somewhere in Stockholm.
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