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Cooking together, eating together

De Volkskeuken is a social initiative where meeting each other is the goal, and cooking and eating together are the means. Founder Liselotte explains:
“‘Each other’ deserves some clarification. By that I mean you get in touch with people you wouldn’t normally meet, let alone share a table with. We all live in our own social bubbles to some extent. Taking a peek into someone else’s bubble is beautiful, sometimes confronting, but through mutual understanding it can create a connection that wasn’t there before.”

And all of that simply at the dinner table. Want to join in and become part of this community? You can pull up a chair at the following moments:

• Every Tuesday at The Hague treasure Thrive or treasure The Shore.
  (During the summer months, when The Shore is set up on the Scheveningen beach, you’ll find De Volkskeuken there. In winter, Thrive takes over.)
• Wednesdays in the centre of The Hague at De Helena, a former school building at Helena van Doeverenplantsoen 3.
• Fridays in the Stationsbuurt at Stadsoase Spinozahof, Repelaerstraat 61, and at De Utopie in the Zeeheldenkwartier, Waldeck Pyrmontkade 116.

Conscious Eating

The Conscious Kitchen also hosts weekly dinners to promote community, mindful living, and sustainability. Their Thursday Food Rescue Dinners bring together people who value tasty and sustainable food. Through these dinners, they raise awareness about food waste and aim to show (or rather: let you taste) just how delicious plant-based food can be.

So, every Thursday at 19:00, at Helena van Doeverenplantsoen 3. Check the website for more information and to sign up.

Social Dining

Every Wednesday, you can join the Social Dinner at The Hague treasure Pluk. A fresh daily special is prepared using ingredients from their own garden and local products from the neighborhood. Together with participants from their day program, the Pluk team works hard to serve a delicious meal at 17:30.

Afterwards, participants, neighbors, and anyone who signed up enjoys a nutritious and social dinner together at long communal tables. Sign up here.

Come Together

De Participatie Keuken also focuses on connection around the table, because in their view, in an ideal society everyone participates and everyone feels welcome. That’s why they organize “Aanschuifdiner” (Pull Up a Chair) dinners, turning community rooms, neighborhood centers, or living rooms into meeting places.

Want to join? Check here to see where and when a Aanschuiftafel dinner is happening in your neighborhood.

Sea View

At Het Puntje, a beloved beach café located -just as the name suggests: Puntje means tip in Dutch- at the very tip of Scheveningen Beach, you can join a communal dinner during the summer months. This beach café has been around since the 1950s and is still as relaxed as ever. No fuss: order at the bar, sink your feet into the sand, and enjoy a good vegetarian meal.

Every Thursday from 17:30, pull up a chair for a delicious plate of healthy and sustainable food with a friendly group of people. The menu changes with the seasons.