I first met my husband-to-be on a very drunken Saturday afternoon in Cor-rupt. I was usually an after-work client, but a friend from The Hague was in Amsterdam for the weekend. Her partner was returning from Saudi the next day, and she was collecting him from Schiphol. Many vieuxs on my part and many biers […]
Anecdotes
Cheers
Early one evening after work, as I sat at the bar, Cor shared a story. Some new, very well-spoken English customers had chanced into the Bar. As they ordered their drinks, one gentleman asked in his best Oxford English, “Excuse me my man, how does one say Cheers in Dutch?” I could say that Cor […]
Tug of War and Heptathlon
In addition to brunch, another unplanned tradition evolved. Tug-of-war every year in Boskant, Cor’s home village. Most of us went (again) on a rented bus and a few with cars. We almost always lost; and it was usually bad weather but what fun we had. Afterwards we went to Cor’s parents with at least 50 […]
Champagne and Amsterdammertjes
Each regular customer’s birthday was celebrated with champagne at the Café Cor-rupt, not a real one of course, but still a delicious champagne. The downside for the birthday boy/girl was the pressure then to return this generous gesture and treat the bar. Another tradition was the Amsterdammertje, whereby if the last bit from the bottle […]
Sunday Brunch
Brunch every Sunday actually evolved very organically. Brunching was still an unknown phenomenon at the time. A few classy hotels had one but for the rest ……. We Dutch eat at home or at work during the day. However, it was Easter when we had opened and we thought it would be nice to thank […]