‘Kosher-style’ dinner | Sidney Schutte creates dinner with Itzik Barak
3-1-2017
From Tuesday the 24th to Thursday, January 26th, 2017 chef executive Sidney Schutte of Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam will be cooking dinner in his kitchen on the Herengracht with his Israeli colleague Itzik Barak of Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem. The chefs will compose a six-course menu based on modern, gourmet, Israeli cuisine, of which Itzik Barak is one of the main exponents. This special ‘kosher-style’ dinner will be served in Brasserie Goldfinch.
Arctic Cold Brew | Made as easy as it looks
2-1-2017
The future of coffee is cold brew. The Arctic lets you make your own easily to enjoy the perfect cup of coffee any time.
If you haven’t tried cold brew yet, you’re missing out. The flavor is delightfully smooth compared to the taste of your usual cup, and it packs more than enough of a caffeinated kick to get you going in the morning.
Best read articles in 2016
30-12-2016
At the end of 2016 we are not going to publish the ´Trends we spotted this week´. Instead of that we have collected the best read articles of last year. The top five articles are published below. We hope you will get inspired in 2017 just as you were in 2016 by our trends.
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Plentea | Trendy tea bar
28-12-2016
Plentea is a new, trendy cocktail tea bar in Toronto, Canada. Guests can enjoy a good cup of tea, made by professional ‘teatenders’. After a cup of tea you will walk out of the shop completely relaxed and good humoured.
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23-12-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week amongst others an article about Amaranth an alternative to wheat and rice that is becoming more popular. Restaurant Taiko in the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam introduced a Japanese style gin. In London The Distillery Portobello Road Gin Hotel & Bar is soft launching. In Amsterdam we will be getting a new restaurant, The Avocado Show.
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Pay @ Pump | Barclaycard launches “world’s first” contactless beer pump
19-12-2016
The first of its kind, the self-pouring beer pump allows drinkers to pour their own pint of ale and pay with a touch of their contactless card or device in just 60 seconds. Pay @ Pump has been designed to help pubs and bars speed up service in response to a quarter of Brits saying that queuing for drinks is the worst part of a night out. Average waiting time at the bar during the festive party season is 12 minutes per order. Pay @ Pump is designed to help reduce queuing time especially during busy period like Christmas.
Gin is still gaining popularity; ‘Gin Taylor’ creates British Airways own gin
19-12-2016
Gin is still gaining popularity, British Airways is proving this with the launch of the specially made tipple – British Airways Gin. The gin will only be served to the airline’s First customers, from the bar of the prestigious Concorde Room at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
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16-12-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week 2 small articles; a recipe to use chickenpea liquid, aka Aquafaba and bacon-flavoured mushrooms. In the Dutch article a couple of unique items from Dutch hotels and restaurants for the auction of 3FM Serious Request.
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Pullparrot | Wine opener for lefthanded people
16-12-2016
On average one out of ten people in the world are lefthanded. According to a Dutch article ‘Wetenschap in Beeld’ a cork screw is one of the worst obstacles for lefthanded people. In order to solve this problem Pulltex, producer of cork screws, developed a special version of the corkscrew for lefthanded people with another direction of rotation. De ‘Pullparrot’ has a double lever and an extra-long spiral.
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9-12-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, the half marathon through the Walt Disney Studios Park and Icehotel 365 in Sweden.
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Gastchef Itzik Barak (l), executive chef Sidney Schutte (r) 
