Takumi opens 2nd location in Eindhoven on Valentine’s Day
10-2-2023
Opening – Ramen lovers are in for a treat, as Takumi is opening a new restaurant in the city of Eindhoven in the south of the Netherlands this month. Besides their existing location on Kerkstraat, Eindhoven residents will soon be able to visit the brand-new location on Nieuwstraat for authentic Japanese noodle soup. With this, the Ramen chain now has 10 locations in the Netherlands.
Macaron ice cream | Häagen-Dazs X Pierre Hermé
9-2-2023
An unique collaboration between luxury ice cream maker Häagen-Dazs and world-renowned pastry chef Pierre Hermé. They created a new macaron ice cream range and it’s hitting the shelves now starting with UK & France. Pierre Hermé is celebrated for his exquisite macarons and together with the iconic ice cream of Häagen-Dazs, a new era of magical indulgence is here.
We tasted Pierre Hermé’s delicious ‘macaron framboise’, imagine a taste like that in ice cream, mouthwatering!
Friesdrank | the creamiest drink of the Dutch region Friesland
31-1-2023
Friesdrank is the tasty result of the collaboration between a Frisian wine specialist, a Frisian cheese maker and a Frisian beer brewer. This new Frisian soft drink is made partly from whey, a residual product from cheese-making. The whey gives Friesdrank a sustainable touch as well as a special flavour. The introduction will take place at the upcoming HorecaEvenTT in Leeuwarden.
Johnny’s Burger Company X O’Tacos
31-1-2023
A first for the Dutch food industry. Burger take-away and delivery company Johnny’s Burger Company will get exclusive rights to franchise the originally French fast food brand O’Tacos. The agreement between Johnny’s Burger Company and O’Tacos clears a path for a new type of franchise formula. During the pilot, some 30 locations of Johnny’s Burger Company will launch a so-called virtual kitchen for O’Tacos.
Proeftuin Noordwijk | Restaurants in Noordwijk serve dishes of the future
30-1-2023
Recently nine restaurants in Noordwijk started serving dishes of the future. The chefs in Noordwijk are inspired by local and sustainably grown seasonal products, recognisable on the menu by the stamp of ‘De Tuin van Holland – Proeftuin Noordwijk’ (the garden of Holland – trial garden Noordwijk).
Trends we spotted | Week 2
17-1-2023
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
With this week links to articles about amongst others the new brand by Hilton, Spark by Hilton, they will provide a simple, reliable and comfortable stay for every guest, all at an accessible price. And a reel about the square croissant by Le Deli Robuchon in London.
News from the culinary world: chef Dominique Crenn will open restaurant Golden Poppy in the new Fantaisie hotel in Paris and Massimo Bottura will open a Torno Subito in Miami. The latest will be located on the rooftop of Julia & Henry’s.
You could book the night of new yearseve at hotel Clarion Copenhagen Airport with your dog! Great idea for airport hotels or other hotels who are located away from the noise of fireworks?
Harriet’s Polar Lounge at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge created an icy pop-up. We’ve read this on the blog ‘Guest of a Guest’, if you’re going to the USA, check this account for inspiration on where to eat.
Grippo cup holder | Plastic cups return for recycling at events
16-1-2023
Grippo has developed a patented cup holder that is reusable and can carry different types of plastic cups and bottles. In addition, Grippo managed to develop the product in such a way that the transition from disposable plastic can be converted to recycled plastic. With the Grippo cup holder, you can combat a lot of plastic litter at events and festivals!
By 2024, every event in the Netherlands must collect 75% of plastic waste in a clean way for recycling. With the Grippo cup holder, we can start practising in 2023!
Frietboutique wins the ‘Dutch Loaded Fries Championship’ with ‘Fries from the future’
16-1-2023
Fries from the future, is the name of the winning fries made by the Frietboutique during the Dutch Loaded Fries Championship. A classic Dutch ‘sour meat fries’ turned vegan: the meat does not come from a cow, but from a 3D printer. Served on homemade fresh fries, topped with vegan mayonnaise, pickled onions, parsley and you get ‘high-level innovative plant based streetfood’ according to the jury of the ‘Dutch Loaded Fries Championship’.
Soof Drinks wonders if you know what you drink?
13-1-2023
“Know what you eat”: you’ve probably heard this from your mother, grandmother or even your personal trainer. Or otherwise you heard it in commercials, from fit boys or read it on packaging on the shelf or in health blogs. We are becoming more critical and wiser when it comes to what is on our plates, but do you actually know what you are drinking? Research shows that as much as 98.5% of the soft drink shelf consists of products with unrecognizable and unpronounceable ingredients. You don’t want to drink that! Soof Drinks thinks it’s time for a revolution in our soft drink glasses.
Besides choosing for a soft drink with no mess, Soof Drinks also have a great taste!
Dry-aged fish
12-1-2023
Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about the ancient Japanese technique of dry-aging fish, there are even fish shops in New York and Australia that specialize in dry-aged fish. She would love to be able to buy this fish here in the Netherlands.
This blogs was previously published in Dutch at the website of our organization Van Spronsen & Partners Hospitality Consultancy.
Takumi Ramen opens second restaurant in Eindhoven
Takumi Ramen opens second restaurant in Eindhoven
Takumi Ramen opens second restaurant in Eindhoven
Takumi Ramen opens second restaurant in Eindhoven
Takumi Ramen opens second restaurant in Eindhoven
Takumi Ramen opens second restaurant in Eindhoven
