Create your own coffee-blend
18-8-2011
Create your own personalized coffee blend. That is possible at the British company EightPointNine. You can create and order your own blend at the website, by giving an indication of your favourite tastes. Or your can order one of the pre-selected blends of EightPointNine. Weekly, you will receive your blend.
Gimme Pops, popstickels in great new flavors
17-8-2011
Gimme Pops are freshly made, natural ice pops, without the use of artificial ingredients. The ice pops are available in the tastes Mango Chili, Berry Basil, Mojito, Carrot Cake, Minty Pineapple, Razz Tarragon, Ginger Melon and Banana Curry. Gimme Pops are available at several events.
CoffeeQube by MobiCcino
16-8-2011
MobiCcino opened his first CoffeeQube (an espresso bar) in an officebuilding of a big Dutch company in Amsterdam. We, of Horecatrends, are jealous, imagining having a barista in the canteen! At 6 square meter, espresso made by the Mirage machine and a barista. MobiCcino is working on the CoffeeQube XL and XXL. Although we like the CoffeeQube we prefer the MobiCcino (smal red car), it’s such a great eyecatcher!
BBQ and herb-garden in one
15-8-2011
A barbecue and herb-garden in one. Perfect for the (smaller) terraces, balconies, or just because they look nice.
Fresh baguette dispenser
12-8-2011
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French baker Jean-Louis Hecht has rolled out a 24-hour automated baguette dispenser, promising warm bread for hungry night owls, shift workers or anyone else who doesn’t have time to pick one up during their opening hours.
Baked Alaska
9-8-2011
Although an old-fashioned dessert Baked Alaska remains delicious and we don’t understand why it isn’t served more often! Steakhouse Harbour Sixty in Toronto serves it with all the right ingredients and at the table! At all the tables they served it while we were there, it looked like a small party!
Illuminated Walls by Philips
4-8-2011
Illuminated walls to completely transform a space. Philips has announced a new product on the market, namely luminous fabric. The product is made in partnership with the Danish Kvadrat Soft Cells, a company specializing in sound absorbing panels. The durable panels are based on an innovative and patented aluminum frame with an invisible energy mechanism, that stretches the fabric perfectly smooth. The panels are integrated with LEDs and can be connected to an audio system to change color to the beat of the music. Look at the movie to learn more.
The craft of ‘weckpotjes’
3-8-2011
There are a few people that have the skills and craft to make traditional ‘weckpotjes’, canned vegetables of fruits conserved by vacuum and sweet or sour. The fanatic people of ‘Picnic in the Park’ are one of those few. They describe themselfs as “energetic dreamers with a passion for canning who work on the set up of a small scale canning company to make products that combine the tastes of the old days with now”. Their products have names like ‘Bright Pickle Banner’, ‘Picallilli circus’, ‘Route du Soleil’ and ‘Ooops onion by the way’.
Special kit on your fries?
3-8-2011
For the real handyman, if he is in charge of the to BBQ. Three varieties, mayonaise, kitchup and mosterdtix.
Sample Central, tryvertising at its best
3-8-2011
The first European Sample Central store is set to open in Budapest, Hungary. Operating in a similar way to Sample Lab (Japan), the new store allows its members to try out a range of products and services for free. The products can be taken home or at the store. The only “payment” that’s required is to complete online surveys regarding the tried products, providing valuable feedback to manufacturers.