Trends we spotted | Week 43
28-10-2022
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 article about amongst other Toca Social, this is a great place to watch the World Cup in London and you can even kick a ball yourself! In Paris you have a lot of ‘Bars à’ and even a ‘Bar à Couscous’, it’s called Bladi and you can create your own bowl filled with Couscous.
From 1 hotel to 115 hotels in 25 years… That’s worth a party. Fletcher Hotels did it and celebrates 25 years of experience in hospitality with…
Restaurant Pastorale (**) in Belgium stops after 30 years, chef Bart De Pooter starts new fish restaurant in Antwerp! And our favorite baker from New York Dominique Ansel opened ‘Dominique Ansel Las Vegas’ at the Caesars Palace.
Do you know where the Trafalgar square Christmas Tree comes from? We didn’t but it’s an annual gift from Norway since 1947. Also in London: The Warmer Room will open, it’s a grand return of the London Nightclub inside a toilet. Dancing with 80 others in a toilet, created by The Warmer People.
Our hometown Leiden gets a rooftop bar at a famous building in the middle of the city, Zirkus restaurant, rooftop bar & ‘spielplatz’. And a sneaker collab: BOBBY’S Gin X KangaROOS, cocktail culture in your shoe closet.
Puttshack | Mini Golf reimagined
27-10-2022
Last week we wrote about Puttshack, which has raised growth capital in the USA. A cool concept with a tech-driven minigolf experience, great food, drinks and parties. In short, competitive fun! The system keeps track of individual scores itself through patented Trackaball™ technology, and you can earn and lose points based on how you play. Puttshack opened its first location in London in 2018. There are now four locations in the UK and two in the USA, in Atlanta and Chicago, with ambitious plans for expansion there. Who wants to be able to visit a Puttshack in the Netherlands?
Trends we spotted | Week 42
21-10-2022
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 Noma Kyoto pops up this spring and an unique Spanish Tapas Tasting Tour: Leading Ibérico Jamón producer Cinco Jotas debuts a GastroTour in Miami.
In Paris some lucky guests could experience the future of the Orient Express Train at the immersive ‘Orient Express Revelation’. And the first fully plant-based restaurant with 3 Michelin stars is Eleven Madison Park, they kept their stars according to the 2023 NYC guide.
The recipients of the OMG! Fund of Airbnb have been chosen to bring their ideas to life with $100,000. They will be ready for guests in Summer 2023 in the Airbnb’s OMG! Category. Puttshack, the Minigolf restaurant, the technology-driven ‘eatertainment’ concept, has raised growth capital to expand in the USA.
Ralph Lauren, Prada and Harris Reed play a starring role on the Cakewalk of the Prêt-à-Portea in the Berkeley hotel this autumn/winter 2022. And Gelateria Miuz in Amsterdam prepares for winter with workshops, ice cream, semmifreddo and real Italian hot chocolate.
Dutch modern care brand Kinfill is expanding its collection with Dish Soap: an eco-labelled certified dish soap in the iconic refillable Kinfill bottle. You can refill the bottle forever with a Refill Pouch. And the Dutch Williams Premium Canned Cocktails introduces festive Christmas Giftbox.
Culinary snacks by Sjieke Snacks
18-10-2022
As of yesterday you are able to buy the ‘starbox by Sjieke Snacks’. Here in the Netherlands we love our fried snacks, we call them our ‘brown fruit’ and love to eat them with a beer. The culinary snacks from Sjieke Snacks are special, created by chefs with Michelin stars. For the first edition, owner Marijn van Doorn, invited five Michelin-starred chefs from the Den Bosch area to share their culinary snacks. Resulting in a box with the ‘Driel mushroom croquette’, ‘Risolle Wagyu and tomasu’, the ‘Thom Kha Kai Kroket’, the ‘Balleke Vigor with foie’, ‘Chicken Corn Thai curry and shrimp’ and Marijn van Doorn’s own ‘Cheese Pata Souffle’. A box with 6 culinary snacks!
Eat & drink your Christmas tree | Lowlander launches unique cookbook
17-10-2022
Did you know that the needles of your Christmas tree are packed with flavour and character? In Scandinavia, people have been cooking with spruce needles for decades; a valuable botanical ingredient. With their cookbook ‘Eat & Drink your Christmas tree’, botanical brewer Lowlander, together with chefs Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie, provides more than 20 delicious vegetarian recipes to eat and drink your Christmas tree. The book is written in Dutch but it might be inspiration for other chefs!
Current Rooftop Restaurant & Bar | Cosmopolitan venue on the roof of Hotel The Den
17-10-2022
Opening – Current Rooftop Restaurant & Bar is the newest addition to the bar and restaurant scene in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, a city in the south of the Netherlands. On the 9th floor of Hotel The Den, everyone from young to old – but always young at heart – can enjoy the restaurant, bar and rooftop terrace with views of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and its surroundings. This new cosmopolitan venue on the roof of Hotel The Den should become the sexiest rooftop in the Netherlands.
Spooktacular | Are you ready for Halloween?
11-10-2022
Here in the Netherlands, we need to put our coats back on and it’s getting dark early. In short Autumn has really started after a beautiful summer. We have been able to enjoy many drinks on the terrace this year, as can be found in our lists of popular summer drinks and craft liquor drinks from the Netherlands. Now it’s time for autumn, forest walks, hot chocolate, games and Halloween. Even here in the Netherlands, this holiday is being celebrated more and more often. We have a list of spooktacular cocktails, donuts, Chucky beer, food, Halloween cups and events, even a Halloween Bingo!
Trends we spotted | Week 40
10-10-2022
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 other the PINKTOBER campaign from Hard Rock International, this year in collaboration with chef Dominique Crenn. And a social initiative in Rotterdam, ‘Heat and Eat’.
Hôtel Plaza Athénéé has teamed up with the talented fine art photographer Gray Malin for a photo shoot with dogs, great images on ‘My Dogs from Paris’! And in San Francisco restaurant Dogue serves a tasting menu for your dog. Some dogs have so much luxury around them.
Interesting initiative in London where Head Room Café brings awareness and access to mental health support. And ghost kitchen chain Casper from Belgium recently also launched in the Dutch cities The Hague and Rotterdam.
Last week, the hotels Moxy the Hague and Residence Inn by Marriott the Hague were officially opened, located in the Muzentoren in the city center. And chef Bart De Pooter opened his plant-based restaurant WILDn at the Sapphire House Antwerp.
The last week of September New York enjoyed ‘La vie en rose’ by Maison Valentino, a great example of going ‘Pink all the way’. And OneThird developed a scanner to determine the ripeness of avocados and received a voucher from the Foundation Together Against Food Waste to test this on the shop floor.
A ‘koopstoot’ from Brewery ‘t IJ
7-10-2022
A thousand bottles, a lot of beer, one genever. On 13 October, Brewery ‘t IJ in Amsterdam will launch its first own limited edition spirit. The kopstoot or in English heatbutt is a glass of beer with a genever and a typical Amsterdam invention. As an Amsterdam brewer, the choice to make genever (Dutch gin) alongside beer is therefore a logical one. Brewery ‘t IJ decided to distil beer and process it into genever, whose characteristic flavour is due to additions of celery and caraway seeds. A drink according to the standards of ‘t IJ: pure and smooth, with a soft spiciness that combines well with the beers of Brewery ‘t IJ.
ADE Cocktail Guide by The Entourage Group
7-10-2022
It’s almost time for ADE again! Between 19 and 23 October, Amsterdam turns yellow and that can only mean one thing; Amsterdam Dance Event. Especially for this week, The Entourage Group’s restaurants have created an ‘ADE Cocktail Guide’ for the city and a special cocktail will be added to each menu. So those looking to get in the mood before or after a party know where to go.
Fletcher Hotels celebrate 25 years of hospitality
Bobby's Gin X KangaROOS
Christmas market in Trondheim - credits Inbovi
