Take your receipt to the toilet

22-12-2011

Already a known system in Germany, but now seen in the Netherlands as well. Did you drink a cup of coffee at Starbuck, keep your receipt to use the toilet. Clever for the entrepreneur; you prevent lines with tourists for the toilets.

Like tip box

21-12-2011

Burak Kaynak has designed a Like tip box. This physical version of the Like button on Facebook will probably get you extra tipping because a wink like this always works. On top of that, guests see that you’re active on social media, so prepare for more ‘real’ likes and free-publicity.

Kale popular in New York

20-12-2011

The Dutch product kale is one of the most popular vegetables in New York at the moment. They don’t eat this the way Dutch people do, but they eat this vegetable as a salad, they use this in pasta dishes and even in cocktails. Watch the movie or watch the web log of Erik Mouthaan for several recipes.

Snow-covered mountain restaurant

20-12-2011

You can find this restaurant “Tusen” in Sweden’s ‘Ramundberget’ Mountains. This beautiful building is made from locally sourced materials and boasts its own water and sewage system, designed by Murman Arkitekter. The restaurant, which is an apres-ski bar as well, serves Swedish food and offers shelter against the cold for tourists. Tusen is Swedish for thousand.

Twitterdrink

20-12-2011

Twitterdrink is a new drink that can be served during network events. This blue drink is a mix of wine, coconut, mandarin and pepper. You can order this drink with your own QR-code.

Disloyalty card for cheating coffee fans

20-12-2011

In Singapore eight indepent coffeeshops have made a disloyalty coffee card. This card stimulates to visit all the eight different coffeeshops and taste their coffee. When the card is full, you can get a free coffee at the shop where you got the card.

Christmas inspiration: Santa Claus hat brownie

14-12-2011

  • Kerstmuts brownie

These brownies with a Santa Claus hat are really easy to make. You take a brownie and put vanilla-butter on top. Top this off with a strawberry, which serves as a hat, decorate this with some whipped cream. Nice to serve this with a cup of coffee during the Christmas period.

Champagne climate chamber

14-12-2011

Top wine-expert Janne Rijpma developed a climate chamber especially for champagne. This luxurious leather-covered cooler is suitable for 40 bottles, you can control the temperature by degree, and the bottles lay in an optimal position.

Vitadrinks launches Funkin Cocktails

14-12-2011

Vitadrinks is coming with Funkin Cocktails, you only need to add ice and alcohol. These cocktails are available in tastes like Mojito, Cosmopolitan and Margarita. The Funkin Cocktails are available in a one-portion-package or in a big package for 10 cocktails.

Social media release; What is hot in 2012?

13-12-2011

The National Restaurant Association (USA) asked almost 1800 professional chefs about their opinion of the trends for 2012. They said about 223 items if it was a hot trend, yesterdays news or a perennial favourite. The results of the survey tell us that healthy food for kids, the use of local products, sustainability and social media are really important in 2012. Check youtube or the whole article for more information.

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