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Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam by Westcord | A meeting place for hotel guests, local residents and Amsterdammers

23-8-2018

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Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam officially opened its doors on June 28, 2018. This hotel is a special asset to Amsterdam due to its sustainable character and spectacular architecture. With the subtropical courtyard, the Café Jakarta restaurant and the Malabar sky bar, Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam takes guests on a journey of discovery where the East and the West merge. An inspiring location where sleeping, eating, drinking, working and relaxation can be found and a meeting place for hotel guests, local residents and Amsterdammers. We already wrote about the announcement of the construction of hotel Jakarta Amsterdam by Westcord Hotels and now that the hotel is finished, we like to show the result in photos.

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Cheflabels | Ready-to-use HACCP stickers

21-8-2018

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The dishwasher removes the ready-to-use HACCP stickers from Cheflabels in 20 seconds. Not only food, but also ready-to-use HACCP stickers are now prepared by the chef in the kitchen. Thanks to the Cheflabels printer, every chef can print and paste any desired label in the kitchen via an app on their mobile.

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Trends we spotted | Week 33

17-8-2018

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At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others about the Amsterdam Terraces Festival at the end of August in the Rembrandtpark during which the finish of the summer is celebrated. Starbucks joins forces with a cryptocurrency venture so that the Bitcoin could break through as regular currency. Next weekend the GinFever festival will be held in Schiedam and the Dutch coffee concept Kaldi opens its first branch in Denmark. Chiringuito has opened in a former public toilet in London (and it looks great!) and in Paris you can enjoy ‘Ducasse sur Seine’ as from September 4th.

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By the Dutch | Medals at International competitions for these ‘Spirits with a Dutch heritage’

16-8-2018

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‘By the Dutch’ has recently received a number of important awards at various international competitions. They have won medals during the Gin Masters 2018, IWSC 2018 and Tastings.com 2018. The Batavia Arrack and Dry Gin even won gold. The ‘By the Dutch’ Old Genever was the only Dutch Jenever that won prizes at the Gin Masters 2018.

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RATIO in Shanghai | A ‘cobot’ lets you taste the future

14-8-2018

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RATIO in Shanghai serves coffee by day and cocktail by night. A revolutionary retail concept harnessing the power of technology to deliver personalized coffee and cocktails for the discerning individual, launched in pop-up form this summer. Combining sophisticated technology and exquisite taste, RATIO’s menu is customizable. Drinks are made-to-order, in the exact RATIO you prefer. RATIO is a truly versatile venue and space for customers to meet clients and/or socialize. RATIO launched at China’s critically acclaimed and trendsetting mall K11 Shanghai in pop-up form this June, followed soon after by residence in Raffles City, People’s Square. Dozens more stores are in the pipeline at hotels and co-working spaces in Asia.

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Trends we spotted | Week 32

10-8-2018

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At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others a link to an video about a watermelon ham, a vegan dish at Duck’s Eatery in New York City and a link to an article about all the National Food Day’s. We don’t celebrate that in the Netherlands and wonder when we will start celebrating these days! But also a link to an article about the new Avo restaurant in London and to an article about Starbucks that launched a 5p cup charge across all British outlets to cut plastic waste. And we’re wondering when we will receive the first ‘Christmas’ dinner offers by mail? Since we have read that Selfridges in London opened their Christmas shop during the last heatwave!

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Trends we spotted | Week 31

3-8-2018

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At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others about edible art, the most Instagrammable hotel in Spain and about the Hello Kitty train in Japan. Also, what if everything you bought had a label that told you where exactly your money was going?

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International debut 010/020 dinners | Chefs and sommeliers from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to New York

31-7-2018

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The leading American culinary institute, the James Beard Foundation, invited Amsterdams’ and Rotterdams’ gastronomic top talents to serve a showcase of Dutch metropolitan gastronomy in New York. After five successful editions in the Netherlands, the special concept of 010/020 dinners, in which Amsterdam and Rotterdam restaurants cook together, takes the step abroad. Cooking will take place at the James Beard House on October 24 2018 , but on September 9 you are able to try some of the dishes at Kaagman and Kortekaas at their fundraiser dinner.

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Mooie Boules Amsterdam | Has the ambition to get everybody in the Netherlands to play jeu de boules

30-7-2018

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Mooie Boules (Dutch for ‘Beautiful Boules’) in Amsterdam East is the very first food hall in the Netherlands with a unique mix of the game jeu de boule, drinks, food and dancing. At the end of June Mooie Boules opened its doors, this indoor hall is a hotspot for a group outing with friends, family or colleagues. Besides jeu de boule you are able to enjoy live music, a drink and a bite of one of the six food concepts of Editions kitchens from Deliveroo, which offers six restaurant concepts from two award-winning chefs: Ron Blaauw (a.o. Gastrobar) and Michiel van der Eerde from BAUT. The dishes of the chefs are delivered exclusively to customers of Deliveroo and are available to visitors of the pétanque hall in Amsterdam East. Mooie Boules is open daily from 4 pm and in the weekend from 11 am. Every Friday and Saturday they are open until 3 o’clock and then there will also be a DJ.  

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Trends we spotted | Week 30

27-7-2018

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At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others about self-guided tours at the Louvre, narrated by Beyoncé and Jay-Z and ‘Pool is Cool’ in Brussels, they try to re-introduce open air swimming here. With the current heatwave in Northern Europe we sympathize with them! And a set menu yakitori counter from Tokyo (Torishiki, * Michelin star) will be opening in New York in 2019. Just guess how much you have to pay for chicken skewers here! Gold leaf ice cream has been spotted in London as well!

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