Instagram menu at Comodo NY
17-10-2012
Restaurant Comodo, located in New York, introduced an Instagram menu. When you cannot decide what to order, check out the recommendations of your friends through the photo application Instagram. You can upload your photo’s as well under the hashtag #ComodoMenu to suggest your friends about the Comodo menu.
Yoghurt Barn
16-10-2012
In Utrecht (the Netherlands), Wouter and Esther Staal opened the Yoghurt Barn. A new concept where they serve several kinds of yogurts, such as frozen yogurts, smoothies and other kind of yogurts. You can choose of several toppings to finish your dessert of snack. All the products are completely biological.
The Food Line-up guerrilla campaign Amsterdam
15-10-2012
The Dam square in Amsterdam is the centre of a guerrilla campaign by foodtrucks on the World Food Day October 16th. From 12.30 to 13.30 o’clock the trucks serve a free lunch to get attention for the lack of food diversity on the streets of the capital. Most of the mobile food stands sell hotdogs or ‘oliebollen’ (deep-fried dough). The Food Line-Up and its initiator Lotte Wouters want to motivate the government to take the New York policy for food trucks as an example. The streets in New York provide a huge diversity of food trucks that are used by all social classes and backgrounds.
First gelato museum opens near Bologna
11-10-2012
The first gelato museum opens its doors in Anzola Dell’Emilia, close to Bologna. The museum is initiated by gelato-machine maker Carpigiani Group and shows the history of this special ice cream.
Yield management in restaurants
9-10-2012
It started in the airline industry and hotels are offering different prices during the weekends; yield management. Slowly it appears in restaurants and other branches. A nice example is Restaurant Diverso in Nederweert (the Netherlands). On Monday till Thursday, they offering a special discount menu which will change each month.
Eating French fries in 2012
8-10-2012
Already spotted by Horecatrends.com, but still very innovative; this small bag for your French fries, a snack and the sauce.
Now or never creation BAUT in Amsterdam
5-10-2012
Pop-up restaurant bar BAUT opens in the Wibautstraat on Friday the 12th of October. The kitchen of this 900 square meter restaurant is managed by chef Michiel van der Eerde. The doors close on the 31st of December 2014 because of urban renewal plans in the area. This restaurant is the first by the ‘Nu of Nooit’ (Now or never) company. The start-up by Job Keja, Michiel van der Eerde and Dick Leijen is focused on temporary and durable entrepreneurship in empty buildings.
Make a reservation via Foursquare
4-10-2012
In association with OpenTable, Foursquare is offering an online reservation service. Guests can make an online reservation in one of the OpenTable restaurants. Watch all the connected restaurants here.
Blown Away classical and electronic music @ warehouse 010
3-10-2012
On Saturday the 13th of October the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, techno producer Secret Cinema and Ted Langenbach join forces during the Advanced Music Fest Blown Away. At about 100 musicians and another 100 performers will combine classical and electonic music in the Rotterdam harbor area during an explosive creative and visually attractive evening.
Human powered coffee
21-9-2012
The Velopresso is a mobile pedal powered coffee bar. The stylish designed verhicle is silent, environmental friendly and doesn’t depend on power supply.