The 4D-cinema

12-7-2012

Although the phenomenon is not that new anymore, the United States is rebuilding 200 cinemas into 4d-cinemas. The extra dimensions consist of the senses feeling and smelling, by adding ventilation, smoking and sense machines.

AquaClimb wall climb pool

11-7-2012

This climbing wall combines the best of both swimming and rock climbing. There are three routes possible and different difficulty levels.

Lunch Hour NYC

2-7-2012

From the 29th of June, the New York Public Library opened the exhibition Lunch Hour NYC. This exhibition features all the lunch trends of over the past century. Find out how the pizza became popular in New York City, and when the first Chinese restaurants opened their doors. Did you know that the foodtrucks were already popular about a century ago…?

Harvest festival potato

28-6-2012

This coming 14th of July, the Harvest festival in the theme of the potato takes place in Amsterdam Roest, organized by Youth Food Movement and artist Sascha Landshoff. The potato is one of the most eaten, but as well one of the least rated vegetation in the Netherlands. This festival takes place in a time of the estrangement the urban consumers have with their food.

Food photography

28-6-2012

Big Appetites is an exhibition of artist Chistopher Boffoli. With this photo’s he is referencing to as well a cultural fascination with tiny things as well as an American enthusiasm for excess. This exhibition is open to visit between the 21st of July through August 24th in New York.

Kikkerpret swimming classes at Kos and Ibiza

27-6-2012

Dutch swimming school Kikkerpret organizes swimming classes at Kos and Ibiza. Children from three to twelve years old can get their A, B of C swimming certificate during their vacation.

We like the smaller festivals

26-6-2012

Jeroen Mutsaers co-owner of the event organization 12inchCity indicates that festival vistors from the big cities move to smaller festivals in the east. Last year 12inchCity organized for the first time a small scale festival called Greafental dance festival. On 7 and 8 July, the second edition of the Greafental festival will be organized.

Around the plate

21-6-2012

At Horecatrends.com we regularly organize trend presentations. Recently we were invited by Our Common Food to inspire the teams. Take a look at the (Dutch) Prezi presentation here.

Mission Bowling Club

18-6-2012

The Mission Bowling Club is a bowling center in San Francisco, located in a former electrical supply warehouse. This is not only a groovy place to throw a few strikes, but also a hip new veue with a restaurant and club. In the restaurant they serve a Heston Blumenthal inspired Umami-ladened burger. Are you going to visit The Bay Area’s this summer? Zagat gives an overview of the 10 ‘hottest’ new restaurants in this article.

Urban rooftop farming

6-6-2012

Starting today a 3000 square meter urban farm on top of the office complex Zuidpark opened in the Netherlands. This scale of urban rooftop farming is the largest in Europe.

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