Kornuit opens pop-up record production store

4-6-2014

Grolsch Kornuit gives the opportunity to transform your own playlist to vinyl. Via the website www.brouwjeeigenplaat.nl a lucky few can compile a personal playlist, design a sleeve and produce a personal vinyl record. The record is made at a pop-up store at the Overtoom 228 in Amsterdam that is open until the end of 2014. Kornuit gives away vouchers to music lovers now, consumers will get the opportunity to personalize their vinyl later this year.

Dutch couple links entrepreneurship and education in Suriname

4-6-2014

Entrepreneurs Jessica Augustin and Stanley Wassenaar from Amsterdam hope to be able to open ‘their’ hotel doors: Hotel Con Corazón in Paramaribo. With the profits of the hotel they want to contribute to good education and a better future for children in Suriname. To make their dream reality, they started a crowdfunding campaign and hope to collect 10 percent of the initial capital of approximately 800,000 euros. People can contribute in different ways; give a donation, provide a loan or become a social shareholder. For information on how to contribute klik here.

Coca-Cola mini kiosk

3-6-2014

To introduce the mini Coca-Cola cans the Berlin branch of advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather rolled out these mini kiosks, with mini vending machines in them, in 5 German cities. ‘It’s the little things in life that make us happy’. Read more at The Pop-Up City.

Papertowel news

3-6-2014

In the Netherlands we have a saying: ‘In today’s newspaper tomorrow’s fish will be wrapped’. If we start to print newspaper items on paper towels we could change the saying in ‘with the news of the moment, we dry our hands.’ This perhaps provides a better insight in the volatility of many news items! Nice action from máspormás.

Chalk Point Kitchen – 527 Broome Street NYC

2-6-2014

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This new hotspot on the border of Soho & Tribeca is a real “farm-to-table” restaurant. The origin of every single ingredient is indicated on the menu and if for some reason an ingredient is from a different supplier that day, the staff informs their guests at welcome. The restaurant is situated in a modern building and decorated as a cheerful, French farmers stable. The menu is diverse, focused on good and healthy ingredients and varies somewhat daily based on what was supplied that day. The entire staff is a 100% knowledgeable about the food being served and they are delighted to answer all your questions. The eye-catcher of the menu is the kaletini, because who has tried a kaletini before?

Inspiration from the World Cup

2-6-2014

We wish you lots of fun with the World Cup. No idea if you are going to see all the games (or even could watch them) but if you work in a restaurant, the chances are that you are going to miss a few games. Perhaps you can surprise your guests with a dish like the Roca brothers (from El Celler de Can Roca, Girona) made several years ago, pay attention to the detail of the Ipod with the run-up to a goal by Lionel Messi while eating dessert.
Do you make a special dish for the World Cup? Let us know and if it’s original we do put it on horecatrends.

Create your own favorite taste with Pepsi

1-6-2014

Be your own mixologist with the Pepsi Spire. Add up to three flavor shots to customize your Cola or Mountain Dew drink. You can choose from cherry, vanilla, strawberry, lemon and lime. At this moment the Pepsi Spire is only available in the USA but soon worldwide. The Pepsi Spire lineup currently includes three models, each designed to meet a specific set of foodservice customer needs.

Gin and tonic pop-up bar Brussels

28-5-2014

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Gin brand Bombay Sapphire and tonic producer Fever-Tree will open a gin & tonic pop-up bar from 29 May to 5 July. The finest gin & tonic combinations will be served. The pop-up bar opens in ‘Les Jardins de Bagatelle’, the inspiring gardens in the center of Brussels. A select group of Brussels artists have been asked to make their own Signature Gin & Tonic inspired by the classic gin & tonic. On 5 June Michelin star chef Bart de Pooter and Oscar-winning artist Stéphane Halleux will show their Signature Gin & Tonic and on 18 June culinary artist Laurence Soetens and fashion guru Didier Vervaeren will introduce theirs.

Starbucks steps into the world of burgers

28-5-2014

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Starbucks steps into the world of burgers. Next month Starbucks will open a restaurant in Los Angeles where guests can compose their own burger, the restaurant will also serve beer, wine, cocktails and shakes. Two years ago Starbucks bought ‘La Boulange’, a cafe chain based in San Francisco Bay Area that focuses on breakfast and lunch. Starbucks will rebuilt one of the locations in Los Angeles into a burger restaurant, many of the bakery items will be the same but the menu will include a build-your-own-burger. If the test is successful, the concept will be rolled out further.

De Golfbaan in beeld

27-5-2014

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