Tante Kee | Ready for the future
9-5-2017
Tante Kee (Aunt Kee) has been open for a month now and yesterday we had the pleasure to experience the dishes of the newly appointed chef Bobby Rust. The restaurant has been given a complete makeover and with Bobby they want to upgrade the culinary standards of the restaurant. The restaurant is located at the picturesque Kaag island between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, you even have to take a short boat trip to reach the restaurant!
Slow Food Pizza | The DoughDici™ Experience
8-5-2017
The DoughDici™ Experience by Sofia Pizza Shoppe in NYC is a limited-edition pan pizza (for 2 people) designed to offer a unique experience to passionate pizza connoisseurs. While maintaining the simplicity of a classic pie, the DoughDici™ dough is tended for a full 12 hours before topping it with the finest, freshest ingredients. A slow food pizza! A spot worth visiting for the die-hard pizza fans going to New York City!
Beer for breakfast | Instock makes granola out of ‘bierbostel’
5-5-2017
Together with bakery Lanskroon, Instock created their own granola. The main ingredient of the granola is the ‘bierbostel’ from the Troost Brewery. Bierbostel is the nutritious malt residue of the beer brewing process. Beer for breakfast is a nutritious and alcohol-free breakfast product that prevents food waste. Nice idea as hangover breakfast!
Trends we spotted | Week 18
5-5-2017
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week amongst others HEMA’s new hospitality concept and a Ferrari-branded racetrack on top of a luxury cruise ship.
If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading!
Kellogg’s | Fine dining experience with cereals
3-5-2017
Kellogg’s® created a fine dining experience with cereals. At Kellogg’s NYC café and just for one night, select guests experienced an exclusive six-course tasting menu of recipes recreated with cereal from Kellogg’s. Chefs Mathew Peters, Travis Swikard and Harrison Turone recreated signature dishes of Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud with the use of Kellogg’s cereals. They were teammates at Team USA at the Bocuse d’or (which they won) and they all support Ment’or, a non-profit that inspires excellence in young culinary professionals. A great example of raising money for a good cause whilst in the meantime inspire all to reimagine the endless possibilities of cereal.
Yamagoya | Launches the raindrop cake in London
3-5-2017
From 15th May, Fah Sundravorakul, Co-Founder of Yamagoya, the ramen pop-up on Shaftsbury Avenue, will bring the Raindrop Cake to London for the first time, adding just 20 to the menu each day. Inspired by the cult Japanese dish, mizu shingen mochi and made in the shape of a water droplet, Yamagoya’s recipe has been carefully developed to produce a crystal clear cake, made from special agar powder which can only be found in Japan to give clarity and served with a sticky sweet molasses syrup (Kuromitsu) and kinako; roasted soybean flour for dipping.
Mama Makan | A modern interpretation of a Dutch-Indonesian Grand Café in Amsterdam
3-5-2017
Mama Makan is a contemporary Dutch-Indonesian Grand Café that seamlessly integrates with the hotel lobby, connecting travellers with the local residents and the historic context of the neighbourhood (the Plantage neighbourhood in Amsterdam). Mama Makan is a Grand Café that tells a story inspired by its origin with an identity based on pleasant discoveries during the journeys on the ancient trading routes. Responsible for the concept, interior design and the graphique design is concrete from Amsterdam.
Food Festivals | 10 Dutch food festivals that are specialized in one product
28-4-2017
Spring has arrived so let’s take a moment to look at this year’s upcoming food / drink festivals. Enjoying food, drinks, music together with friends whilst enjoying the nice weather. Because it’s a bit too much to make a list of 200 festivals this summer, we decided to make a list of 10 Dutch food festivals that are specialized in one product.
Subway’s Facebook Messenger ordering bot | Launched in the United States
25-4-2017
Last week, Subway launched a bot for Facebook Messenger that allows guests to order sandwiches and salads from more than 26,500 Subway restaurants in the U.S. The first-of-its-kind sandwich ordering bot was announced at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference with Agilitee, one of Subway’s digital partners, and is the latest innovation from Subway® Digital. Guests can use Subway’s Facebook Messenger ordering bot to order a sandwich or salad, customize it with their favorite bread; cheese; vegetables; and sauce, to pay on any device that supports Messenger. The bot is the latest addition to the brand’s mobile order systems that includes web ordering and app ordering.
Jacketz | The baked potato shop
24-4-2017
Tasty and good food for less than € 10,=. That is exactly the reason why Paul Zonneberg & Pascal ter Beek opened the first baked potato shop in the Netherlands. Jacketz serves healthy baked potatoes with culinary fillings.