Temakeria, eating Brazilian style sushi

6-6-2014

Temaki, a Brazilian form of sushi, is available at Yoobi in London for a few of years already. The owners were inspired by trips in Japan and Brazil. The food reminds us of the Kono pizza but is authentic Japanese. Watch the video for a DIY instruction, so you can make an alternative snack during the World Championship the coming weeks!

Pinkpop festival of NIX

5-6-2014

  • Pinkpop NIX shirt

To archieve more attention for the laws that prevent under age drinking, Pinkpop organizer Jan Smeets communicates in various ways that the festival will provide no sigarettes nor alcohol to minors. The festival offered various alternatives, Happy Drinks was one of them.

Chalk Point Kitchen – 527 Broome Street NYC

2-6-2014

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  • Chalk point kitchen 1
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  • Chalk point kitchen 2

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.

Master classes by known Dutch chefs

23-5-2014

‘De Kookfabriek’ has three locations in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam. At these locations large groups, both business and private, can cook and eat in the kitchen. ‘De Kookfabriek’ organizes especially for individuals various Masterclasses of well known Dutch chefs. During the 4,5 hour master classes the chefs will guide the cooks in making their own four-course seasonal menu. The master classes of chefs Julius Jaspers, Sandra Ysbrandy, Jos Grootscholten and Alain Caron cost € 75,= per person and the master class of Niven Kunz € 99,= including his latest book Niven 80/20. The video shows the master class by Julius Jaspers.

Application ‘Stop Wasting’

22-5-2014

To reduce food waste, several applications are developed, earlier we spotted the ‘Hospitality Waste Coach’. Unilever Food Solution comes with the ‘Stop Wasting’ tool to deal more effectively with the waste in the kitchen. There are three types of food waste: the waste inventory, the waste during the preparation and the waste on the plate. The app suggests menus that can reduce waste by 20% and chefs can use the app to determine the amount of food waste divided in breakfast, lunch and dinner. The progress can be tracked and they can read / share tips.

Roy Choi cooks with the Google Glass on

20-5-2014

The possibilities with the Google Glass are endless now Google also wants to strike the culinary world. The portable computer in the shape of glasses are not yet available in stores but are tested by several people, like Roy Choi. The Korean-American chef is the founder of the Korean taco food truck Kogi BBQ in Los Angeles. During the national holiday of Ireland ‘St. Patrick’s Day’, Google launched a promotional film of Roy Choi cooking a burrito with the Google Glass on. He is searching for the recipe, cooks the dish, calls his mother and his cooking is also filmed. The Google Glass is not only useful for a chef to find recipes and multitask but consumers literally get a look through the eyes of a chef cook like the video above shows.

WOSTOK

16-5-2014

  • WOSTOK

The soda WOSTOK originated in Russia and was developed in the 70s under the name Baikal as alternative to Pepsi Cola. Joris van Velzen gave this old fashioned drink new life and from Berlin he rolls out WOSTOK across Europe. WOSTOK is made in the traditional way, with no artificial colors nor preservatives. The soda is available in the flavors WOSTOK Tannenwald (pine needle oil, Taiga root and cardamom), WOSTOK Dattel Granatapfel (dates, pomegranate) and WOSTOK Estragon Ingwer (tarragon, ginger and orange).

Restaurant Bluespoon serves on board

16-5-2014

  • Restaurant Bluespoon

On 1 May restaurant Bluespoon, located in the Andaz Hotel Amsterdam, started with the ‘Bluespoon on Board’ service. Chef cook Julien Piguet and his team will provide a complete boat experience on the canals by serving their dishes aboard. The ‘Bluespoon on Board’ menu includes salads, sandwiches, appetizers, mains and desserts. You can order via the website, phone or email and the order can be picked up at the restaurant after 30 minutes.

Luscombe organic drinks

15-5-2014

  • Luscombe organic drinks

The drinks of Luscombe are produced since 1975 on a farm in the Devon in South West England. The Luscombe drinks are handmade in batches with fresh and natural ingredients varying slightly due to season, rain and sun. The drinks are available in various flavors such as apple-pear-ginger, carrot and orange juice, raspberry crush and elderflower crush. The drinks don’t contain concentrates, additives, preservatives, coloring nor flavoring agents. Besides the juices, Luscombe also produces cider and ginger beer. You can order the drinks at GoldstarDeli in the Netherlands.

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