The Standard | #RingYourRep

19-9-2017

We spotted a YouTube video about a public phone booth, placed outside The Standard High Line hotel in New York City, here they connect you directly to your political representatives. #RingYourRep, free of charge. In all five hotels of The Standard you can dial direct to Congress in your hotel room. All to make your voice heard on issues that matter to you. Don’t text or Twitter but dial direct. lees verder

Five food festivals with one mission | To provide visitors with a fresh dose of knowledge about our food

4-9-2017

On 9 and 10 September 2017 you can visit five food festivals in Brabant (the southern part of the Netherlands) and at each festival you can visit the VERS Academy to get a fresh dose of knowledge about our food. VERS Academy combines serious discussions about food and food production with culture, education, fun, entertainment and of course; good food. VERS Academy is a Brabant partnership that will lecture, debate or lead workshops at the five major cities of Brabant  simultaneously: Breda, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven, Helmond and Tilburg. lees verder

Trends we spotted | Week 35

1-9-2017

  • Trends in het kort

At Horecatrends we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week, amongst others: Walmart opens organic Fast-Food restaurant in Orlando location and self-serving ice-cream at ice cream vans.

If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading! lees verder

Café Ter Marsch launches vegetarian steak tartare in collaboration with ‘De Hippe Vegetariër’

16-8-2017

Since last Monday, Café Ter Marsch in Rotterdam has a new vegetarian dish on the menu. The dish is a vegetarian steak tartare and was made in collaboration with a Dutch blog called ‘De Hippe Vegetariër’ (The Hip Vegetarian). This collaboration is the result of the Blogger Summer Vega Challenge, challenging bloggers to share a vegetarian recipe on social media for the restaurant. lees verder

The Great British Shake Sale | Shake Shack teams up with pastry chef Dominique Ansel

2-8-2017

  • shake shack

The shakes are high this August! This year, Shake Shack have teamed up with renowned pastry chef Dominique Ansel – named World’s Best Pastry Chef 2017 – and Dominique Ansel Bakery London to introduce a new limited-edition shake for the occasion, The Banoffee. So if you’re in London or the UK in August, donate £2 or more to ‘Action Against Hunger’ and receive a voucher for a complimentary handspun shake on your next visit (valued at £5.25), 100% of donations going to ‘Action Against Hunger’. lees verder

SpeakFrietje | The new speakeasy get-together over drinks in Rotterdam

25-7-2017

Haute Friture Snack Bar Tante Nel (Aunt Nel) in Rotterdam launches its first ‘SpeakFrietje’ (freely translated: SpeakFries) on Friday 28 July. The Snackbar 2.0 with alcohol license, invites residents of Rotterdam for this new Friday drink on their 80m2 large terrace. lees verder

Ice cream | A list for the lovers

19-7-2017

  • The Tipsy Scoop
  • Sweet Mirrie's
  • Suikerspin burrito
  • Nozem ijs
  • Lekkernijs
  • Liefmans ijs
  • Gin-tonic ijs
  • CoolMess
  • Bavaria Radler ijs

One of the unique characteristics of ice cream is the fact that it combines very well with several products. In May we already published a bucket list with ice cream parlours but in the meanwhile we already posted 10 more stories about ice cream. A new list thus with amongst others one of the first ice cream parlours in the Netherlands that sells rolled ice cream, a parlour where DIY soft serve ice cream is being served and a cotton candy burrito with ice cream but also ice cream with alcohol like gin tonic or with beer. We are curious which Dutch ice cream parlour starts selling the black ice cream. It’s a total Instagram hype at the moment! lees verder

Smokey Jo’s Cantina | Summer bar in Antwerp

18-7-2017

It’s summer, which means that the magic warehouse of city brewery Stadsbrouwerij ‘De Koninck’ in Antwerp has been transformed into a temporary summer bar. After Summer Josephine’s and Smokey Jo’s Garage, the brewery’s interior garden will house Smokey Jo’s Cantina this year. The ultimate place to relax in the city. Prepare for a thick layer of white sand and palm trees, beach chairs and hammocks. lees verder

The Hague Food Festival | Nine days full of food & drinks

14-7-2017

  • Credits: Julia Claxton
  • Credits: Julia Claxton
  • Credits: Julia Claxton

The first year of The Hague Food Festival showcasing chefs and restaurants from the city, alongside food and drink producers from the surrounding region. The festival will be held throughout the whole city with different events. lees verder

Nozem ice cream | Ice cream for Zwarte Cross festival visitors

5-7-2017

  • Nozem Oil & Nozem ijs
  • Kruidentuin met Grolsch beugels

Visitors of the Zwarte Cross festival in the Netherlands can make a pit stop at ‘t Noorden in Aalten. The festival will start this weekend and party centre and pancake house ‘t Noorden is located on the route towards the festival. To attract more visitors in the days before the festivals, they decided to put some extra items on their menu. One of them is Nozem Ice Cream, made in collaboration with a farm where ice cream is being made. The ice cream is based on a popular drink being sold at Zwarte Cross: Nozem Oil. lees verder

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