Donuts the new cupcakes?

18-4-2011

Affordable luxury, donuts are changing, more flavours, design etc… but underneath is still the humble donut. Some bakery’s are even adding mashed potatoes to the dough, en Louis Vuitton en Burberry made a designer donut keyring.

Inspiration from 2009: Assistance in the kitchen

18-4-2011

Nowadays we see serveral technical tools for in the kitchen, like the voice controlled culinary app. In 2009 we saw this computer which explains the consumer step by step how to prepare the dish, including the shoppinglist, how to preheat the oven, how to cut correctly and how to handle several diets.

Share a table

15-4-2011

“Share a table” is an initiative taken for business guests who travel a lot, resulting in a lonely dinner. “Share a table” enables the guest to join a table for a simple conversation and sharing a meal, which is indicated by cards shown on the table.  A wide range of hotels in Spain, Andorra, Portugal and the Netherlands joined this concept.

 

Cookieboy

15-4-2011

Cookieboy is originally a fashion-designer but switched to baking and desiging  cookies. His cookies are used for several projects like the LaForet Harajuku shopping complex en the musuem of Tokyo. Next to these exhibitions he works with brands like Issey Miyake. Also nice as ‘follow-me-on-Twitter’-cookie with the coffee.

The Hospitality game

15-4-2011

 

The ‘Gastvrijheidspel’ (dutch for: The ‘Hospitalitygame’) is a simple but  educational game, which makes you understand what hospitality means for your company. The standard forms help you translate the outcomes into marketing campaigns.

Inspiration from 2009: Take the stairs, choose a target

15-4-2011

Last week we’ve informed you about a new ‘ healthy’  McDonalds concept in Paris. It’s not the first time that health is on the agenda of McDonald’s. In 2008 at Stockholm, the fastfood restaurant based a campaign on their visitors’ movement habits. Depending on their choice for stairs or escalator, they would see an Coca Cola regular of light advertisement. 

Book a restaurant table via Facebook

14-4-2011

Reservationbook eTender has developed a Facebook application that enables visitors to book a table directly on the Facebook page of a restaurant. “Eetcafé Aangenaam”  in Haarlem is the first who offers this application.

 

New hottest pepper ever Trinidad Scorpion Butch Taylor

14-4-2011

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To cook with the hottest chilli in the world, special protective clothing including a mask and gloves is required. The Trinidad Scorpion Butch Taylor measures on the Scoville scale, which measures the spiciness of peppers, over 1.46 million units. To compare, pepper spray gets a score of two million units.

 

Rabbit ears salad servers

13-4-2011

It’s finally spring! After a Calorie rich winter, our salad needs a spark of humor on the table … Two rabbit ears in the bowl immediately sets the tone!

The enviromental friendly lunch bag

13-4-2011

The lunch bags are designed by 3Greenmoms and made of cotton. Equipped with a waterproof layer they’re very well prepared for your bread and snacks. The beautifully styled bag is small and flexible,  therefore very convenient. Another a very big plus, the bags can go in the dishwasher!

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