Croissant craze | What does 2024 bring?

25-1-2024

  • Croissant hype | Wat brengt 2024?Croissant hype | Wat brengt 2024?

Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about the croissant hype with for example broissants, cube- and round croissants, croffles, crospresso’s, cragels, tracos, cronuts and Christmas croissants. lees verder

Pamper Your Valentine at THE ENTOURAGE GROUP

23-1-2024

  • Mr. Porter SteakhouseMr. Porter Steakhouse
  • IzakayaIzakaya
  • Bento BoxBento Box
  • The ButcherThe Butcher
  • The DuchessThe Duchess
  • Toni LocoToni Loco

Love deserves to be celebrated, especially on Valentine’s Day! And as the saying goes, ‘the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach’, the restaurants of THE ENTOURAGE GROUP have once again created culinary drinks and dishes to make your heart race.

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Trends we spotted | Week 52

29-12-2023

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to social media posts about:

  • Pints’ of wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever.
  • Quality Bistro has a love story with butter. They even serve a Birthday butter!
  • A new Japanese store and restaurant, iRASSHAi, opened in Paris. They call themselves: ‘Le rendeze-vous des amateurs de cuisine Japonaise’.
  • Santa’s Teddy Bear Tea is a special tradition at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. We love it and think that it’s inspirational for many other hotels!
  • The Savoy introduced their first Christmas Shop, a hidden treasure trove of festive delights nestled away beyond the Front Hall.
  • The Daily Kneads serves a croissant filled with soft serve ice cream, we spotted a croffle before but this simple recipe of a croissant and soft serve ice cream looks delicious as well.
  • The Landmark hotel in London introduced a Broissant in their Cake Shop. Check out what a broissant is in the Instagram post about it!

Enjoy reading!

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Trends we spotted | Week 51

22-12-2023

  • Trends we spotted
  • 2 Dutch restaurants in the 50 best Italian restaurants - Pianeta Terra - Aroma2 Dutch restaurants in the 50 best Italian restaurants - Pianeta Terra - Aroma
  • Christmas cookies by A Dynamite CompanyChristmas cookies by A Dynamite Company
  • DiscoDip - Miljuschka's Culinary Festival in May 2024DiscoDip - Miljuschka's Culinary Festival in May 2024
  • In Hangzhou China opened the 10.000th store of KFC ChinaIn Hangzhou China opened the 10.000th store of KFC China
  • Karaoke bar Duke of Tokyo Rotterdam - credits dots lexpanderKaraoke bar Duke of Tokyo Rotterdam - credits dots lexpander
  • Miss G's in Amsterdam enjoying American food like Mac ’n Cheese BallsMiss G's in Amsterdam enjoying American food like Mac ’n Cheese Balls
  • New York Pizza opened their 300th store in the NetherlandsNew York Pizza opened their 300th store in the Netherlands

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:

  • Inspiration from Instagram: the beautiful courtyard garden of the Plaza Athénéé, including a small ice rink! Serving bread with a butter candle and pink hot chocolate bought outside at Harrods’ food truck!
  • Recently opened in Hangzhou, KFC China’s 10,000th store. Built up by Yum China Holdings over the past 36 years.
  • In the Netherlands, New York Pizza celebrates their 30-year anniversary and the opening in Breda of their 300th outlet!
  • DiscoDip – Dutch tv chef Miljuschka Witzenhausen does organize a Culinary festival, it will take place on 24, 25 and 26 May 2024 in recreation area Bussloo at the Veluwe. Tickets are on sale now.
  • The ‘Limited Edition Cinnamon Christmas Buddy’ cookies are on sale now at the store of the ladies of Dynamite in Amsterdam. Tomorrow, December 23, they will treat you to a hot cup of coffee or chocolate milk in their store.
  • Two Dutch restaurants in the 50 best Italian restaurants in the world, Pianeta Terra in Amsterdam at spot 23 and restaurant Aroma in Vaassen as a newcomer at spot 43!
  • Recently the third location of karaoke bar Duke of Tokyo opened at Hofplein in Rotterdam.
  • Eating ‘Mac ‘n Cheese Balls’ or ‘Chicken & Waffles’ at the popular brunch spot Miss G’s is now also possible at dinner, and they have a new interior.
  • We came across an article about the Barraquito, a hot version of an espresso martini from the island of Tenerife. It looks great and delicious!

Click on the title if you like to read the full article. Enjoy reading!

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Slurping caviar | Boom, you crush the fish eggs in one go

21-12-2023

  • Volgens House of Caviar & Fine Foods is 'Kaviaar slurpen' de trendVolgens House of Caviar & Fine Foods is 'Kaviaar slurpen' de trend
  • Slurping caviarSlurping caviar

In English they call it a caviar bump – in Dutch: ‘Slurping caviar’. According to House of Caviar & Fine Foods: the trend of this year. Our colleague Leonie van Spronsen wrote a blog about it in May this year, unfortunately in Dutch. In this blog, she also gave another delicious recipe that should be served on hand, a combination of pata negra and foie gras. Both products must be at the right temperature; fold a slice of the pata negra and place a cube of foie gras on it!   

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Murder at the Grand Resort | Grand Resort Bad Ragaz launches a crime thriller radio play

19-12-2023

  • Murder in the Grand Resort - Crime Thriller PodcastMurder in the Grand Resort - Crime Thriller Podcast
  • Murder in the Grand Resort - Crime Thriller PodcastMurder in the Grand Resort - Crime Thriller Podcast
  • Murder in the Grand Resort - Crime Thriller PodcastMurder in the Grand Resort - Crime Thriller Podcast

A murder case at the Tamina Therme, six suspicious guests and a master detective. This is the basis of the first fictional crime podcast from a Swiss luxury hotel. The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz launched this audio experience yesterday in Bad Ragaz. The five episodes of ‘Murder at the Grand Resort’ were produced in collaboration with the Winterthur-based company Podcast Schmiede and are based on the famous crime story ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ by Agatha Christie. The postcast is in the German language and is officially called “Mord im Grand Resort’, good to practice your German.😉

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Contest for Holiday Cheermakers around the U.S. by Starbucks

18-12-2023

  • Christina Milian and Starbucks - Michael & David - Holiday Cheermakers contestChristina Milian and Starbucks - Michael & David - Holiday Cheermakers contest
  • Christina Milian and Starbucks - Holiday Cheermakers contestChristina Milian and Starbucks - Holiday Cheermakers contest
  • Christina Milian and Starbucks - Holiday Cheermakers contest 2Christina Milian and Starbucks - Holiday Cheermakers contest

December 14, Starbucks started their search for five of the merriest homes in the U.S. – and the stories behind the people who bring cheer to their neighborhood during the holidays. This holiday season, Starbucks is teaming up with singer, songwriter and actress Christina Milian. From December 14 through Sunday, December 17, Starbucks invited everyone to share how their home’s holiday display brings cheer to their neighborhood. Everyone could submit an image of their very merry home to holidaycheermakers.com and share their story and inspiration for a chance to be selected as one of Starbucks Holiday Cheermakers. Five winners will receive Starbucks Cards for their neighborhood to enjoy.

The contest already closed but we think it’s a great idea to organize a contest like this as local shops! Even in the Netherlands where most Christmas decorations are modest in comparison to some streets in the USA!  

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The Mac & Cheese Nibblers of White Castle

18-12-2023

  • The return of White Castle's seasonal fan favorites Sloppy Joe Sliders and Mac & Cheese NibblersThe return of White Castle's seasonal fan favorites Sloppy Joe Sliders and Mac & Cheese Nibblers

In America, Mac & Cheese is hugely popular and available with all kinds of ingredients, even with crab and lobster! Why this dish isn’t as popular here in Europe, we really don’t understand. Recently, we came across the Mac & Cheese Nibblers from White Castle, an American fast food chain. They are putting their beloved Sloppy Joe, Smoky Joe and Spicy Joe Sliders, along with the Mac & Cheese Nibblers, back on the menu during the winter months until February 4.

Their Nibblers look like our famous ‘bitterballen’ with a creamy content of macaroni and cheddar! We think a lot of Dutch people would love them as well!

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Pleun’s Regenboogijsje and Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg join forces

14-12-2023

  • Pleun’s Regenboogijsje en Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg slaan handen ineenPleun’s Regenboogijsje en Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg slaan handen ineen
  • Pleun’s Regenboogijsje en Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg slaan handen ineenPleun’s Regenboogijsje en Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg slaan handen ineen
  • Pleun’s Regenboogijsje - Stichting voor PleunPleun’s Regenboogijsje - Stichting voor Pleun

Pleun’s Regenboogijsje (rainbow ice cream by Pleun) will have a special place on the exhibition floor at the Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg. Pleun’s Regenboogijsje is an ice cream that draws attention to Batten disease (CLN3). Pleun is a 9-year-old girl from Deventer who suffers from this rare metabolic disease. Trade fair organiser Easyfairs of the Horeca Vakbeurs is keen to help raise awareness of the disease and reach even more hospitality outlets by providing an exhibition space during the Horeca Vakbeurs on 29, 30 and 31 January 2024 at the event location – Evenementenhal Hardenberg.

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Domino’s® is Plowing for Pizza | Snowy roads shouldn’t get in the way of hot pizza

12-12-2023

  • Domino's Pizza is helping cities clear wintry streets across the countryDomino's Pizza is helping cities clear wintry streets across the country

As an innovative response to winter snow challenges, Domino’s Pizza in America is introducing the campaign, ‘Plowing for Pizza’. This particular initiative aims to ensure that, even under harsh winter conditions, hot pizza delivery will continue in certain zip code areas. The philosophy behind it: by contributing to snowplows from 20 cities, Domino’s Pizza is contributing to the ability to deliver quickly in wintry weather. In America, local businesses also often contribute to bits of road maintenance.

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