Organic Fastfood – Blas Burgerworks
22-8-2011
A new fully organic and eco-friendly fastfood restaurant in St. Ives (Great Brittain), which is specialized in burgers. For their food, they only use fresh, local and seasonal products.
Inspiration from 2010: holiday in space
22-8-2011
Really want to go ‘away’ for the weekend? Go to space. From 2016 it is possible. The Russian company Orbital Technologies is working on a new space shuttle.
New ice parlour opened in London
19-8-2011
A new ice parlour, Polka Gelato, designed by Vonsung, opened in London. The interior of the ice parlour is colorless and mainly natural materials are used. The only colours you can find, are the colours of the ice cream.
Wilde & Greene Restaurant and Natural Market
19-8-2011
All in-one: a restaurant and supermarket, located in a mall in Skokie, Illinois. The restaurant covers almost 3,000 square meters and offers 18 counters where you can find organic, seasonal en local dishes and products. Guests can dine and doing their groceries afterwards.
Music & Food – the perfect combination
19-8-2011
Turntable Kitchen is started by a couple from San Francisco, who combine music and food. Every month they create a Turntable Kitchen Pairings Box, which includes a 7-inch vinyl single with tracks of their favourite bands, several recipes, local premium dried ingredients and suggested pairings. This box will be send monthly to their members.
Terminator in an ice cup
19-8-2011
After de frozen yogurt ice cream, we now see the ice cream parlours where the ice cream is prepared by using liquid nitrogen of a temperature of almost –200 Celsius degrees (-320F). Nitro Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt opened two flagship stores in New York. Guests can compose their own ice cream, by choosing the base (regular, soya, yogurt, sorbet), then they can choose the taste and finally they choose the topping.
Winecard, because tastes differ
18-8-2011
The winecard gift card gives the opportunity to order online a self-selected wine. You can choose between 250 wines. The gift card is available in amounts of € 10,= to € 50,=.
Create your own coffee-blend
18-8-2011
Create your own personalized coffee blend. That is possible at the British company EightPointNine. You can create and order your own blend at the website, by giving an indication of your favourite tastes. Or your can order one of the pre-selected blends of EightPointNine. Weekly, you will receive your blend.
Inspiration from 2010: A sunindicator by Nivea
18-8-2011
Nivea introduced in 2010 a sun indicator to enjoy the sun responsibly. This iPhone application tells you how and where you can enjoy the sun best, based on your skin type and the UV strength at your location. In addition, the timer indicates how long you can still enjoy the sun.
Gimme Pops, popstickels in great new flavors
17-8-2011
Gimme Pops are freshly made, natural ice pops, without the use of artificial ingredients. The ice pops are available in the tastes Mango Chili, Berry Basil, Mojito, Carrot Cake, Minty Pineapple, Razz Tarragon, Ginger Melon and Banana Curry. Gimme Pops are available at several events.
From tree to art
17-8-2011
Commissioned by the Indianapolis Musuem of Art, Visiondivision is creating a project for the Fairbanks Art and Nature Park. In order to sacrifice something, to make something new, a large tree will be rebuild to several tables, chairs, swings and a kiosk.
The Cookie Monster
17-8-2011
Seen on several menu’s in America – freshly baked cookies – at the Top Notch Hotel in Vermont, served as ‘The Cookie Monster’ with a healthy glass of milk! Given by the number of (small) children who were eating this, it is clearly a hit! But also spotted in other restaurants – a bowl of freshly baked nuts, chocolate and coconut cookies, – also fun to share. If you order this dessert by yourself, it is wise to order a doggy bag as well!
The taste of ‘Echt’
16-8-2011
At the end of August, four small Dutch family breweries, will present a new beer: the taste of Real 2011 (De Smaak van Echt 2011). The great thing about this beer is, that the best individual ingredients are being used. And what we understood from their tasting notes, they succeeded in making an ambercolored beer fermented with 6% alcohol, not too dry, with a pleasant bitterness.
CoffeeQube by MobiCcino
16-8-2011
MobiCcino opened his first CoffeeQube (an espresso bar) in an officebuilding of a big Dutch company in Amsterdam. We, of Horecatrends, are jealous, imagining having a barista in the canteen! At 6 square meter, espresso made by the Mirage machine and a barista. MobiCcino is working on the CoffeeQube XL and XXL. Although we like the CoffeeQube we prefer the MobiCcino (smal red car), it’s such a great eyecatcher!
The perfect dessert for kids
16-8-2011
The ultimate dessert for kids: Camp Fire Smores! Roasted marshmallows with biscuits, hot chocolate and fresh red fruit, it is finger-licking good. This is often served in America, the photos were taken at Harbour Sixty Steakhouse in Toronto. Easy to make and kids do want to come back! So if you ever visit Toronto with kids, go to the Harbour sixty steakhouse for a great steak and delicious dessert!
Winecocktails
15-8-2011
Homemade cocktails by VinCo. By mixing the pre-mix with a white wine and ice cubes you create the perfect fresh and light alcoholic cocktails. For the non-alcoholic version, mix this with Indian Tonic, or to create a stronger version, mix it with tequila.
All you need to know. Nothing you don’t!
15-8-2011
Last week we spotted a 20 minutes newspaper at the website of Ads of the World (created by the Miami Ad School in Madrid). During our holiday in America we noticed that newspapers are still served at the hotelroom door. At the Topnotch resorts we were served the New York Times Digest, a ten-page synopsis of The New York Times. TimesDigest is designed and edited to provide a balanced selection of the Times’ top stories and editorial comment, along with sports, weather, business news and the celebrated crossword puzzle.
BBQ and herb-garden in one
15-8-2011
A barbecue and herb-garden in one. Perfect for the (smaller) terraces, balconies, or just because they look nice.
Inspiration from 2008: Work-out rooms
15-8-2011
Spotted in august 2008, but until today still possible at some Westin Hotels, the work-out rooms. Westin offers the special option of booking a guest room equipped with a treadmill, a stationary bike, dumbbells, fitness DVDs, resistance bands, stability balls and bottles of water.
Optimism is contagious, share it at Brew Some Good
12-8-2011
An effort from coffee brand Maxwell House in Canada, serving free coffee, positive stories and performances by musicians to the people of Toronto at their Optimism Café. Open for the month of July, and part of their “Brew some good”campaign, (with tv adds etc.). With the campaign they are trying to make Canada feel more glass half-full and in the meantime building brand awareness. At the Optimism Café musicians and artist appeared. Take a look at their website with a video explaining set up of the campaign. The add above is the optimistic result of the campaign.
Frozen Pints
12-8-2011
Frozen Pints, icecream made of different kinds of beers.
Fresh baguette dispenser
12-8-2011
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French baker Jean-Louis Hecht has rolled out a 24-hour automated baguette dispenser, promising warm bread for hungry night owls, shift workers or anyone else who doesn’t have time to pick one up during their opening hours.
A great invitation
11-8-2011
The owners of the foodhall Eataly in New York do invite President Obama to visit. They have a banner hanging in their foodhall with the invitation to come and toast at his 50th birthday with a 1961 Barolo. An original way to invite a President! A beautiful food hall by the way where you can eat Italian food and buy it!
Inspiration from 2010: Not far from the tree
11-8-2011
Spotted in august 2010, but it’s a good initiatif! In the parc where we walk our dog, a lot of prunes are rotting away. And of course our labrador (^Marjolein) eats them till he gets sick, if he gets the possibility. So this project in Toronto could work! They launched a project last year to prevent local grown fruit to perish. Volunteers pick fruit in the gardens of people who do not want to do this themselves. One third of the fruit is meant for the owner, one third goes to the volunteers and one third goes to charities in the area.
Museum for divers
11-8-2011
Vandenberg: Life below the surface, an art gallery at a underwater shipwreck. Austrian Photographer Andreas Franke did use strong magnets to attach 12 digitally layered images (in 3 millimeter pexiglass) at the starboard side of the former military ship Vandenberg. All at a depth of 93ft offshore at Key West, Florida. We saw statues under water in Mexico but this is a new gallery. The website of the project will be ready end of august 2011.
