Sometimes it happens that the waitress in a restaurant drops the tray accidentally and knocks over all drinks. With the ‘Safetray’ this will not happen again quickly. There is a ‘All-important clip’ placed under the ‘Safetray’ where you can easily support your finger, so the tray will be much more stable. A useful gadget for restaurants!
Jordi Roca, one of the three brothers behind top restaurant El Celler de Can Roca *** is the owner of the ice cream parlor ‘Rocambolesc’ in the center of Girona. In the ice cream parlor they prepare freshly made ice cream with the recipe and ingredients of top restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. The ice creams are available in six different flavors, in cones or tubs, combined with up to 34 funny toppings. They offer desserts with ice creams in a special take-away kit so you can prepare it at home. They create new products throughout the year. Such as hot ice cream filled buns or ice-cream muffins. The design of the ice cream parlor is inspired by the magical world of Willy Wonka. The ice cream parlor has a funny and playful look and everything is worked out to the smallest detail. Definitely worth to visit Racombolesc when you are in Girona!
Morgan and Paul are on a mission to make the ultimate burrito and created Barburrito. The first Barburrito was founded in 2005 in Manchester city. Currently Barburrtio has multiple locations. Inspired by the street stalls of Mexico, fresh, honest and simple Mexican dishes are prepared. Guests can compose their own burrito, burrito bowl, taco’s or nachos with a meat of veggie filling, salsa and toppings. All dishes are available for take-away. Barburrtio has been nominated for the Restaurant and Bar Design Award 2013.
Fruit and chocolate is a familiar and popular combination, and it comprises a (bit) healthier sweet-treat too. The ‘Forbidden Fruit NYC’ shop offers a varied assortment of fruit dipped in white/ milk/ dark chocolate sprinkled with toppings such as walnuts, coconut and sprinkles. The range of fruit consists of bananas, strawberries, oranges dipped in chocolate. But also apple slices, raspberries, blackberries and pineapples are available as well. Each month there is a chocolate-of-the-month available, like spicy Mexican chocolate, cinnamon chocolate or peppermint chocolate. The fruit dipped in chocolate looks tasty, cheerful and will be especially popular among women.
Who says you need grapes to make a fine wine? Wine maker Pascal Miche uses tomatoes to produce the special Omerto tomato wine. Omerto is the very first aperitif tomato wine in the world. Four generations ago the family recipe for the tomato wine was invented in Belgium, but the wine is now produced in Baie St-Paul, Canada. The wine is made from a special blend of heirloom tomatoes. The entire process, from field to bottle lasts about nine months.
The Manhatten hotel in Rotterdam adapts to the Twitter hype in the Netherlands. The hotel is the first hotel in the Netherlands who has a twittering concierge. The concierge Lesley Klavert keeps the guests informed by Twitter about tourist attractions, restaurants, nightlife and events in Rotterdam. Guests can also ask questions via the Twitter account @conciergeRTM. Through the Twitter by the concierge, the hotel can keep the guests informed even before they come to Rotterdam.
Restaurant Moerstede in Bergen op Zoom organizes a High Wine with culinary tapas on June 19. Led by a wine connoisseur, they will make a wine journey through different countries served with matching culinary tapas. A nice initiative that reminded us of the idea of a High Wine or High Bubbles from our booklet ‘Royal Hospitable Gestures‘. Based on the fact that in the Netherlands affordable High Tea is doing very well at restaurants and at various catering locations at garden centers. The success of these High Tea, Wine and Bubbles? You should just be able to walk in and order, so no reservations. It should be affordable and with lots of appetizers. It gives your guests the opportunity to pamper themselves (a bit luxury at an affordable way).
Tripadvisor gives an overview of ten swim-up bars all over the world. The photos are of the Punta Islita Hotel in Costa Rica. The hotel is located on the beach and is built against a mountain. The hotel has a swim-up bar in the infinity pool. Order a drink at the swim-up bar and enjoy the view out of the infinity pool. Watch the website Tripadvisor for more swim-up bars.
This Monday DJ Mag Netherlands launched its first episode at Club Air in Amsterdam. Thomas Cech and Jeroen Kiepe published the Dutch version of the infamous international magazine for the dance scene. Anthony Donner and Sarah Strijker are the editor of the magazine that has an interactive Layar app for extra video content and background information. The website is interactive, copiled according to user profiles. DJ Mag Netherlands will provide young DJ-talent a multichannel platform and will organize events as well.
Coca Cola has launched a lot of different campaigns to share happiness. Like the vending machine you need to hug to get a coke, the vending machine where you need a friend to grab a can or a bottle with a name on it. But there was one thing you couldn’t share, the can itself. Therefore Coca Cola has introduced the ‘sharing can’. You can split this can into two separate cans and share it with your friend.
Brazil is home to many exotic fruits, but even the locals at a food market where surprised when they tasted a (red) banana with the taste of a strawberry. To promote the new Philips blender, ad agency Ogilvy Brazil has developed new fruit: the Kiwigerine, Bananaberry and Pinegrape. They worked together with molecular gastronomist Clecia Ribeiro to develop three types of fruits with deviant flavors. A banana with a strawberry flavor, a kiwi flavored with tangerines and a pineapple with grape flavor. The exotic look and surprising taste aroused great curiosity among the locals.
The Burger King in Puerto Rico has developed a gadget for the Whopper to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The ‘Hands free Whopper’ offers the possibility to eat a Whopper without using your hands and having to stop what you are doing. 50 loyal customers of Burger King Puerto Rico got this gadget. But whether this gadget is really useful…?
This particular cookbook helps you to improve your cutting skills, even before you start cooking. To open the book and see the recipes your have to cut carefully along a thin line. This cookbook was originally designed as a learning tool for a cooking class.
A special art object has been commissioned as the centerpiece installation for the City of London Festival this year. The ‘Mobile Orchard’ is a tree that consists of multiple layers of wood and the roots and branches offer sitting space and climbing adventure. The branches contain LED lighting that creates a cozy atmosphere in the evening. The tree holds 500 real apples, which visitors are encouraged to pluck. The shape of the tree provides shadow and is a great hang-out for visitors of the festival. Maybe it is interesting to place an art object like this in a city in the Netherlands to offer a hang-out for visitors.
KLM and Air France started offering on board Wi-Fi during a flight. KLM and Air France will run a pilot on board of two Boeing 777-300 aircrafts for one year. Thanks to the Wi-Fi service all passengers can use the internet through their smartphone, laptop or tablet to communicate with the outside world during the flight. Beside this, passengers can use a wide range of free services such as information about their destination and the airline or the latest news. Once the airplane is at a height of 6 km, the Wi-Fi is available. Passengers need to pay a fee of € 10.95 per hour or € 19.95 for the entire flight.
Culinary robotics company Next Robot unveiled its latest innovation, ‘Al Dente’, at the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Designed to automate the preparation read more
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The Hogshead, an inflatable pub, is set up within 10 minutes with 4 people. It almost looks like a real pub, with flags, paintings on the wall and a fireplace that also serves as emergency exit.
In Sweden, guests can stay in a new type of hotel, high up in the trees. Located 60 kilometres from the Arctic Circle, the hotel features 4 rooms, equipped with plumbing, heating and water so guests can visit the hotel all year long.
The healthy fast food chain Eazie is celebrating their 5 year anniversary. People can win serveral prices, but Eazie also organizes promotional campaigns. watch the video for a flashmob, organized by Eazie.
With the Blackberry Presenter you can show PowerPoint presentations and pdf-files, through a bluetooth connection, without using a computer. You only can show files, no bigger than 2,9 MB.
Absolut Vodka presents ‘Art of Sharing’ pitchers. The special pitchers designed by Stephen J. Powers and Chiho Aoshima are available in 750ml and 1l. size. You can find suggestions for several cocktails on the website.
During this World Cup, a string (of 2,6 km) of Dutch fans walked from downtown Capetown to the Green Point Stadium; a “Fanwalk”. Now people can vote to make this area an official pedestrian area on match days. Cooltown Studios read the following message on an African news website: :“If the roads are closed from the station to the stadium circle every Sunday, it would be a great tourism venue and also a new Cape Town activity. It will add value, bring life to the city on weekends and create new opportunities.”
Advertisements in the sand. The Spanish company rather sees natural sandadvertisements than little airplanes. Vliehors Expres, Vlieland, The Netherlands, does the same, but uses large tires to leave (short) messages.
Lobster sandwiches are sold as if they were drugs. Watch the movie!
Philips Patty (Patty’s Gourmet Pizza) only sells pizzas online. You also have the option to have your pizza delivered precooked – take & bake. On the website she announces a new factory outlet. We’re not exactly sure what that it, but we’ll keep you informed.
On Monday night it’s ‘open kitchen’ night at nightclub Le Troisième Lieu, where amateur-chefs can cook for guests. Dinner costs € 12,=. This concept was spotted before, but then the chef had to bring his own guests.
Ice cream parlor Giapo in Auckland, New Zealand makes ice cream of locally and organically grown fruit. In exchange, the growers are paid out in…ice cream! The fruit is randomly tested to see if the fruit doesn’t contain any pesticides. The ice cream parlor creates surprising flavors like Chocolate Chili and Spirulina (a type of algae).
Owners of a smartphone now don’t have to have cash on them anymore. With Google Checkout you can pay immediately. It works with a QR-Code. The host scans the code, which is linked to the customers credit card and the amount will be credited directly.
Since the 5th of July boutique hotel Andaz is located in the former headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger on 5th Av. In New York City. Guests do check in while enjoying a drink in the lounge, or while they are guided to their rooms. Rooms can be booked as from € 235,= per night.
The popular chef’s table at restaurant Ivy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is now being auctioned. Up to 10 days in advance people can place their bids. The minimum bid is € 1.350,= and for the amount of € 3.000,=, the table is directly yours!
On each carton of Vai-Vai juice, different socially responsable organizations are mentioned.
The Italian design duo Dolce & Gabbana developed a new drink, in collaboration with Martini. The new drink will be reveiled during Milan’s fashion week and will be in the style of the 20th anniversary of the male collection of D&G.
Disney hotels will open a hotel for the pets of their guests. Animals can stay at the luxury hotel while their owners have fun in the parks. the hotel open’s its doors by the end of August.
The new Norwegian Epic features an icebar. It is the world’s first floating icebar. Guests will receive a caot, gloves and a hat before entering the bar, which is at –8 degrees Celsius.
The vodka of 3Vodka is made of soybeans and is therefore gluten-, carbohydrate- and sugarfree.
This new type of plate, designed by Jean Marcy Gady, is perfect for chefs who serve dishes with 3 different methods of preperations of one product.
Found makes organic juices. By the eco-efficient way of working, Found is the first climate neutral company in the world according to the Carbon Reduction Insitute (CRI).
Whipped cream and alcohol are not directly a perfect match. Still, with Whipahol whipped cream with alcohol is now a fact. Perfect on a cocktail, a cup of coffee or a dessert.
The TableSol protects your drink from the sun. The cap can be adjusted to different designs and logos.
No more endless discriptions of a dish. With Foodspotting for iPhone you can instantly upload a photo of the dish in front of you.
Due to mobile phones, payphones are no longer of any use. In Austria, the telephone company found a new destination for 13,500 payphones. The payphones have been rebuild into charging stations for electric vehicles.
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