An interactive QR game has been developed by the Dutch Hotel & Restaurant Association and Deli XL. The game shows visitors of the Dutch Horecava Fair different possibilities of mobile communication and creates a more intense experience of the fair.
Beautiful building for the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian, designed by Vaumm Arquitectos Donastia. Next to three 3-stars restaurants the city also houses this building where culinary eduction can be obtained. Watch the pictures at both websites.
No more loosing business cards! By using a Poken, information exchange is much more complete and easier. Watch the movie for instructions.
Just a simple twist will turn your strawberries into a great addition to the grand dessert. Check the websites Cutest Food and Bakerella for more inpiration. Inspiring Holiday wishes from Van Spronsen and Partners Group.
Coca-Cola answers letters written to Santa Claus. In the Santa Claus Museum, in Indiana you can find letters written in 1930. From the 60.000 letters Coca-Cola choose 75 of them to answer. The writers of the letters got tracked down and they got the present that they asked for years ago. Can you imagine that Santa Claus is knocking on your door to give you the present you asked for 40 years ago? Check this movie to see the reactions.
This Christmas choir is sponsored by Bagel Nash, a bagel chain in the United Kingdom. In Leeds they went to four Bagel Nash shops to sing Christmas songs. People could request a song on Twitter or Facebook.
Already a known system in Germany, but now seen in the Netherlands as well. Did you drink a cup of coffee at Starbuck, keep your receipt to use the toilet. Clever for the entrepreneur; you prevent lines with tourists for the toilets.
The Mobile Man Cave; the CigaRv, is a cigar lounge. CigaRv is mobile and gives you the ability to enjoy live sports and a fine cigar without the worries of local smoking laws. The full-service lounge is used at special events and private parties.
Beautiful Christmas ornaments made of sugar. These are for sale, but you can be creative as well and bake these ornaments by your self. A nice decoration tip for your restaurant. Watch here a recipe to create your own.
BeuteFuchs, a butcher in Munich (Germany), is selling meat especially for dogs. You can buy beef, lamb, turkey and chicken, and during the season duck and goose as well. They even composed a special menu; they will add some fruit and vegetables to the meat. Within Munich they also deliver at home.
Van Spronsen & Partners hospitality consultancy has researched the wellness branch in the Netherlands. The focus of this research is the visitors’ view. The results of 800 questionnaires provide a clear and honest picture of both the visitors and non-visitors. The Dutch report provides insights on the motives and thoughts of the non-visitors (and thus potential visitors) and gives wellness related companies the tools to anticipate on the expectations of their target group.
Burak Kaynak has designed a Like tip box. This physical version of the Like button on Facebook will probably get you extra tipping because a wink like this always works. On top of that, guests see that you’re active on social media, so prepare for more ‘real’ likes and free-publicity.
This bag is made of old fabrics from airplanes, like the leather of the chairs and the curtains. The bag is made by Tierra Ideas in co-operation with Delta Airlines.
Advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy’s in Amsterdam offers a Christmas dinner for family and friends who live far away. Each person can log in and call with skype, there faces will be seen on screens. The room is decorated like a real Christmas dinner.
On May 22nd, chef Dominique Ansel will open a new bakery dedicated to Asian bread culture at 64 University Place (between 10th & 11th Streets) read more
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