Inspiration from 2010: holiday in space
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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!
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.
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 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!
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.