Healthy fastfood concept Grown extremely populair
28-6-2016
Health and fastfood are two words that rarely appears together. NBA player Ray Allen felt like this needed to change, and opened his own healthy fast-food business. Grown, which is the name of the restaurant, can be found in Miami and looks good.
Plates made of leafs
27-6-2016
Leaf Republic has recently published their well-kept secret of sustainable tableware made out of leaves.
Glass slide at a height of 300 meters
27-6-2016
The highest building of Chicago has a new crazy attraction, the ‘Skyslide’. At a height of at least 300 meters they developed a glass slide with a length of 14 meters.
‘Euh-ice’ at IJspaleis Driehuis
24-6-2016
Ice cream maker Rob Kok from IJspaleis Driehuis has a solution for the doubting guest, the ‘euh-ice’! The daily changing ice cream flavour is already extremely popular and went viral on the internet.
Trends we spotted this week – week 25
24-6-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, an article about AirBnB tips, the pop up from the brothers Roca and chocolate with lower fat.
If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading!
A list with beer and ice combinations
23-6-2016
With the expansion of beer culture, more beer lovers are starting to brew their own beer. The amount of different flavours and beers keeps growing and recently De Librije, three Michelin stars crowned restaurant, launched a beer menu. There is literally beer everywhere!
The Vessi – a brewkettle and the tap in one
23-6-2016
A must-have for the real beer lovers, the Vessi Fermentor. A brewkettle but at the same time a tap. Once you’ve checked the specific gravity and pitched your yeast, attach the pressure lid. Now you’re ready to set the specific pressure and temperature to ensure optimal conditions for fermentation. Then, sit back and relax while the yeast does its thing. The crowdfunding project is on Indiegogo and with one week left, already more than enough money has been raised.
What will be the name of the new restaurant of Hilton Rotterdam?
22-6-2016
It’s almost time for the opening of the new restaurant of Hilton Rotterdam! About one and half month ago Hilton launched a contest for residents of Rotterdam to come up with the best name for the new restaurant. In the meantime, 10 names were selected and is it up to the jury to decide which name will win the contest.
Spacious uses empty restaurants as temporary office spaces
22-6-2016
Spacious, a startup cofounded by Preston Pesek and Chris Smothers to make use of empty restaurants by offering them up to freelancers and others without an office as an alternative to crowded coffee shops. Recently started in New York City.
Women Sensitive Hotels – hotels for female business travellers
21-6-2016
Recently, hotels can sign up for Women Sensitive Hotels. This platform checks if the hotels measure up to the wishes and needs of the increasing group of female business travelers.
Flavour is also influenced by music
21-6-2016
Shape, colour and actually all senses influence your taste. A new study has been released by Oxford-professor Charles Spence showing that the taste is also influenced by music. You can see the video here above, although it’s a bit long video, it’s very interesting. As inspiration: it could be nice to experiment with your background music! Rock music for your savoury dishes and ballads for your sweet dishes…
Skyview De Pier
20-6-2016
The construction of the fairy wheel on De Pier is a fact! Besides beautiful views, you will be able to enjoy delicious food here as from next month. Bram Kosterink interviewed Perry Oerlemans, the initiator of the fairy wheel and the owner of Skyview Attractions for us.
Chikko Not Coffee – coffee like we had in the war
20-6-2016
Delicious coffee but without caffeine, that’s exactly what Chikko Not Coffee is! They sell two variants of coffee based on chicory and spelt. The caffeine free variant for coffee! Culinary journalist Joël Broekaert (from the Dutch newspapers NRC & Vrij Nederland): “pure chicory has a pleasant, bitter quality, just like coffee. It obviously has accents of mocha and cacao.”
Trends we spotted this week – week 24
17-6-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, an article about the ‘Meet Vincent van Gogh’ experience in China, a private PICKMEUP luxury taxi start-up in Amsterdam and Starbucks starts serving cold brew Nitro Coffee on the tap.
If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading!
Orange Wine, Smurfs Wine or a slushie with wine?
17-6-2016
A glass of rosé or white wine in the sun, we love it! But at the moment Blue Wine is getting more and more popular. And we spotted the ‘new but old’ Orange Wine on the wine menu’s and we also found a slushie with wine! We made a list with different new and old wines you will most likely see on the terraces this summer. From the wine and fruit slushie you could make your own signature slushie! And we spotted a wine product that, we think, would do great in a bathroom of a hotel in a wine region!
At restaurant Soigné guests decide the wine pairing menu
17-6-2016
Nice initiative of restaurant Soigné in Bussum (the Netherlands) and wine merchant Petit Clos (located in Bussum, Laren and Utrecht). Together they organise a special wine tasting in restaurant Soigné on Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th of June. On these days the restaurant will serve its new 4-course menu Soigné for the first time, at the same time they let their guests decide which wines will be on the wine pairing menu!
Eating an ice cream roll in Paris this summer?
16-6-2016
If you’re going to Paris this summer, you will able to eat an ice cream roll on Rue de Turenne. IceRoll boutique just opened a store in Paris, where they sell freshly made ice cream rolls with a touch of show! The ice cream is made on a Teppanyaki and is originally from Asia, and now starts to be popular in America and thus in Europe as well. It’s about time we get a store in the Netherlands!
Stoepmakers Oostplein
16-6-2016
Inspiration from a local festival from Rotterdam. This weekend is the first weekend of Stoepmakers Oostplein (stoep means sidewalk, maker means maker. Stoepmakers is even in Dutch a non-existing word). The program is created by the residents and businesses in the neighbourhood. As of the 16th of June, everyone is welcome at the temporary artfully designed Oostplein. There will be monthly activities. Stoepmakers Oostplein ends on the 16th of September during Parking Day.
International allure at Patisserie de Rouw
16-6-2016
After restyling Patisserie de Rouw has a design in which the pastries of Arthur de Rouw will be displayed beautifully. An entrance with international allure and an open kitchen for the costumers to see how the pastries are being made. Besides that, you can also order pastries via their new website and pick them up at a pick up point.
Smokey Jo’s Garage opened in Antwerp
15-6-2016
BBQ’s, pigs on spit, live music and a craft-beer treehouse. All this and more while visiting recently opened restaurant Smokey Jo’s Garage, a place where the guests enters a hilliebillie area including crushed cars around you.
Examples of how to deal with a European Championship without the Dutch team attending
15-6-2016
You might have noticed that the Dutch aren’t present at the European Championship! We all lament that and miss that orange Dutch feeling! But how do restaurant and bar owners deal with the loss of enthusiasm for the championship? We spotted a couple of creative examples!
The barisieur wakes you up with the smell of coffee
14-6-2016
This alarm clock will probably be a present from heaven for a lot of people. Imagine an alarm clock and coffee maker in one on your nightstand! The ‘Barisieur’ wakes you up with a cup of freshly made coffee. The project is on Kickstarter and has, today, only 11 days more to go. Maybe an investment for bigger hotel chains? Wouldn’t it be great to offer your guests a wakeup call with freshly made coffee?
BOx – Bottle Opener X
14-6-2016
BOx is a single hand bottle opener that will share your experience with your friends over wifi. Show your friends how many beers you already opened or see which restaurant or café has the most beers opened already. But you can also use the BOx in the safe drinking mode.
New sketches of holiday park Loonsche Land at the Efteling
13-6-2016
The Efteling is currently busy building a new holiday park with special accommodations above, on and under the ground. They are building the accommodations on the borders of nature reserve area ‘Loonsche Land’ and from today on it’s possible to book your stay! You still need to be patient for a little while, since the park is opening by mid-2017.
Impeccable White snail caviar
13-6-2016
Impeccable White is the manufacturer and worldwide supplier of snail caviar. Although snail caviar is still quite unknown it could be a relatively new ingredient for culinary dishes.
Powerbank of Xtorm
Powerbank of Xtorm
Powerbank of Xtorm with cable
Powerbank of Xtorm
