Ice cream parlors to put on your bucket list

24-5-2017

  • Bon Appetit - De ijssalon van Breda
  • IJssalon Rocambolesc - IJs op sterrenniveau
  • Churned Creamery - IJs met een Franse twist
  • IJsmanschap - De eerste Popsicle Bar in Nederland
  • The Milk Train Café - Softijs in een wolk van suikerspin
  • FYIO - Ice-cream with a license to chill...
  • TAIYAKI NYC - IJs op z'n Japans
  • Chin Chin Lab - Ijs gemaakt met vloeibare stikstof
  • Veganista - Vegan ijs
  • Ijssalon Giapo

 

As the summer is about to arrive soon, we thought it would be fun to have a look at global ‘crazy’ ice cream parlors to put on your bucket list. read more

FYIO – Ice cream with a license to chill

15-7-2016

For Your Ice Only is a new ice concept. Not just ordinary ice but a new ice sensation! This is fresh, hand-made ice prepared on a so-called anti-grill (an ice plate which freezes till -32 degrees Celcius. The so-called rolled ice cream! read more

Pastry trolley

21-8-2010

Although reported before, it remains a welcoming gesture to make your own choice of pastries when having coffee. At Restaurant Le Phebus you can pick your choice from a trolley with excessive choice of several kinds of cookies, lollipops and ice cream. No more small plates with cookies, half of which you don’t eat or know if it is touched before or not.

The Lana in Dubai | The first hotel of the Dorchester Collection in the Middle East

13-2-2024

  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Exterior city view by sunriseThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Exterior city view by sunrise
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection -Riviera barThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection -Riviera bar
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Marina room 1409The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Marina room 1409
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - High Society Pool cabanasThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection - High Society Pool cabanas
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - The Bitter Honey bar and its drinks trolleyThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection - The Bitter Honey bar and its drinks trolley
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - The entranceThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection - The entrance
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - The lobbyThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection - The lobby
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Exterior from the MarinaThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Exterior from the Marina
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Marina room 1408The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - Marina room 1408
  • The Lana by the Dorchester Collection - High Society Pool with the Burj on the backgroundThe Lana by the Dorchester Collection - High Society Pool with the Burj on the background

Dorchester Collection’s hotly anticipated new opening, The Lana in Dubai, has welcomed its first dining and overnight guests. An architectural statement designed by Foster + Partners, the hotel represents the ultimate expression of trusted hospitality and elevated living, offering 225 rooms and suites and eight new dining concepts; including four that have been created with three of the world’s most celebrated chefs. The hotel’s sophisticated interiors have been designed and executed by the famed Parisian duo, Gilles & Boissier and incorporate a carefully curated section of more than 50 art pieces, commissioned by local and global artists. The Lana will also be home to the first Dior Spa in the UAE, set to open in April 2024.

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Instagram inspiration | Roses are Red or Bread?

9-2-2024

  • Instagram inspiration - Roses are red or breadInstagram inspiration - Roses are red or bread
  • Instagram inspiration - Roses are red or breadInstagram inspiration - Roses are red or bread

Do you also enjoy scrolling on Instagram? We do!! Every week we come across inspiration that we often share in our weekly article ‘Trends we spotted’. This week we came across so many of them! Among others, a ‘duck in your coffee’, a bouquet of croissants under the motto ‘are roses red or bread’, hot milkshakes, Cookizza’s by Cedric Grolet and much more. That deserves its own article!

Enjoy reading!!

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Plant-based cooking in the Dutch hospitality industry

9-2-2024

  • Plant-based cooking with Violife ProfessionalPlant-based cooking with Violife Professional
  • Plant-based cooking with Violife ProfessionalPlant-based cooking with Violife Professional

We have just finished ‘Veganuary’, an initiative that seems to be increasing in popularity. But has this plant-based revolution also had an effect on plant-based cooking in the Dutch hospitality industry? The simple answer is ‘yes’ but there is also much to be gained for plant-based, according to research by Violife Professional. With a recipe for vegan ‘Vietnamese Summer Rolls’.

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Trends we spotted | Week 04

29-1-2024

  • horeca trendsTrends in het kort - Trends we spotted
  • 2023 McDonald's All-American Roster (East Team)2023 McDonald's All-American Roster (East Team)
  • 2024 McDonald's All American Games2024 McDonald's All American Games
  • Cinnamon_Roll_PizookieCinnamon_Roll_Pizookie
  • Ruby Hotels opent Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar in Stuttgart - the barRuby Hotels opent Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar in Stuttgart - the bar
  • Ruby Hotels opent Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar in StuttgartRuby Hotels opent Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar in Stuttgart
  • Valentijnsdag actie bij alle vestigingen van Bram LadageValentijnsdag actie bij alle vestigingen van Bram Ladage

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:

  • The McDonald’s All American Games return to Houston this April.
  • A new year and a new PIZOOKIE® at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse®, based on a cinnamon roll.
  • A bouquet of ice cream spotted in an ice cream / Bonsai tree shop in Kyoto, Japan.
  • Bram ladage, a famous snack bar chain in and around Rotterdam, hands out free ‘Brammetjes’ again this Valentine’s Day.
  • For the lovers of strong coffee, an Italian Iced Coffee recipe.
  • Spotted in a Starbucks in Thailand, a special coffee machine to prepare coffees.
  • ‘Beauty in and out’ at the ‘48 Collagen Café’ in Paris, it is opening this summer!
  • Ruby Hotels opened their first hotel in Stuttgart, Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar.
  • And the floating +POOL is opening this summer in the East River in New York City.

Enjoy reading!

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Croissant craze | What does 2024 bring?

25-1-2024

  • Croissant hype | Wat brengt 2024?Croissant hype | Wat brengt 2024?

Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about the croissant hype with for example broissants, cube- and round croissants, croffles, crospresso’s, cragels, tracos, cronuts and Christmas croissants. read more

Don Papa Rum Tay Tay | Collaboration Frank Haasnoot x Don Papa Rum

7-11-2023

  • Frank Haasnoot created Don Papa Rum Tay Tay #taaitaaiFrank Haasnoot created Don Papa Rum Tay Tay #taaitaai
  • Frank Haasnoot creating Don Papa Rum Tay Tay #taaitaaiFrank Haasnoot creating Don Papa Rum Tay Tay #taaitaai
  • A Hot Rum Donny with Don Papa RumA Hot Rum Donny with Don Papa Rum

Top pâtissier Frank Haasnoot truly knows how to combine flavours and creativity with an eye for detail and innovation. His roots are in Rotterdam, but he mainly finds inspiration while working abroad. Through his cooperation with Philippine company Don Papa Rum, Frank discovered, among other things, that the typically ‘Dutch’ treat taaitaai, which is extremely popular during the Sinterklaas period, is not so Dutch at all. This inspired Frank to develop a premium taaitaai, with caramel based on Philippine brown rum and a crackling layer of milk chocolate. Instead of the traditional taaitaai pop, it now became Don Papa Rum Tay Tay.

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Trends we spotted | Week 43

30-10-2023

  • Trends we spottedTrends we spotted
  • China Innovation Park by StarbucksChina Innovation Park by Starbucks
  • Oakfield - exotenOakfield - exoten
  • Top 100 Groenten chefs - We're Smart WorldTop 100 Groenten chefs - We're Smart World
  • Whitehall Elevation - The OWO Residences by RafflesWhitehall Elevation - The OWO Residences by Raffles
  • The Casual Pint Beerstro - Tap4GoodThe Casual Pint Beerstro - Tap4Good

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

With this week’s links to articles including the presentation of the We’re Smart awards, there are 16 Dutch restaurants on this list of the best vegetable restaurants in the world. ‘De Nieuwe Winkel’ in Nijmegen is number 1 again.

Pink and yellow oyster mushrooms are included in the range of products of the exotic mushroom grower Oakfield as well as bundle-, white beech-, wig- and coral mushrooms.

The Casual Pint Craft Beerstro launched Tap4Good. A national fundraising initiative to support local communities. The local manager decides the charity!

In London, ‘The OWO Residences by Raffles’ recently opened and Starbucks opened its China Coffee Innovation Park (CIP), achieving its vertical integration ‘from bean to cup’ in one market – a first for the company globally.

Bakkit.nl creates ‘the Rotterdam Roll’ – a rolled croissant in various flavours. They also sell other pastries. Speaking of croissants, Dominique Ansel, the inventor of the cronut, presented a vegan cronut for the first time in September.

Pizza Hut in Germany recently introduced ‘Pizza-Sandwich’ Melts and a special McDonald’s restaurant in Terminal 1 of Sydney Airport!

A capital injection for Zence Object in Macau: for a project to convert used tea leaves and other local bio-waste streams into packaging and other industrial items.

And an interesting design article on Eater about the neon walls, palm-shaped chairs and giant pepper mills of Shuggie’s Trash Pie, they call it maxed-out restaurant design for 2023.

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