Trends we spotted | Week 30

31-7-2023

  • Trends we spotted
  • Bubbles Brunch at Bar Vegan in AtlantaBubbles Brunch at Bar Vegan in Atlanta
  • Conscious Hotels and Hotel V & The Lobby join forcesConscious Hotels and Hotel V & The Lobby join forces
  • Eberhardjes nu in heel Nederland verkrijgbaarEberhardjes nu in heel Nederland verkrijgbaar
  • Illustrator Hedof ontwerpt het designer glas 2023 voor Duvel
  • Krijn de Nood & Daan Luining, co-founders MeatableKrijn de Nood & Daan Luining, co-founders Meatable
  • The Berkeley opened its rooftop to all with a new cocktail barThe Berkeley opened its rooftop to all with a new cocktail bar

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 among others the fact that cultivated meat and seafood can soon be taste tested under limited conditions in The Netherlands! The Dutch government, in collaboration with cultivated meat producers Meatable and Mosa Meat and sector representative HollandBIO, successfully created a ‘code of practice’ that would make tastings possible in controlled environments.

 Books for Cooks, a very special cook book store! And on Instagram we came across a ‘Mystery Picnic Tour’, we think every city should have a tour like that! Now available in the UK, Canada, Australia and the USA.

Notorious for its creative culinary ventures, Domino’s Japan is back with its latest unconventional pizza: the Pickle Pizza, equipped with 1.32 pounds of sliced dill pickles. And Bar Vegan in Atlanta is introducing a Bubble Brunch – a new bottle service experience with dry ice, rubber duckies and literal ‘bubble baths’ to pair with the celebrated vegan brunch cuisine.

The Berkeley hotel will open its rooftop – usually reserved for hotel guests – for everyone for the rest of the Summer, with a brand new bar and great views of the sunset over Hyde Park. And in Amsterdam the Conscious Hotels Group is taking a 100% stake in Hotel V & The Lobby, stronger together through shared ambitions hospitality & sustainability.  

Illustrator Hedof designs designer glass 2023 for Duvel and the famous cookies from Amsterdam, the Eberhardjes, named after the deceased mayor Eberhard van der Laan, are now available throughout the Netherlands.

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Cultivated meat and seafood can soon be taste tested under limited conditions in The Netherlands

July 5th, it was announced that cultivated meat and seafood can soon be taste tested under limited conditions in The Netherlands. The Dutch government, in collaboration with cultivated meat producers Meatable and Mosa Meat and sector representative HollandBIO, successfully created a ‘code of practice’ that would make tastings possible in controlled environments. This historic agreement makes the Netherlands the first country in the European Union to make pre-approval tastings of food grown directly from animal cells possible, even before an EU novel food approval. We missed the press release in the beginning of July, but great news, it looks like we’re making progress! More details in their press release.

Bar VEGAN | Cocktail theater with a bubble brunch

Bar Vegan’s Sunday brunch has been a staple in Atlanta since their 2021 spring opening. Bubble Brunch will give guests a new bottle service experience with dry ice, rubber duckies and literal ‘bubble baths’ to pair with the celebrated vegan brunch cuisine. From fluffy, made-from-scratch vegan pancakes to savory house favorites like the Fried Chik’n Sandwich, this new brunch is accompanied by a menu selection that vegan and non-vegan foodies will enjoy. Great way to serve bubbles? More details in their press release, link in the title.

Domino’s Japan Presents Pickle Pizza

Notorious for its creative culinary ventures — the Fish and Chips Pizza, the Pizza Rice Bowl and the famed 34-Topping Pie, to name a few — Domino’s Japan is back with its latest unconventional pizza: the Pickle Pizza, equipped with 1.32 pounds of sliced dill pickles. More details in the article at HypeBeast, link in the title. Or check out their Instagram post below.

Very special cook book store in London | Books for Cooks

Finding a good recipe can be challenging with unreliable photos and unrealistic cooking times. The overwhelming options online and in books add to the confusion. In 1983, Heidi Lascelles created a unique concept—a bookstore with a kitchen to test cookbooks: Books for Cooks. They’d choose a book daily and serve its recipes for lunch. Regular customer Eric Treuille eventually joined Rosie in running the store. With his vast culinary experience, Eric can recommend the perfect book based on your preferences. If you’re unsure, visit for lunch and be pleasantly surprised—just follow Eric’s rules. Check out the Instagram post by Great Big Story below, their website or their Facebook page in the link in the title.

 

Dit bericht op Instagram bekijken

 

Een bericht gedeeld door Great Big Story (@greatbigstory)

This should be possible in every city! | A Mystery Picnic Tour

A Mystery Picnic Tour, the concept is really simple but so good! You’re given clues to direct you to different stores around your chosen city, the embedded Instagram post is about York.  Each clue leads you to a delicatessen to collect a part of your picnic. You then collect all of your clues and all of your food and then the second to last clue leads you to a perfect picnic spot for you settle down and enjoy your picnic. It can be booked through @amazingco.me and it is available all over the UK and in Canada, Australia and the USA. Check out their website in the link in the title.

 

Dit bericht op Instagram bekijken

 

Een bericht gedeeld door Bex (@northernblondeabroad)

The Berkeley opened its rooftop to all with a new cocktail bar

The Berkeley hotel will open its rooftop – usually reserved for hotel guests – for everyone for the rest of the Summer, with a brand new bar. The Berkeley Rooftop Bar will open for evenings, offering the ultimate alfresco destination for Londoners to soak up sweeping sunset views over Hyde Park, whilst sitting by the glistening pool.  Unrivalled views of London’s skyline will be complemented with a menu of refreshing spritz’ and Mediterranean small plates. The Berkeley Rooftop Bar will open to all from Tuesday 1st August 2023.  Reservations lines are now open, link in the title. Tables must be booked, whilst loungers will be available for walk ins only.

Conscious Hotels and Hotel V join forces

Match Made by Nature, stronger together through shared ambitions of hospitality & sustainability. The Conscious Hotels group from Amsterdam is expanding and is taking a 100% stake in Hotel V & The Lobby with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. Tom and Mirjam Espinosa, formerly the owners of this family business since 1978, retain a minority stake in the company and the brands continue to coexist. Conscious Hotels, which last year received an investment from NIPA Capital and cornerstone investor BORON, the investment company of the J.A. family Fentener van Vlissingen is taking an important step towards the previously stated growth ambition: more than 2500 hotel rooms in the year 2030.

‘Eberhardjes’ now available throughout the Netherlands

The cookies from Amsterdam, Eberhardjes, named after the former mayor Eberhard van der Laan, are now available throughout the Netherlands. QSTA, the online platform for food professionals, is proud to announce a collaboration with the Eberhardjes, the iconic biscuits of Amsterdam. The aim of this collaboration is to expand the distribution of the beloved Eberhardjes nationally and to allow even more people to enjoy this delicious delicacy with a heart for our capital. More details in the link in the title.

Illustrator Hedof designs the designer glass 2023 for Duvel

A colourful collection outfits, masks and glasses decorate the iconic glass and invites you to toast. For the latest edition of the Duvel Collection, the beer brand is collaborating with illustrator Rick Berkelmans from Breda, known as Hedof. Hedof draws inspiration for the design from moments of connection; through his design he takes you into “the art of celebration”. The Duvel designer glass 2023 will be available in limited quantities from September 4th. More details in the link in the title.

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