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 \u2018Trends we spotted this week\u2019.<\/p>\n
With this week links to articles about Valentine’s Day inspiration<\/strong>! Like the Taylor Swift breakup bar<\/strong> in Chicago and who\u2019s serving the first heart-shaped croissant<\/strong> for Valentine’s Day? We spotted a lot of heart-shaped pizzas<\/strong> like at Pizza restaurant Toni Loco in Amsterdam and donuts like the Ispahan donut<\/strong> at<\/em> ROLADIN Bakery & Caf\u00e9. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The \u2018I Said Yes\u2019 Valentine’s Day Contest at Cracker Barrel will award five lucky couples who \u2018pop the question\u2019. And a great classic location to celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day in Amsterdam: THE DUCHESS<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>At STARR restaurants<\/strong>, Le Coucou (NYC),<\/em> The Love and Talula’s Garden (Philly) guests will receive a special gift at the end of their meal, a necklace and more! \u00a0It inspired us with the idea to give a lock after dinner that guest can hang at the entrance of your romantic restaurant?\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n We also spotted a special Valentine\u2019s Day dinner at fast food chain White Castle or as called on Valentine\u2019s Day, Love Castle<\/strong>. The even have Love Castle merchandise! And at IZAKAYA Asian Kitchen & Bar<\/strong> in Amsterdam you can enjoy special cocktails and desserts for your Valentine\u2019s Diner. <\/em><\/p>\n Skydeck Chicago<\/em><\/strong>, the breathtaking observation deck on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower, has launched its annual Valentine’s Day social media contest, \u2018Love on The Ledge\u2019<\/strong>. And speaking of high altitudes: check out the Valentine’s Day deal at MR PORTER<\/strong> in Amsterdam! They serve a love themed Baked Alaska.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click on the title if you like to read the full article. Enjoy reading!<\/strong><\/p>\n The events company Bucket Listers<\/a> is putting on Bad Blood<\/a>: a Taylor themed Break-Up Bar, an homage to Swift\u2019s 2014 song \u2018Bad Blood\u2019. The pop-up will run between January 27 till February 26, ensuring that everyone has a place to hang out during what it calls the \u2018Anti Valentine\u2019s Day Season\u2019. \u00a0More details in the article at Food & Wine, link in the title.<\/p>\n In our trends we spotted week 2 we wrote about the square croissant of the Le Deli Robuchon in London, in another publication we spotted the Royales, a round croissant by restaurant Fallow in London (check out Instagram post below). This week we also spotted a great collaboration between Dominique Ansel Workshop and chef Eric Sze from restaurant 886. Restaurant 886 (Taiwan\u2019s telephone country code) opened in 2018 and is a concept from Sze and Andy Chuang that aim to fuse their Taiwanese upbringing with American modernization. The team-up is centered around a French-Style Shao Bing Pork Belly Sandwich (the sandwich looks like another form of croissant) and Peanut Mi Jiang Latte set inspired by a traditional Taiwanese breakfast. More details in the article at Hype Beast<\/a> and check out the embedded Instagram post below.<\/p>\n Who\u2019s going to serve the first heart-shaped croissant for Valentine’s Day?<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\nTaylor Swift breakup bar opens for Valentine\u2019s Day in Chicago<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Square, round croissants | Why haven\u2019t we spotted a heart-shaped croissant yet?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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