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 including a couple of them on reservation fees at restaurants<\/strong><\/span> in the hope that this will reduce the number of no-shows<\/strong><\/span>. In New York, more and more restaurants are turning to this system. Leonie van Spronsen recently wrote a blog about this subject. It\u2019s kind of a double standard that lots of guests don\u2019t want to pay a restaurant fee while we pay, without any problem, in advance for tickets to Taylor Swift. <\/em><\/p>\n A unique combination; a Latin-American fine-dining experience on a London train, the Supperclub.Tube<\/strong><\/span>. Also in London: the Vagabond\u2019s Wine Bars<\/strong><\/span> where you can choose from as many as 140 varieties of wines! <\/em><\/p>\n Aperol sorbet floating in prosecco<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, sounds delicious! <\/em>It\u2019s served at Il Terrazzo in department store Nordstrom in NYC. The sorbet is made by il Laboratorio del Gelato. And also in NYC – \u00a0the hottest new sushi bar<\/strong><\/span> is hidden in The Vault of Saks Fifth Avenue. Great idea, an omakase inside a small corner of a retail outlet?<\/em><\/p>\n A touring mini club, Fandangoe Discoteca<\/strong><\/span> invites people to dance out their grief! Created by<\/em> artist Annie Frost Nicholson and it will come to the Netherlands as well. And International Hotel Capital Partners is the new owner of Hilton Garden Inn Leiden Hotel<\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Located 4.5 hours from NYC, in Watkins Glen, is the world\u2019s smallest diner, which is also appropriately named \u2018World\u2019s Smallest Diner<\/span>\u2019<\/strong>. And we read about an Instant Noodle Factory<\/strong><\/span> in Queens, they serve 88 different instant noodles options with 30 different toppings.<\/em><\/p>\n The popular experience, Dining in the Dark<\/strong><\/span>, is returning to Amsterdam on August 31, this time it takes place at the NOMAD aan het IJ. And we love the design of the Costa Rican Suitree Experience Hotel<\/strong><\/span> with treehouse style rooms.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click on the title if you like to read the full article. Enjoy reading!<\/p>\n International Hotel Capital Partners (IHCP), a Dutch hotel developer and operator, is taking over the property and operations of the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel<\/a> at the Leiden Bio Science Park from production company RECO Development. Opened in 2013, the hotel has 173 rooms, meeting facilities with six function rooms, a bar and restaurant. The hotel was developed and is run under the Hilton Garden Inn brand, the relationship with Hilton will continue unchanged after the acquisition. International Hotel Capital Partners’ linktree with all their hotels can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Several restaurant owners in New York are fed up with the large number of no-shows. As a result, several restaurants have instituted that guests must make an advance payment when making a reservation, which is refunded when guests arrive. Restaurant owners hope this will reduce the percentage of no-shows and more effectively provide more guests with a wonderful evening. Read the article on this topic on Secret NYC, link in the title. Or the article on Eater<\/a> on the same topic. Our colleague Leonie van Spronsen recently blogged on this topic too, click here<\/a> for her blog.<\/p>\n A unique combination; a Latin-American fine-dining experience on a London train. Here, a six-course menu will be served, with matching wines and cocktails. Enjoy a culinary journey from Mexico to Chile and Argentina. If you want to eat here, be quick because the Supperclub.Tube<\/a> train only seats 35 guests and the restaurant is only open three nights a week. Check out the article on Secret London, link in title, or the Instagram post below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nInternational Hotel Capital Partners new owner of Hilton Garden Inn Leiden Hotel<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
A reservation fee to be paid prior to dining at restaurants<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Latin American fine-dining experience on a London train<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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