Pasta | From Donut alla Bolognese to spaghetti ice cream
21-2-2018
A year ago we ate at restaurant Contraste in Milan a truly delicious ‘Donut alla Bolognese’, a dish you won’t forget! The nice thing is that the dish puts you on the wrong track, only the resemblance in the shape reminded me of a donut. You can do many things with pasta and in this article I have collected a number of examples. Now I have to admit that a number of ‘hip, trendy’ pasta dishes have been known for a long time, for example I used to make a ‘spaghetti alla Carbonara’- pie in my student days. And my student days have been behind me for several decades! On our Pinterest page we made an ‘Italian Inspiration’ wall with photos and videos of various trendy pasta dishes. What do you think of a ’30 feet long pasta strand’ or spaghetti served from a Parmigiano cheese wheel? Or spaghetti tacos, cupcakes or ‘rainbow spaghetti’? ^Marjolein
GRiD | Playing Real-life Pong
21-2-2018
GRiD is a real-life Pong game designed by The Moment Factory. The design studio, located in six different cities around the world, uses the latest techniques to offer people unique experiences. GRiD is one of their last projects, a live-action Pong game where you’re the ‘Paddle’.
Pop-up Suite 345 | Enjoying a concert at AccorHotels Arena in Paris
15-2-2018
Three artists, four concerts, five nights: AccorHotels launches a pop-up Suite 345 in the heart of the AccorHotels Arena. As part of a week of incredible concerts at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, from February 22 to 26, the ‘Welcome Fans by AccorHotels’ program is inviting fans of three internationally acclaimed artists to a unique experience in Suite 345.
Shrove Tuesday | Or Pancake Day
13-2-2018
For our English followers, have a great Pancake Day today! Here in the Netherlands we don’t celebrate Pancake day on Shrove Tuesday like in the UK and USA. On Shrove Day we often eat ‘stamppot’, a Dutch meal that consist of mashed potatoes, vegetables and meat. Shrove Tuesday is the day that precedes Ash Wednesday. As it is determined by Easter, for which the actual date changes on an annual basis. In the US it’s called Mardi Gras (French for ‘Fat Tuesday’) mainly because they use up the fatty foods before Lent. Pancake Day itself came much later as a way of using up rich foods, like eggs, milk and sugar before the 40 days of fasting. In this article some examples of how it’s celebrated around the UK found in an article at The Nudge in which you can find more inspiration. We hope they will be inspiration for the Dutch Pancake Day that is celebrated March 16. If you’re looking for some inspiration from the Netherlands, type ‘pannenkoeken’ or ‘pancakes’ in our search bar and you’ll find a lot of inspiration.
Bacardi Back to the Bar | This is how to celebrate a party as supplier to the hospitality industry!
12-2-2018
Bacardi employees went massively ‘Back to the Bar’ last February 8th at 4.00 pm in honor of the 156th Founder’s Day – the anniversary of the brand’s founding. Not only in Amsterdam but from London to Shanghai, Miami to Dubai and in the rest of the world, Bacardi staff left their office to get closer to consumers and cocktail trends as a tribute to the company’s rich corporate culture. Great way to celebrate a party as a supplier to the hospitality industry!
Trends we spotted | Week 6
8-2-2018
At Horecatrends we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
This week, amongst others about ‘female friendly Doritos’, the start-up Robomart and examples of how individuals and countries have responded to the fact that they’re called “Sh**hole countries” by Donald Trump.
Click on the title if you would to read the full article. Enjoy reading!
Foodora’s Valentine’s Day surprise | Food bouquets
6-2-2018
We all know that food and romance have a strong connection, most lovers either enjoy an intimate dinner date or give their partners heart-shaped chocolates and flowers. The on-demand food delivery service Foodora will be delivering Valentine’s Day food bouquets in three cities in Canada, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Arctic Bath | Another Spa to put on your bucket list!
5-2-2018
Inspired by the success of Treehotel, Arctic Bath, the floating open air cold bath is planned on Luleriver. It will be a year round attraction with the focus on wellness, summertime free-floating and wintertime frozen on Luleriver. Activities include cold baths, different water activities, several saunas, spa treatments, shop, lounge, hotel and restaurant. Another spa to put on your bucket list if you’re a wellness lover who enjoys a special experience!
Trends we spotted | Week 5
2-2-2018
At Horecatrends we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
This week, amongst others a US-based candy store chain unveiled plans for facial recognition and Majordomo is David Chang’s new LA restaurant.
Click on the title if you would to read the full article. Enjoy reading!
Greggs bakery | Four-course dinner for Valentine’s Day at a to-go bakery
2-2-2018
It’s the Valentine’s Day month and that means that there will be plenty of noteworthy promotions, hospitable gestures and marketing stunts. The marketing stunt in this article comes from the to-go bakery Greggs. At five Greggs stores you can book a four-course menu for Valentine’s Day!
Restaurante Contraste Milaan
Restaurant Intermezzo Ulvenhout
