Trends we spotted this week | week 1 2017
6-1-2017
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week amongst others is the new ‘just walk out service’ at Amazon Go going to change the way we shop? And in Sweden they spotted tiny restaurants for mice.
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Artsy chairs for restaurants | no more art required
6-1-2017
Haris Jusovic, graphic designer from Bosnia, created a serie of different chair designs inspired by daily used objects like shoes, telephones, basketballs and food. The last category has a cheary chair, banana chair but also Italian dishes chairs, chocolate and hazelnut chairs. If one would make the illustrations of this designer for commercial use the food ones would be great for restaurants.
The Ark | Partying at festival on a luxury cruise ship
5-1-2017
By the end of August the first edition of the The Ark Festival will take place. The special feature of this multi-day festival is that the party isn’t at a normal festival ground but on ‘The Freedom of The Seas’, a luxury cruise ship. The tour starts and ends in Barcelona after visiting Ibiza and Marseille. It seems that the festivalgoer loves special occasions and locations. We spotted festivals at bungalow parks, thermal baths and of course the fitness festivals.
Jajem Jenever | This is how to celebrate a birthday party!
4-1-2017
The biological Amsterdam jenever (Dutch gin) brand Jajem existed 1 year late December, reason for a big celebration. Therefore, they sell 300 limited edition bottles of 1 year matured Jajem at their own Kopstootbar and they organized a great birthday party.
‘Kosher-style’ dinner | Sidney Schutte creates dinner with Itzik Barak
3-1-2017
From Tuesday the 24th to Thursday, January 26th, 2017 chef executive Sidney Schutte of Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam will be cooking dinner in his kitchen on the Herengracht with his Israeli colleague Itzik Barak of Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem. The chefs will compose a six-course menu based on modern, gourmet, Israeli cuisine, of which Itzik Barak is one of the main exponents. This special ‘kosher-style’ dinner will be served in Brasserie Goldfinch.
Arctic Cold Brew | Made as easy as it looks
2-1-2017
The future of coffee is cold brew. The Arctic lets you make your own easily to enjoy the perfect cup of coffee any time.
If you haven’t tried cold brew yet, you’re missing out. The flavor is delightfully smooth compared to the taste of your usual cup, and it packs more than enough of a caffeinated kick to get you going in the morning.
Best read articles in 2016
30-12-2016
At the end of 2016 we are not going to publish the ´Trends we spotted this week´. Instead of that we have collected the best read articles of last year. The top five articles are published below. We hope you will get inspired in 2017 just as you were in 2016 by our trends.
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Plentea | Trendy tea bar
28-12-2016
Plentea is a new, trendy cocktail tea bar in Toronto, Canada. Guests can enjoy a good cup of tea, made by professional ‘teatenders’. After a cup of tea you will walk out of the shop completely relaxed and good humoured.
Trends we spotted this week 51
23-12-2016
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week amongst others an article about Amaranth an alternative to wheat and rice that is becoming more popular. Restaurant Taiko in the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam introduced a Japanese style gin. In London The Distillery Portobello Road Gin Hotel & Bar is soft launching. In Amsterdam we will be getting a new restaurant, The Avocado Show.
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Blink | The ultimate custom designed pop-up hotels
22-12-2016
Blink and you’ll miss it, the statement of Blink. Blink from travel experts Black Tomato provides the ultimate custom designed pop-up hotels for guests in search of rare, one-of-a-kind travel experiences. The kind traveling you’re looking for if you get bored and have a high level of ‘been there, done that’. Blink is a new travel service that offers the most personalised luxury travel experience imaginable; the chance to design your own pop-up hotel room or room at private and untouched locations. As they’re working with a lot of tents it better to speak of glamping.