Equitable: this app discriminates while dividing the bill

13-4-2016

No more entrenched discrimination that exist in our society. This apps divides the amount of money that needs to be paid at the end of an evening out. Not everyone will like this as the app is dividing the bill based on salary differences between you and your table partners.

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Kever Genever makes Dutch gin trendy again

13-4-2016

The traditional Dutch gin is making a comeback in the Dutch hospitality industry. Where this summer you will see mostly gin and vermouth on your menu, 2017 will be the year of the Dutch gin. We spoke with Sebastian Kolstee, one of the founders of Kever Genever.

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Restaurant Day: open your own restaurant for one day

12-4-2016

Schedule the date in your agenda and be a chef for one day during Restaurant Day. This food festival takes place at the 21st of May and is being organised by thousands of people worldwide who either open their restaurant for one day or visit one.

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Trends we spotted this week – week 14

8-4-2016

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At the redaction of 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 among others, a great idea for your terrace this summer ‘Dorilocos or crazy doritos’. , ‘Urban pillow fight at square in Toronto’ and ‘Pizzacle, a pizza on a stick’.

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NH Collection Launch

8-4-2016

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  • NH Collection De DoelenNH Collection De Doelen
  • The White RoomThe White Room
  • Wintertuin NH Collection Grand Hotel KrasnapolskyWintertuin NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
  • Hotel room NH Collection Grand hotel KrasnapolskyHotel room NH Collection Grand hotel Krasnapolsky
  • Bar The TailorBar The Tailor
  • Cocktails at The TailorCocktails at The Tailor
  • Cocktails at The Tailor & Pata NegraCocktails at The Tailor & Pata Negra
  • Tess PosthumusTess Posthumus
  • NH Collection De DoelenNH Collection De Doelen

NH Collection has added some very cool hotels to their portfolio! And Amsterdam had got another culinary hotspot with The White Room and with The Tailor bar, a hotspot for cocktails. Bram Kosterink attended the launch of the NH Collection in Amsterdam, the NH Collection Doelen and NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. Bram visited the new hotel rooms, tasted the cocktails made by Tess Posthumus and was getting a first insight in the new challenge of chef Jacob Jan Boerma.

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A bite of water conquers New York City

7-4-2016

Chef Dominique Ansel introduced the Cronut in Japan last year but now a Japanese dessert, Mizu Shingen Mochi, is introduced in New York City. A bite of water which is as popular as the cronut in Japan. It’s a water cake or as they will call it in New York, a raindrop cake.

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Connie – Hilton’s new robot

6-4-2016

A new robot in the hospitality industry. Hilton Worldwide and IBM announced a collaboration to pilot ‘Connie’ – the first Watson-enabled robot concierge in the hospitality industry. Hilton’s new robot draws on domain knowledge from Watson and WayBlazer to inform guests on local tourist attractions, dining recommendations and hotel features and amenities.

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A new job at hotels: ‘photo ambassador’

6-4-2016

A photo ambassador? Yes a photo ambassador! A new twist to the longline of ideas, trying to influence the quality of pictures from your hotel. For the ‘photo ambassador’ you have to check in at the Four Seasons Resort at Maui. And if you watch the video above, you will have to agree that there must be great spots at this resort to take photos.

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UrbanFarmers in The Hague, vegetables and fish without fear of heights

5-4-2016

  • UrbanFarmerscredits: UrbanFarmers
  • UrbanFarmerscredits: Space & Matter
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  • UrbanFarmersUrbanFarmers
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  • UrbanFarmersUrbanFarmers
  • Bram KosterinkBram Kosterink - UrbanFarmers

It will be the largest urban rooftop farm in Europe. The unique ‘farm’ is at 40 meters altitude in The Hague and will annually produce 50 tons of local, rooftop vegetables and 20 tons of fresh (urban) fish. Our colleague Bram Kosterink already got a tour of the impressive project.

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DecoDive for the festival market

5-4-2016

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  • DecoDiveDecoDive
  • DecodiveDecoDive
  • DecoDiveDecoDive

Expensive materials are used to build decoration for festivals, to subsequently have to break it down again after the event and sometimes it will even be thrown away. DecoDive wants to change that and become the eBay for festival decorations. Soon everybody will be able to rent decoration at the website of DecoDive.

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