Cinema in the forest
10-7-2013
The 20th Century Fox organized a pop-up movie night for the screening of a new animated film at a secret location in Paris. The pop-up cinema was located high in the trees. The new animated film takes place in a forest environment. This pop-up location gives the visitor an ultimate experience.
Peer-to-peer lending
10-7-2013
The platform AirBnB where individuals can offer their homes for temporary rental to tourists or expats has now become a huge success. It appears that more branches copy this concept. We’ve spotted ‘Eat With‘, a website where users can offer their ‘kitchen’ as an alternative for the restaurants in the area. CampInMyGarden, a website that offers sleeping places in gardens and outdoor houses, a cheap night and often at central locations. Now the platform ‘Boat Bound’ is launched. Whether you are looking for a fishing boat, a sailboat or a barge, Boat Bound offers private boats anywhere in the United States, at any price. We wonder when we can rent a boat in the canals for Amsterdam at Boat Bound.
Coffee beer
5-7-2013
Chocolate beer, honey-beer, tobacco beer… We now spotted coffee beer! Anchor coffee, a small coffee company in Japan and brewery Sekinoichi in Japan have developed a unique coffee beer. A drink for the real coffee and beer lover! During the brewing process of the beer they added coffee beans, the bitterness and aroma of coffee gives the beer a deeper flavor. To save costs, existing bottles have been used and are covered with small bean-shaped stickers. The packaging is designed by Nendo. Both villages where the coffee company and brewery are located, were destroyed by the tsunami in 2011. The coffee beer is a charity project to fundraise for disaster relief.
Camel milk mixologist
5-7-2013
The newly opened Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal has a camel milk mixologist. The hotel offers different flavours of camel milk milkshakes, like strawberry and mint. The camel milk mixologist suggests guests which camel milk flavours to pair with different dishes to create the ultimate tasting experience. This service is being launched during Ramadan, to offer something special. Camel milk has a high content of protein and additional nutrients and is excellent to consume during the morning meal with Ramadan. Earlier we saw bread and chocolates of camel milk.
Edible art silhouettes
4-7-2013
A real fashionista and love to eat? Visit the lounge bar ‘Sorel’s Midtown Bar & Lounge’ at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel on Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7th. The lounge bar is fully dedicated to fashion during the ‘downtown’ program of the Fashion week, where fashion and food are the main ingredients of the lounge bar. Five conceptual dress silhouettes made from organic vegetables and fruit juices will be exhibit in the lounge bar. These dresses, also known as ‘eat patterns’ are made by the ‘Culinaire Werkplaats‘ with the aim to set people thinking about sustainability and the roll of the fashion world. The lounge bar also offers a stylish menu of fresh dishes and snacks.
Sushi with edible QR-codes
4-7-2013
Earlier we saw QR-codes of lemons and avocados or edible QR-codes made of cookie dough. Restaurant Harney Sushi in San Diego and Oceanside labels its sushi with edible QR-codes printed in edible ink on rice wafers. By scanning the QR-code with a smartphone, the guests will get more information. Including information about the sushi served and the origin of the ingredients. Very useful, because usually when I get sushi served it is always difficult to determine the type of sushi and ingredients ^Laura
Bathtub hammock
4-7-2013
Offer your hotel guests the experience of relaxing in a hammock in combination with soaking in hot water with the ‘Vessel’ bathtub. This bathtub is fixed with stainless steel brackets on the wall. The ‘Vessel’ is designed by Splinter Works and available in the colors black, red, blue, yellow, pink, bronze and silver.
No ordinary park bench in New York
3-7-2013
New York has many parks, where New Yorkers enjoy some time to relax after the working day and rest on a bench. Aircraft company Virgin Atlantic has surprised the park-goers in a funny way! Virgin Atlantic placed a red bench in the middle of a street in New York to give the people a taste of what they could expect during a flight. Watch the video to see the reactions of the people. Let this inspire you and treat the people who are sitting on a bench in the neighborhood of your restaurant with a snack or a drink. Take some pictures and publish it on your website and Social Media. Earlier we saw that people in a subway in New York were surprised with a 6-course dinner.
Vacation in your own city
3-7-2013
Inhabitants of The Hague get the possibility to stay in a hotel in their own city. The first edition of the ‘Hotel night The Hague’ will take place on September 7th and 8th. Inhabitants of the city can stay in the most special hotels for a special rate on 7 and 8 September. With the Hotel Night ticket they can also join the culinary, creative and cultural events organized by the participating hotels. The tickets are also valid for several touristic attractions. The complete program will be announced at the end of July. Earlier this year the Hotel Night was organized in Amsterdam.
Bring your own cocktail spirits
3-7-2013
Cocktail bar B.Y.O.C. in London asks their guests to bring their own alcohol, while it supplies the mixers. The cocktail bar doesn’t have an alcohol license, so they let guests bring their own drinks. The bartenders have a cocktail trolley with ingredients that go well with the alcohol brought and mixes them together to create their cocktail. The cocktail trolley contains ingredients such as syrups, juices, fruit, spices and soft drinks.