Wilde & Greene Restaurant and Natural Market
19-8-2011
All in-one: a restaurant and supermarket, located in a mall in Skokie, Illinois. The restaurant covers almost 3,000 square meters and offers 18 counters where you can find organic, seasonal en local dishes and products. Guests can dine and doing their groceries afterwards.
Music & Food – the perfect combination
19-8-2011
Turntable Kitchen is started by a couple from San Francisco, who combine music and food. Every month they create a Turntable Kitchen Pairings Box, which includes a 7-inch vinyl single with tracks of their favourite bands, several recipes, local premium dried ingredients and suggested pairings. This box will be send monthly to their members.
Terminator in an ice cup
19-8-2011
After de frozen yogurt ice cream, we now see the ice cream parlours where the ice cream is prepared by using liquid nitrogen of a temperature of almost –200 Celsius degrees (-320F). Nitro Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt opened two flagship stores in New York. Guests can compose their own ice cream, by choosing the base (regular, soya, yogurt, sorbet), then they can choose the taste and finally they choose the topping.
Winecard, because tastes differ
18-8-2011
The winecard gift card gives the opportunity to order online a self-selected wine. You can choose between 250 wines. The gift card is available in amounts of € 10,= to € 50,=.
Create your own coffee-blend
18-8-2011
Create your own personalized coffee blend. That is possible at the British company EightPointNine. You can create and order your own blend at the website, by giving an indication of your favourite tastes. Or your can order one of the pre-selected blends of EightPointNine. Weekly, you will receive your blend.
Inspiration from 2010: A sunindicator by Nivea
18-8-2011
Nivea introduced in 2010 a sun indicator to enjoy the sun responsibly. This iPhone application tells you how and where you can enjoy the sun best, based on your skin type and the UV strength at your location. In addition, the timer indicates how long you can still enjoy the sun.
Gimme Pops, popstickels in great new flavors
17-8-2011
Gimme Pops are freshly made, natural ice pops, without the use of artificial ingredients. The ice pops are available in the tastes Mango Chili, Berry Basil, Mojito, Carrot Cake, Minty Pineapple, Razz Tarragon, Ginger Melon and Banana Curry. Gimme Pops are available at several events.
The taste of ‘Echt’
16-8-2011
At the end of August, four small Dutch family breweries, will present a new beer: the taste of Real 2011 (De Smaak van Echt 2011). The great thing about this beer is, that the best individual ingredients are being used. And what we understood from their tasting notes, they succeeded in making an ambercolored beer fermented with 6% alcohol, not too dry, with a pleasant bitterness.
CoffeeQube by MobiCcino
16-8-2011
MobiCcino opened his first CoffeeQube (an espresso bar) in an officebuilding of a big Dutch company in Amsterdam. We, of Horecatrends, are jealous, imagining having a barista in the canteen! At 6 square meter, espresso made by the Mirage machine and a barista. MobiCcino is working on the CoffeeQube XL and XXL. Although we like the CoffeeQube we prefer the MobiCcino (smal red car), it’s such a great eyecatcher!
BBQ and herb-garden in one
15-8-2011
A barbecue and herb-garden in one. Perfect for the (smaller) terraces, balconies, or just because they look nice.