Trends we spotted | Week 18
9-5-2023
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
With this week links to articles about among others a pop-up bakery with vegan croissants outside Eleven Madison Park on special dates this month.
Carpigiani and JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs launched a partnership alliance to continue improving the position of the best Italian gelato machines in European gastronomy. This collab will include an Award presented by Carpigiani at the congress of JRE in 2024.
Interesting idea; a coffee shop / slash members club? Bedford Studio coffee shop in the West Village in NYC created a membership club for those living in the neighbourhood.
Later this year a restaurant by Jamie Oliver will return to London. He is opening a new restaurant in Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
‘The wine lover’s restaurant’, Sixty Vines announced exclusive partnership with Ridge Vineyards to bring iconic wine to taps across their restaurants. Sixty Vines offers 60 wines on tap.
Have you already spotted the You Lucky Bird eco-friendly cups made of coffee waste? They are created as a collab of Ecobean and the Dutch startup You Lucky Bird. Ecobean is creating sustainable chemicals and products with coffee waste.
Coastal Mississippi invites travellers to experience ‘National Shrimp Day’ which is held on May 10. They created all kinds of events during the month of May. Interesting day to celebrate in other countries?
Restaurant COBRA opened at the Leopoldplaats in Antwerp
8-5-2023
Opening – One glance at COBRA’s ingredients and you know this will inevitably be Antwerp’s newest place to be. COBRA opened its doors in the heart of Antwerp last week, bringing atmosphere, style and a huge terrace to Leopoldplaats. Expect a stylish bar with top-level dishes you can combine and share. And no less than two large terraces on one of the sunniest spots in town. Cobra is open and ready to welcome its guests!
Vineria NEBBIOLO | An unique new wine bar that serves 450 Italian wines
8-5-2023
Opening – On 15 April 2023, entrepreneurs Jouke de Bruin and Jasper Borggreven opened their Vineria NEBBIOLO in Baarn. With a range of 450 only Italian wines, the wine bar is unique for the Netherlands. The establishment is also distinguished by its beautiful designed interior and their Italian cuisine with creative homemade snacks and dishes.
Here you can probably taste some really great Italian wines and with a fixed surcharge per wine it remains affordable!
Love.Life restaurant in Los Angeles | Hospitality as a pilar of new health and wellness awareness
5-5-2023
Today is the grand opening of the new restaurant of Love.Life in Culver City, California. Located in Ivy Station at 8900 Venice Blvd. on the corner of Venice and National Blvd., the 100% plant-based restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. It will be the first element of the Love.Life experience, which combines the power of nourishing food, holistic medical care and wellness therapies from around the world to make lasting health and vitality attainable. The medical and wellness offerings that complement the restaurant are slated to open in early 2024.
Trends we spotted | Week 17
2-5-2023
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We select the most interesting ones to write about and we use the other trends in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
With this week links to articles about among others a second restaurant from the owners of the restaurant LIMA NIKKEI in Antwerp: the street food concept WAYK’U located at the quays of Antwerp.
Corona Beer invites its customers to monitor Mexico’s coasts with beach pics of beer bottles. And could you imagine the espresso tonic (ET) to be your new warm weather beverage obsession? A mocktail recipe that is available at the website of Food & Wine.
Badiani has 9 ice cream shops in London and we spotted an Instagram post about their ‘Gelato Burger’. In 2024 the hospitality group OTG will introduce a farm-to-terminal dining concept and tech enhanced hospitality at Denver International Airport.
In the heart of the Bavaria area in Germany, opens Maritim Hotel Ingolstadt on June 1, soft opening starts May 15. And the design and name of the new Wynn hotel in the UAE has been revealed: Wynn Al Marjan Island.
All-day breakfast diner by Jarmusch opened in Rotterdam-West
1-5-2023
Opening – A sunny south-facing outdoor dining space. The best filter coffee in the area. Award-winning pancakes, vegan breakfast burritos, mimosas and eggs-any-way-you-like as far as the eye can see. There is good news for all breakfast lovers; the second location of by Jarmusch opened its doors today at 575 Nieuwe Binnenweg in Rotterdam.
September tradition revives at Castle de Haar | Soirées Septembre on September 29th and 30th
28-4-2023
On Friday, September 29th, and Saturday, September 30th, a rich, old tradition will revive at Castle de Haar; the September dinners of Baron and Baroness Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-de Rothschild will come back to life. For lovers of haute cuisine, impressive surroundings, and the noble grandeur of a century ago, this is a unique opportunity to dine exclusively and in style. The maître de maison provides his guests with an unforgettable experience by pampering them with culinary delights and entertaining them with visual and historical surprises.
The first Michelin star for restaurant LIZZ in Gouda
25-4-2023
The team of restaurant LIZZ received their first Michelin star during the festive award ceremony. “The star feels like a confirmation that we are on the right track,” said Executive Chef Remco Kuijpers.
Since yesterday the Netherlands has 17 new 1-star restaurants and 1 one new 2-stars restaurant. The Dutch restaurant scene is getting redder and redder with 103 one Michelin stars, 20 two Michelin stars and 2 restaurants with three Michelin stars! We congratulate all restaurateurs and chefs on their new and retained Michelin stars. A background story on the first Michelin star for restaurant LIZZ at the Relais & Châteaux Weeshuis in Gouda.
Trends we spotted | Week 16
24-4-2023
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
With this week links to articles about among others Brian Mackenzie, who as head concierge of NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace has been awarded the prestigious title: Second Vice President of Les Clefs d’Or.
Chefs from JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs will be cooking on Swan Hellenic ships, culinary delights on beautiful sea voyages! For chocolate lovers, we spotted a ‘Bar à Mousse au Chocolat’ in Paris.
Barilla’s ‘Open Carbonara’ brings inclusivity to the table by reinventing a classic dish and making it suitable for Halal, vegan and Kosher. And in London, Energize Games opened, a new addition to the thriving activity bar scene.
The theme of the Prêt-à-Portea Afternoon Tea at The Berkeley for spring/summer 2023 is known: From Catwalk to Cakewalk. And the first permanent OREO café outside the US has opened at Doha International Airport.
Berlin-based GaeaStar aims to solve the problem of single-use plastic using an age-old Indian solution, cups and bowls made of clay. And Hyatt Hotels Corporation recently announced the official opening of the new boutique hotel The Pell, part of the JdV by Hyatt brand.
McDonald’s USA has been cooking up small but tasty improvements to the Big Mac® sandwich and other hamburgers. They’ve caught the attention of McDonald’s resident mischief-maker, the Hamburglar.
ROOM FOR CHANGE | The Social Hub Eindhoven makes hotel rooms available to economically homeless people
20-4-2023
Hybrid business hotel The Social Hub Eindhoven has joined ROOM FOR CHANGE: a programme by The Present Movement foundation inviting hotels to make rooms available to economically homeless people. During their stay at The Social Hub, participants receive structural support. The expansion to Eindhoven stems from a joining of forces with Start Foundation, which since this year has provided financial support for both the expansion of ROOM FOR CHANGE to the ten largest municipalities (the G10) and to guide project participants into employment.
A collab between JRE Jeunes Restaurateurs & Carpigliani
A new restaurant of Jamie Oliver in London later this year
Sixty Vines partners with premier wine maker to offer a sustainable an premium wine experience
National Shrimp Day on May 10, Coastal Mississippi has curated a variety of ways to celebrate
