Café X | The first robotic café in the United States

10-2-2017

Located in downtown San Francisco’s Metreon shopping center, Café X Technologies has launched its first robotic café in January. Working closely with local coffee roaster partners, Cafe X can consistently serve its customers in seconds with a focus on delivering beverages that taste exactly how the coffee roaster intended. The first location is a highly trafficked dense area which will be the blueprint for future Cafe X locations. lees verder

Café de Hazeburg Ermelo | 1750 beers on the menu

9-2-2017

  • Café de HazebrugCafé de Hazebrug

With around 1750 beers on the beer list, specialty beer pub Café de Hazeburg in Ermelo (city in the East of the Netherlands) must be one of the biggest beer hall in the Netherlands. All these beers can be ordered cold because of the special beer tunnel that connects the pub with the specialty beer shop. The pub uses tablets and an online menu instead of a paper menu because of the wide and regular changing assortment. lees verder

The Beaufort bar | Inspiring cocktail menu in an illustrated tunnel book

9-2-2017

  • By Invitation Only at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarBy Invitation Only at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar
  • Gypsy Moth at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarGypsy Moth at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar
  • Seal of Approval at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarSeal of Approval at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar
  • The Ceremony at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarThe Ceremony at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar
  • The Master of Suspense at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarThe Master of Suspense at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar
  • The Savoy Delivers at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarThe Savoy Delivers at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar
  • Height of Fashion at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarHeight of Fashion at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar
  • 10.10.10 at The Savoy's Beaufort bar10.10.10 at The Savoy's Beaufort bar
  • The Missing Shaker at The Savoy´s Beaufort BarThe Missing Shaker at The Savoy´s Beaufort Bar

Known for its theatrical drinks and dramatic décor, The Beaufort Bar at the Savoy in London is launching a new cocktail menu today in the form of a beautifully illustrated tunnel book. Twisting strands from the Savoy’s illustrious history into a fascinating cocktail narrative, the menu takes guests on a tour of the hotel through its legendary tales and extraordinary guests. From secret wartime bars, rooftop tap-dancing and extravagant gondola parties to luminaries such as Alfred Hitchcock, Katherine Hepburn and Tom Jones, the menu will be a celebration of some of The Savoy’s most captivating stories. lees verder

Pancake day | List of special pancake ideas

8-2-2017

  • By Janine from Mililani, Hawaii, United States (blueberry pancakes Uploaded by Fæ) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsBy Janine from Mililani, Hawaii, United States (blueberry pancakes Uploaded by Fæ) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

On the 24th of March it will be the National Pancake Day in the Netherlands. On this day, elementary school students throughout the country will be baking pancakes for elderly in their neighbourhood. Schools can still sign up for this day! If you really want to surprise them these days, you should check out these special pancake ideas we collected! Also good inspiration for pancakes restaurants! lees verder

Trends we spotted | Week 5

3-2-2017

  • Trends in het kort

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 about nut milks to create vegan lattes and in Boston you could go to a Big Mac ATM and pay with a tweet.

If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading! lees verder

Sushi-inspired Kit Kats | The well-known sweet treat on crispy puffed rice wrapped with seaweed

2-2-2017

  • KITKAT Chocolatery Sushi TunaKITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Tuna
  • KITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Sea UrchinKITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Sea Urchin
  • Sushi KITKATSushi KITKAT
  • KITKAT Chocolatery Sushi OmeletKITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Omelet

A strange idea isn’t it? The well-known sweet treat Kit Kat, the chocolate-coated wafer bar with its distinct crunch, on puffed rice wrapped in seaweed. At least, that is what we think. From today onwards these sweet ‘sushi’s’ created by Nestlé will be available at the first street-facing Kit Kat Chocolatory specialty shop at the Ginza district in Tokyo. Other Kit Kat Chocolatory shops in Japan are located in department stores or in underground areas. Okay real sushi fans might not be happy with this…but it’s a great gimmick, don’t you think? lees verder

Pip & Nut Toast Bar | Pop-up in the Selfridges Food Halls

1-2-2017

  • Pip & Nut Toast Bar, Selfridges Foodhall, LondonPip & Nut Toast Bar, Selfridges Foodhall, London
  • StrawberryToast by Pip & NutStrawberryToast by Pip & Nut
  • Avocado Almond Butter Toast by Pip & Nut Toast BarAvocado Almond Butter Toast by Pip & Nut Toast Bar

At all Dutch markets and in many shops you can buy fresh nut butters from all kind of nuts. Well it seems that this craze came has reached England as well. We spotted a pop-up in the Selfridges Food Halls, the Pip & Nut Toast Bar. The pop-up will be there until the 12th of February. The bar will serve a selection of gourmet toast with toppers as peanut butter, grated apple and maple syrup to avocado.
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wastED | New York’s waste concept comes to Selfridges London

1-2-2017

  • wastED - Dan Barber, Adam Kaye, Jonny Bone and Ian Scaramuzza discussing ideaswastED - Dan Barber, Adam Kaye, Jonny Bone and Ian Scaramuzza discussing ideas
  • wastED - Dan Barber and Adam Kaye testing recipes at SelfridgeswastED - Dan Barber and Adam Kaye testing recipes at Selfridges
  • NYC wastED dish Hearts and CoreNYC wastED dish Hearts and Core

The pop-up restaurant wastED of Dan, David and Laureen Barber and the team behind New York’s internationally known Blue Hill restaurants will pop-up in London at the rooftop restaurant of Selfridges. This pop-up will run from February the 24th to April the 2nd, serving menus designed to raise awareness of food waste. They will convert food waste into £15 ($18) sharing dishes and a ‘not so customary’ £32 high tea. Expect quirky dishes with skin and bones and other ingredients you normally wouldn’t expect. lees verder

Cocktail inspiration | From classic British children’s books

31-1-2017

  • Hunny PotHunny Pot
  • Mr Tumnas TippleMr Tumnas Tipple
  • Float Like a PeachFloat Like a Peach
  • Dream JarDream Jar
  • Half a Pint oÔÇÖButtahHalf a Pint oÔÇÖButtah
  • Languid CaterpillarLanguid Caterpillar
  • Lost and FoundLost and Found
  • Rabbits RemedyRabbits Remedy
  • X Marks the SpotX Marks the Spot

The Soho cocktail spot The Blind Pig has created a whole new cocktail menu inspired by children’s stories, this menu is entitled ‘Long and Short Great British Tails’. For example they recreated the Hunny Pot from Winnie the Pooh…

Here in the Netherlands we have the bubbles of Jip and Janneke but we wonder what kind of cocktail will be served if you create a famous Dutch story into a cocktail? Take the story of Hans Brinker from the book The Silver Skates about the boy with his finger in the dyke? Well we hope to inspire those who create cocktails and we think the taste must be a little salty … lees verder

Té Tonic® | Spice up your life

30-1-2017

  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic

Infuse your gin or vodka in order to obtain subtle notes between different aromas and flavours. Allow your guests to create their own Gin and Tonic botanicals or choose their own Té pyramid-shaped silk botanical flavour. lees verder

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