Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas is rebranding The Marker Hotel in Dublin
31-10-2019
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas will make its debut in the upcoming months in Ireland with the rebranding of The Marker Hotel in Dublin, one of the Irish capital’s most modern and luxurious buildings, member of ‘Leading Hotels of the World’. The addition of the property in Dublin will represent the expansion of the luxury brand’s footprint into northwest Europe for the first time.
The Marker Hotel in Dublin is set to become the Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas brand’s first urban hotel in northern Europe.
Starbucks Launches Bar Mixato in Shanghai | New mixology offering elevates nighttime experience
29-10-2019
Starbucks Launches Bar Mixato in the Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai. New mixology offering elevates nighttime experience at China’s coffee wonderland by blending specialty coffee craftsmanship with cocktail artistry. This will further elevate the multi-sensory experience of China’s coffee wonderland, and include a novel nighttime third-place experience that will enthrall coffee lovers and bar-goers alike. Bar Mixato features a full bar menu, which includes the global debut of 11 innovative coffee- and tea-based cocktails specially created and available only at the Shanghai Roastery. Classic cocktails, Italian aperitivo, wine, draft beer and mocktails are also available, as is a thoughtfully curated selection of complementary food choices that customers can pair with their favorite cocktails. The menu will be refreshed quarterly based on the flavors of new Starbucks Reserve coffees.
Limited edition pumpkin buns at Bun House in London for Halloween
29-10-2019
This autumn Bun House, the Cantonese-style steamed bun specialist, will celebrate Halloween with its new limited edition pumpkin buns. For one week only from Thursday 24th October, the spooky buns will be available at Bun House’s Chinatown home and Wembley’s Box Park.
They simply look marvelous these pumpkin buns for Halloween. Inspiration for other restaurants or bakeries!
Pop up Grand Kobel in Vienna | In a forgotten Viennese ballroom
28-10-2019
Restaurant Taubenkobel, located on Lake Neusiedler in Austria, has an annual tradition of creating a pop-up in and around Vienna when it becomes quieter on the lake. In recent years they have held these pop ups in a train hangar (Lokvogel, 2018), in an old post office (Brieftaubenkobel, 2017) and this year the pop up takes place in an old ballroom in the former Donauhof Hotel in Vienna’s 2nd district. Restaurant & hotel Taubenkobel is a member of Relais & Chateaux and chef Alain Weissgerber has 18 out of 20 points in the Gault Millau of 2019.
From November 15 to December 21 you can enjoy the Christmas atmosphere in Vienna and enjoy culinary delights at pop up Grand Kobel. For hospitality entrepreneurs, it is a cool idea to visit your guests with a pop up at a special location. In our opinion, pop ups from chefs from outside the region in the west of the Netherlands would also do great in Amsterdam or Rotterdam!
Trends we spotted | Week 43
25-10-2019
At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
With this week a link to an article about a Boba Cruffin, it is made in Toronto at Bake Code! And in Tokyo you can drink tea or coffee and in the meanwhile feed or cuddle a hedgehog!
In London, you can have your milk and a few other products delivered before 7 a.m. and Milk and More delivers with electric vans! We wonder whether we will get a milkman in the streets of the Netherlands again?
As of December 7th you can admire a “Gingerbread City” in London and in New York the new Conrad Midtown has created a toy paradise in one of their suites, in collaboration with FAO Schwarz.
The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residence will open in Dubai in 2020, some more details in an article, like for example which chefs will open a restaurant in this project! And KFC sold ‘seasoned tickets’ in the ‘American footbal season’. Something for soccer fans? Want to get a meal from the snack bar at every match of your favourite team or the national team?
Carlsberg Green Fibre Bottle | latest update on their ‘paper beer bottle’
24-10-2019
During the C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Carlsberg Group issued an update on its journey to create the Carlsberg Green Fibre Bottle, the world’s first ‘paper bottle’ for beer. Made from sustainably sourced wood fibres, it is both 100% bio-based and fully recyclable. The Group also announced it has been joined by other leading global companies that are united in their vision to develop sustainable packaging through the advancement of paper bottle technology.
These developments are a continuation of Carlsberg’s sustainable packaging innovation journey and a key part of its sustainability programme, Together Towards ZERO, including its commitment to ZERO carbon emissions at its breweries and a 30% reduction in its full-value-chain carbon footprint by 2030.
Iconic Malibu dreamhouse of Barbie® on Airbnb
24-10-2019
Global icon Barbie just added ‘Host on Airbnb’ to her extensive list of careers and accomplishments! Later this month, Barbie will hand over the keys to her Malibu Dreamhouse for the ultimate fan stay. Located in the heart of Malibu and overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the fabulous life-size Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse was be available to book on October 23 by one guest and up to three friends for a two-night stay. The one-time reservation will take place from next Sunday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 29.
Of course we have seen more hotel rooms that were designed for the ultimate Barbie fan or for fans of artists, etc. Airbnb regularly uses special, one-time locations that receive a lot of attention worldwide in the press. In addition, they often combine such a stay with a good cause, in this case “The Barbie Dream Gap Project GoFundMe initiative’. If you read this as a hotelier, which room could you regularly change and thereby create attention for your hotel?
Stroodles, the pasta straws | Say ‘Pasta la Vista’ to Plastic and Paper Straws
21-10-2019
A pasta straw company, Stroodles, has launched pasta straws to provide an environmentally friendly solution to the singe-use plastic crisis and rise of greenwashing from the paper straw industry. In comparison to soggy paper and plastic straws, Stroodles are an improvement as they provide greater durability, are flavourless, vegan, 100% biodegradable and are edible raw or cooked after use. A core principle for Stroodles is their ‘drink-easy’ ethos, meaning drinkers don’t has to change behaviour or compromise on drinking experience to do good for the environment. The straws are 23-25 cm long, 0.75cm thick and the pasta straw walls will last over an hour in any one drink and remain flavourless! And they’re biodegradable in hours not generations!
Another alternative for plastic straws which we can add to our list! And we think at least every Italian restaurant should use these stroodles!
Trends we spotted | Week 42
21-10-2019
At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
This week, among others a link to an article about Les Alchimistes in Paris, a great video by BBC about a food waste project.
The art of ‘tallado’ will be shown in London on Thursday 14th November during the UK’s first Ibérico Ham Carving Championships organized by Brindisa. And at two Michelin stars restaurant Zaranda in Mallorca they’ve a special way to present their bill!
And yet another product covered in 24-Karat gold! Check out which product and why!
The Dutch are also known for their snacks around cocktail time, in the southern city of Den Bosch, ‘We Are Food’ created the longest ‘vegetarian snack board’ with products from the surroundings!
Neapolitan pizza conquers (Hilton) Amsterdam
17-10-2019
Hilton Amsterdam introduces exclusive Neapolitan pizza in combination with champagne. The classic among pizzas is put on the menu of their Half Moon Lounge. The contemporary combination with bubbles gives the original simple street food from Naples a gastronomic touch. Special pizza & champagne variations are served until 14th of November 2019 for 20 euros per person, including a glass of prosecco.
Nice and tasty, eating original Neapolitan pizza with bubbles at the Hilton Amsterdam! What kind of originals do you serve for a reasonable price?
Front view of the new location of Anantara hotels, Resorts & Spas in Dublin
the Marker Hotel in Dublin - Corner suite
the Marker Hotel in Dublin - rooftop bar and terrace
the Marker Hotel in Dublin - Spa pool
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