Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof & restaurant LOF in Ghent | Open after renovation
13-9-2018
Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof, situated at the Hoogstraat in Ghent, will open its doors on the 6th of October. The Louis XIV style townhouse hotel with 157 rooms, bars, an extensive living room, salons (for both business and private meetings) and a spa was completely renovated into a boutique hotel. Modest luxury with soft colors and rich natural materials will determine the atmosphere. Not only the hotel was renovated, the well-known LOF Restaurant has also been completely renewed. Unique is that the restaurant gets the signature of Ron Blaauw – one of the most well-known star chefs in the Netherlands. Blaauw will translate his successful Ron Gastrobar concept for LOF.
Fairmont Loves Film Event Series | Turns cinematic moments into memories with a new generation of filmmakers
11-9-2018
Fairmont Loves Film Event Series launched with Gia Coppola as film ambassador and retrospective photographic exhibits in Toronto, London and Shanghai. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts introduced the Fairmont Loves Film event series, comprised of pop-up events and a retrospective photo exhibit officially premiering at Fairmont Royal York during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, from September 6 – September 16 2018) and later traveling to London and Shanghai. Next to that they entered a partnership with film director and screenwriter Gia Coppola in the new role of Film Ambassador and Curator for Fairmont Loves Film. To celebrate this exciting program, Fairmont has also partnered with TIFF as the Official Gala Program Sponsor throughout the duration of the world-renowned festival.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Milan | First roastery in Europe
11-9-2018
September 6th, Starbucks opened their new coffee establishment Reserve Roastery Milan. Instead of targeting the more accessible coffee to-go market in America, they chose to try to penetrate the more conservative Italian market. The Reserve Roastery in Milan will be located in a former post office at the edge of the Piazzo Cordusio in Milan. In this spectacular building, Starbucks will try to show its craftsmanship and its ability to innovate to a broader audience in Southern Europe. Starbucks has opened a similar concept in Seattle in 2014 and one in Shanghai in 2017. So if you are curious for this new coffee experience, you do not have to travel all the way to America or China anymore, you can experience it in Milan as well.
Trends we spotted | Week 36
7-9-2018
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, amongst others a link to a video about a Danish chef aging his steaks in a log of butter and you could travel the world in 80 days like Mr Fogg’s. We also spotted the meat vending machines by Applestone meat, they want to open their machines in Manhattan in 2019 and an article about the Svart Hotel in Norway that’s going to be very sustainable! In case you have missed it: Coca-Cola did buy Costa Coffee.
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Trends we spotted | Week 35
31-8-2018
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, amongst others a glimpse of the future and Emoji’s as a new trend of room service. Also about An algorithm that analyzed 118 crucial points and picked the 12 best luxury hotel brands in the world and about Uber Eats in London.
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Trends we spotted | Week 34
24-8-2018
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, amongst others 2 articles about the digital developments in the coffee world in China where speed and efficiency play an increasingly important role. Also a nice idea for ice cream parlours, an ice cream sample platter with all flavours in the display! In addition, we received the message that Bird Brewery from Amsterdam scored 5 times gold at the World Beer Awards 2018, in the article a list of the winning beers! Also a link to a new restaurant in Amsterdam to put on your list to visit if you’re a foodie and if you are going to Brussels, check out the recently opened food market, Food District.
kukki Cocktail | Fresh fruit cocktail revolution
24-8-2018
How do they get the ice in there? That’s the first question always asked about the kukki cocktail. These fresh fruit cocktails come in a bottle complete with ice cubes and without any chemical ingredients. Founders Josef Klemm, Saif Hamed and Andy Romanowski have launched a small revolution on the European drinks market by replacing artificially made mixed drinks in cans with the fresh fruit cocktails in bottles. With an alcohol content of 10.3% the kukki range includes seven, vegan, gluten-free and, above all, refreshingly delicious cocktail classics. With names like ‘Sex On The Beach’, ‘Boston’, ‘Ladykiller’, ‘Mule’, ‘Mint Passion’, ‘El Presidente’ and ‘Winter Spiced Apple’. All the cocktails are bottled to comply with high European standards at the kukki factory in Berlin.
Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam by Westcord | A meeting place for hotel guests, local residents and Amsterdammers
23-8-2018
Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam officially opened its doors on June 28, 2018. This hotel is a special asset to Amsterdam due to its sustainable character and spectacular architecture. With the subtropical courtyard, the Café Jakarta restaurant and the Malabar sky bar, Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam takes guests on a journey of discovery where the East and the West merge. An inspiring location where sleeping, eating, drinking, working and relaxation can be found and a meeting place for hotel guests, local residents and Amsterdammers. We already wrote about the announcement of the construction of hotel Jakarta Amsterdam by Westcord Hotels and now that the hotel is finished, we like to show the result in photos.
Trends we spotted | Week 33
17-8-2018
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, amongst others about the Amsterdam Terraces Festival at the end of August in the Rembrandtpark during which the finish of the summer is celebrated. Starbucks joins forces with a cryptocurrency venture so that the Bitcoin could break through as regular currency. Next weekend the GinFever festival will be held in Schiedam and the Dutch coffee concept Kaldi opens its first branch in Denmark. Chiringuito has opened in a former public toilet in London (and it looks great!) and in Paris you can enjoy ‘Ducasse sur Seine’ as from September 4th.
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Cookaholics is going to juggle culinary at Festival Circolo | Bistro Food Jugglers
17-8-2018
Cookaholics, a caterer in the Tilburg region in the Netherlands and Festival Circolo have signed a collaboration agreement on 14 August 2018. The goal of the collaboration is to make Festival Circolo an unforgettable experience in both cultural and culinary terms. The kitchen arena of Festival Circolo, the festival for contemporary circus, is staffed by Cookaholics, famous in Tilburg and cities nearby. Cookaholics will be cooking at Bistro Food Jugglers. Festival Circolo takes place from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 October in the Leijpark in Tilburg.
Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof in Ghent
Concept Ron Gastrobar voor restaurant LOF in Gent
Concept Ron Gastrobar voor restaurant LOF in Gent
Chef Ron Blaauw
Concept Ron Gastrobar voor restaurant LOF in Gent
