Yield management in restaurants
9-10-2012
It started in the airline industry and hotels are offering different prices during the weekends; yield management. Slowly it appears in restaurants and other branches. A nice example is Restaurant Diverso in Nederweert (the Netherlands). On Monday till Thursday, they offering a special discount menu which will change each month.
Eating French fries in 2012
8-10-2012
Already spotted by Horecatrends.com, but still very innovative; this small bag for your French fries, a snack and the sauce.
Now or never creation BAUT in Amsterdam
5-10-2012
Pop-up restaurant bar BAUT opens in the Wibautstraat on Friday the 12th of October. The kitchen of this 900 square meter restaurant is managed by chef Michiel van der Eerde. The doors close on the 31st of December 2014 because of urban renewal plans in the area. This restaurant is the first by the ‘Nu of Nooit’ (Now or never) company. The start-up by Job Keja, Michiel van der Eerde and Dick Leijen is focused on temporary and durable entrepreneurship in empty buildings.
Stylish lemon juicer
5-10-2012
This lemon juicer adds an extra luxurious touch to your table cutlery. The fancy tool is dishwasher safe.
Make a reservation via Foursquare
4-10-2012
In association with OpenTable, Foursquare is offering an online reservation service. Guests can make an online reservation in one of the OpenTable restaurants. Watch all the connected restaurants here.
Cigars and Scotch at authentic Dutch taste session
3-10-2012
Buitengoed the Panoven (Zevenaar) combines the joys of living with family history. The Kruitwagen and Hajenius families organize taste evenings of Hajenius cigars and Scotch whisky at an old stone factory. During these evenings the visitors get three Hajenius cigars, three Single Malt whisky’s and three local bites that enhance the taste experience.
Underwater nightclub Subsix
3-10-2012
The first underwater nightclub opened at the Niyama Resort in the Maldives. Experience your own Cousteau moment with a cocktail at the Subsix bar, located 500 meters offshore.
Small waste container
27-9-2012
Een handig keukenhulpje, de Scrap Trap; een afvalbakje dat makkelijk aan het aanrecht is te hangen. Er zit ook nog een borsteltje bij.
Concerto serves experience
21-9-2012
Music store Concerto adds a coffee bar to its shop in the Utrechtsestraat, Amsterdam. The well trained baristas have a special heart for music and are part of a cultural meetinghub with two big reading tables, a lounge corner and a performance stage.
Human powered coffee
21-9-2012
The Velopresso is a mobile pedal powered coffee bar. The stylish designed verhicle is silent, environmental friendly and doesn’t depend on power supply.