Moon shaped ice cream
25-10-2012
Want to surprise your guests with a special dessert during the Christmas dinner? Haägen-Dazs developed together with the London design firm Doshi Levien, these moon-shaped ice cream scoops. These scoops disguise a cake and are available in the flavors pistachio and macadamia nuts and chocolate with salted caramel.
Instagram menu at Comodo NY
17-10-2012
Restaurant Comodo, located in New York, introduced an Instagram menu. When you cannot decide what to order, check out the recommendations of your friends through the photo application Instagram. You can upload your photo’s as well under the hashtag #ComodoMenu to suggest your friends about the Comodo menu.
Yoghurt Barn
16-10-2012
In Utrecht (the Netherlands), Wouter and Esther Staal opened the Yoghurt Barn. A new concept where they serve several kinds of yogurts, such as frozen yogurts, smoothies and other kind of yogurts. You can choose of several toppings to finish your dessert of snack. All the products are completely biological.
Pimp your kotfood with Sergio Herman
16-10-2012
In response to a call from radio station Studio Brussels for students to send their student recipes, top chef Sergio Herman has made a selection of hundreds of several recipes. These meals are pimped by the chef himself and are collected in the book Pimp your F**king KOTFOOD.
Moet & Chandon Bar at Bijenkorf Amsterdam
12-10-2012
Visitors of warehouse ‘the Bijenkorf’ in Amsterdam can enjoy exclusive cuvées in the Moët & Chandon Bar from November 15th to New Years Eve. Drinks are served with bites by chef Pascal Tingaud. The temporary bar is open at the same times as the warehouse.
Strongbow Gold Cider Start Cap
11-10-2012
Strongbow Gold Cider launches an interactive cap with London based creatives from the ‘Work Club’ agency. The ‘Start Cap’ uses RFID technology to trigger any digital event possible. This can vary from a check-in function to lights or a confetti cannon. Watch the video.
Badoit Express
9-10-2012
Water brand Badoit took over one of the French RER trains on September 21st and turned this train into a restaurant. Tables were installed in seconds and the train travelers were surprised with a 3-course diner of chef Thierry Marx, accompanied by Badoit water of course. After every stop, a new course was served. Travelers react positive, but as well very surprised.
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.