Picnicking on the water

3-7-2012

This summer, the Picknick Company (Dutch) offers picnics on the water in and around Rotterdam. A private captain shows you by boat all the nice picnic places.

Happy Drinks: Komkommie

26-6-2012

The combination cucumber and ginger Ale tastes very good. The lemon lowers the sweetness of the drink and adds the freshness to it. To prepare your own ‘komkommie’, you can find the recipe here.

These beer bottles are the bomb

26-6-2012

A highly beer bottle and package design. The bottles are to resemble bombs sold in the black market. It includes a hand-built crate with a bracing system to hold bottles during transportation.

Aeroshot energy

25-6-2012

Aeroshot is a revolutionary new way to get your energy and is made by David Edwards. It’s not a liquid, but a powder that works immediately. One Aeroshot contains about the same amount of caffeine as a large cup of coffee. The Aeroshot energy is in the flavors Raspberry and Green Apple.

Body Baleru – zombie bread

25-6-2012

In Ratchaburi, Thailand, this tourist hotspot is found. The ‘Body Bakery’ was created by a baker’s son who has a tendency for horror films and has followed an art training course. The sandwiches that are made look real. There are severed heads, but also hands, feet and organs all 100% edible. Therefore, the Body Bakery is not for sensitive souls.

Restaurant Aan Zee Oostvoorne

22-6-2012

Restaurant Aan Zee Oostervoorne’ (The Netherlands) is build of natural and sustainable material. All energy is obtained by solar panels on the roof, solar water heaters and windmills. In the summer the warmth is stored in the ground. The waste water is purified in a helofyte-field and the rainwater is filtered in the sand dunes. Therefore no sewage system is needed.

BURNARJ orange wine

21-6-2012

Spanish importer Saborea introduces the first orange wine to The Netherlands. The BURNARJ wine is made with oranges from Vega del Guadalquivir in Andalusia. The alcohol percentage varies from 7 % in the light Semiseco to 11% in the Brut Nature, Brut and normal Semiseco.

Around the plate

21-6-2012

At Horecatrends.com we regularly organize trend presentations. Recently we were invited by Our Common Food to inspire the teams. Take a look at the (Dutch) Prezi presentation here.

Conference for hospitality businesses

20-6-2012

The conference Meerwaarde 2.0 is only available in Dutch.

New terrace wine bar Het Eigendom Rotterdam

19-6-2012

Wine bar ‘Het Eigendom’ in Rotterdam created, according their own words, the ideal terrace. The terrace features high benches, wherefor both the sitting guests as well the standing guests can chat on the same eye level. The terrace is covered with a burgundy sail for the French accent.

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