Amzterdamit™ 0.0 | Unique new 0.0 drinks
29-1-2019
An innovation of the Dutch Company Amzterdamit™ 0.0, they found an unique formula to Manufacture The Amzterdamit™ “ORIGINAL” 0.0 Whiskey, 0.0 Gin, 0.0 Vodka, 0.0 Brandy, 0.0 Tequila and 0.0 Rum. They also created the pre-mix can versions WSKI Ginger Ale, RHM Cola, TQLA Retboel and GHN Tonic, all with a similar taste, smell and experience as the real alcohol products but based on 0.0 Alcohol. Unique is that they extract the alcohol from the original product, and replaced the ‘smooth bite’ by a combination of natural flavors. Amzterdamit™ 0.0 has a patent pending on this process.
Horecatrends | Tips for Culinary videos worth watching – week 5
28-1-2019
YouTube has been a source of inspiration for spotting trends the past few years. Every day, thousands of movies are uploaded with new and interesting content. We too use videos as a source of inspiration to write about sometimes. Our colleague Vera Rauwerda made this week selection of videos which are cool to watch. Amongst them a video about the reason why vanilla is so expensive, fake food in Japan and what’s the reason why we boil lobster alive?
Trends we spotted | Week 4
25-1-2019
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 other links to articles about the Japanese tama konnyaku ‘screaming’ balls and about the Instagrammable ‘The Knot Churros’ in London. In Paris, an Eataly will open in the coming spring and an interesting article on how our eating habits and times evolve. And in addition to that about reading books in the Happy Meal of McDonalds in the Netherlands and an interesting post by René Redzepi on Instagram in which he will show how they deal with diets and allergies at Noma. Starbucks will start delivering in America via Uber Eats and have you ever eaten a Japanese-Italian mash-up dish like Karaage Tortellini?
Trends we spotted | Week 2
10-1-2019
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, amongst others, a link to an article about a great marketing example from a new designhotel in Eindhoven, The Match. Here you’re advised to ‘check in and stay out’. Links to articles about the sustainable exotic Kudadoo Island Resort at the Maldives and about a Culinary Agenda for January. Inspiration from London, with a great collaboration of Indian restaurant Bombay Bustle and a yoga institute. And are you a pizza and game lover? Then you must play the Monopoly Pizza Game!
Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York | With the first Arriviamo™ Bar in the U.S.
8-1-2019
Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York opened in Meatpacking District where the company’s rarest and freshest coffees are being roasted and served. For the first time in the U.S., Starbucks introduced the Arriviamo™ Bar, a cocktail bar in the Roastery featuring a curated menu of coffee and tea cocktails. Next to the cocktails you can enjoy a unique menu of Starbucks Reserve specialty coffee and Teavana tea as well as freshly baked artisanal food from boutique Milanese Princi™ bakery.
Lowlander Beer | Christmas tree to table
7-1-2019
Some Christmas trees in the Netherlands will end up in beer! From 2 January, the botanical brewer has collected unwanted Christmas trees from Dutch consumers, bars and restaurants to transform them into bottles of its 2019 Winter IPA. Chief Botanical Officer Frederik Kampman: “Every December, about 2.5 million real trees bring Christmas spirit into our homes. By New Year, most of these end up in the chipper, on bonfires or piled at the roadside. We have found another use for them: in beer.”
Trends we spotted | Week 1
4-1-2019
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, amongst others, a link to an article about a taco that is served in a coffin and is too hot to handle and a list of expected restaurant openings in London in the near future. Links to an article with the 11 biggest restaurant trends for 2019 according to chefs and will cocktail shooters become popular in 2019? And are you craving for ice cream as night snack? Then you must read this article about the start-up nightfood’s and their ‘sleep-friendly’ ice cream.
HEADS + TAILS | Flip a coin at this new cocktail bar in London
3-1-2019
Launched in October in West Hampstead (North West London), Heads + Tails is a new late-night cocktail bar from Will Partridge and Chris Dennis. As its name suggests, Heads + Tails is a bar of contrasts, both in its beautiful design and its creative output. Heads, a bright airy bar is cleverly juxtaposed with Tails, a dark, atmospheric basement bar. A top notch cocktail bar, with two floors and individual, distinctive menus, HEADS with a cocktail menu that mimics the styling of the bar featuring primarily light and refreshing vodka and gin based twists on classics and contemporary libations. TAILS will be serving short, bold-style offerings based mainly on bourbon, rum and Scotch. While both bars have their own individual and distinctive menus, all drinks will be available to order throughout the venue. Like the two sides of a coin, some drinks exist in unison.
Happy holidays | Christmas decorations 2018
20-12-2018
We are in the dark days before Christmas, with real Dutch weather. A little bit of once or twice and mostly wind and rain. Time to create a ‘Christmassy’ restaurant! In September we always give an overview of what we have spotted in the previous Christmas period for inspiration. Below our colleague Max van Oeveren has made a list of small examples up to the great Christmas tree at Claridge’s Hotel in London and special Christmas decorations, as inspiration for hotels, restaurants, bars and of course for at home.
This is the last article on Horecatrends for this year. We wish you a warm, cozy holiday season and lots of inspiration and happiness in 2019. For those who have to work in the hospitality industry, we wish you many nice guests!
Horecatrends | Tips for Culinary videos worth watching, week 51
17-12-2018
YouTube has been a source of inspiration for spotting trends the past few years. Every day, thousands of movies are uploaded with new and interesting content. We too sometimes use videos as a source of inspiration to write about. With this week again a selection of videos which Mike Adam thinks are cool to watch. Amongst them a video with a sneak-peak of the daily routine in the kitchen of the immense Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão, an insight in de process of creating molecular whiskey and a video about why KFC has not yet been able to successfully enter the Israeli market.
