PUCK | The first air hockey hall in Europe
22-2-2018
PUCK is the first air hockey hall in Europe. Tomorrow, February 23 the hall on the Jan Evertsenstraat in Amsterdam will open and you can play on 16 tables. In addition, they also serve a great menu and delicious cocktails. For anyone who isn’t a fan of air hockey, they also have a couple of pinball machines and a Guitar Hero room.
Pasta | From Donut alla Bolognese to spaghetti ice cream
21-2-2018
A year ago we ate at restaurant Contraste in Milan a truly delicious ‘Donut alla Bolognese’, a dish you won’t forget! The nice thing is that the dish puts you on the wrong track, only the resemblance in the shape reminded me of a donut. You can do many things with pasta and in this article I have collected a number of examples. Now I have to admit that a number of ‘hip, trendy’ pasta dishes have been known for a long time, for example I used to make a ‘spaghetti alla Carbonara’- pie in my student days. And my student days have been behind me for several decades! On our Pinterest page we made an ‘Italian Inspiration’ wall with photos and videos of various trendy pasta dishes. What do you think of a ’30 feet long pasta strand’ or spaghetti served from a Parmigiano cheese wheel? Or spaghetti tacos, cupcakes or ‘rainbow spaghetti’? ^Marjolein
Shrove Tuesday | Or Pancake Day
13-2-2018
For our English followers, have a great Pancake Day today! Here in the Netherlands we don’t celebrate Pancake day on Shrove Tuesday like in the UK and USA. On Shrove Day we often eat ‘stamppot’, a Dutch meal that consist of mashed potatoes, vegetables and meat. Shrove Tuesday is the day that precedes Ash Wednesday. As it is determined by Easter, for which the actual date changes on an annual basis. In the US it’s called Mardi Gras (French for ‘Fat Tuesday’) mainly because they use up the fatty foods before Lent. Pancake Day itself came much later as a way of using up rich foods, like eggs, milk and sugar before the 40 days of fasting. In this article some examples of how it’s celebrated around the UK found in an article at The Nudge in which you can find more inspiration. We hope they will be inspiration for the Dutch Pancake Day that is celebrated March 16. If you’re looking for some inspiration from the Netherlands, type ‘pannenkoeken’ or ‘pancakes’ in our search bar and you’ll find a lot of inspiration.
Foodora’s Valentine’s Day surprise | Food bouquets
6-2-2018
We all know that food and romance have a strong connection, most lovers either enjoy an intimate dinner date or give their partners heart-shaped chocolates and flowers. The on-demand food delivery service Foodora will be delivering Valentine’s Day food bouquets in three cities in Canada, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Greggs bakery | Four-course dinner for Valentine’s Day at a to-go bakery
2-2-2018
It’s the Valentine’s Day month and that means that there will be plenty of noteworthy promotions, hospitable gestures and marketing stunts. The marketing stunt in this article comes from the to-go bakery Greggs. At five Greggs stores you can book a four-course menu for Valentine’s Day!
Bee Friendly Food Alliance | Save the bees
29-1-2018
The Bee Friendly Food Alliance is a network of chefs, restaurants, and others in the food industry coming together to save the bees. With so much at stake, chefs and restaurant owners are doing their part and making their voices heard by the public and decision-makers.
Trends we spotted | Week 4 2018
26-1-2018
At Horecatrends 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 Burger King helped Mc Donalds last month and Japanese restaurant allows guests to work for their meal.
Click on the title if you would to read the full article. Enjoy reading!
Coffee Pixels | Makes it possible to eat your coffee
25-1-2018
Coffee Pixels is a food-tech startup from Riga, Latvia. They’re reinventing the coffee experience by turning specialty coffee into a mobile, ready to eat coffee bar with superfood qualities. Coffee Pixels uses the entire coffee cherry – the coffee bean and the antioxidant-rich fruit, which is combined with good fats (cocoa butter) to better absorb the antioxidants, as well as deliver a slower caffeine release, leading to a more sustainable energy boost.
CaliBurger | Pilot of ordering and paying with facial recognition
23-1-2018
CaliBurger has partnered with NEC Corporation of America to roll out self-ordering kiosks using NeoFace® facial recognition software. This software is used to identify registered customers and pull up their loyalty accounts and order preferences. The kiosk pilot program is now at CaliBurger’s Pasadena location, where the Quick Serve Restaurant chain showcases new technologies developed by its parent company, the Cali Group. The new facial recognition self-ordering kioks were on display at the NRF 2018 in New York last week.
‘Bearista’ truck | Pop-up truck serves Grizzlychoc, BabybearChino or Pandacino
22-1-2018
If you’re walking down the street in the UK and happen to see a polar bear on wheels headed your way, don’t worry – it’s just Cartoon Network’s latest furry creation to celebrate the return of their pop culture gem ‘We Bare Bears’, airing every day at 4:30pm this month. The Bearista truck will visit different cities and serves Grizzlychoc, BabybearChino or Pandacino, even better you can take a bear-hug selfie with the stars of the show.