Immersive dining experience in space with Michelin-starred chef Rasmus Munk
22-3-2024
SpaceVIP, which specializes in extraordinary luxury space travel experiences, announces that it will be hosting an immersive dining experience in space with Michelin-starred Chef Rasmus Munk from restaurant Alchemist.
HIRO izakaya | Grungy Japanese izakaya opened in Antwerp
22-3-2024
Opening – Antwerp is getting a new addition with the opening of Hiro izakaya. This brand new izakaya restaurant from chefs Bart Huybrechts and Thomas Van de Weyer opened its doors on the Napoleonkaai with a view at the MAS museum and brings Japanese izakaya, with an extensive sake menu.
The seductive lure of The SIREN leads to the Rokin in Amsterdam
21-3-2024
This spring, you won’t be able to escape the seductive lure of The SIREN. The SIREN is opening in the double, stately canal house on the brand new boulevard of the Rokin at the end of April or the beginning of May. This new culinary hotspot in Amsterdam comes from the team behind SECRET GARDEN and is a restaurant, bar and meeting place where you can enjoy the best that Southern European Mediterranean cuisine has to offer.
Poké Perfect Opens Largest Location in Rotterdam
19-3-2024
Opening – Poké Perfect is launched a new location on Oude Binnenweg in Rotterdam. The menu features healthy, fast, and delicious poké bowls, side dishes like tempura shrimp, and health boosters such as various vitamin shots. This will be the largest outlet for the successful chain, which continues to operate at full speed.
Lowlander Creates the Ultimate Beer for on the Terrace | Leftover Lemon & Elderflower
19-3-2024
The first rays of sunshine have been spotted, that calls for a toast. With an improved recipe, now more refreshing than ever, it’s making a comeback: Leftover Lemon & Elderflower alcohol (3.8%) and, for the first time, also in non-alcohol (0.3%). This ultimate fruit beer tastes like spring in a glass, the beer that was made to be enjoyed on the terrace. Vibrant and refreshing, with a floral finish.
Kwekkeboom Launches ‘Umami’ Oyster Mushroom Bitterballen
19-3-2024
As National Bitterballen Day on March 27th approaches, Kwekkeboom is proud to introduce the very first ‘umami’ Oyster Mushroom Bitterballen, now available for both oven and air fryer use. This marks a plant-based innovation from the Oven & Airfryer division of the quintessentially Dutch brand. Starting from week 15, updated versions of the beef and veal bitterballen and croquettes will also be available. These new and improved bitterballen and croquettes feature an incredibly crispy crust and the most flavorful ragout.
Trends we spotted | Week 11
18-3-2024
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:
- Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken wants to open restaurants in Germany.
- Pizza Hut rolls out a pizza-bagel mashup: The Big New Yorker Pizza Bagel, in NYC and Los Angeles.
- Empanada chain from Spain, Las Muns opens stores in Milan and 2 in Portugal.
- Inspiration through Instagram:
- Strawberry Garden Café in Seoul;
- Strawberry Afternoon Tea at Hotel Naru MGallery in Korea
- A coffee flight – available at the Junction by Common Ground in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
- And at the Nuldam Space vegan café you can send a letter to your future self or somebody else.
- The Ruby Group announced their first hotel in Sweden, located in the heart of the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm.
- Bastion Hotels chooses Mews as cloudsoftware for their 30+ hotels.
Enjoy reading!
abc kitchens by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten opens at the Emory in London
14-3-2024
The French Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten from NYC, will open his concept abc kitchens on Thursday 4th April 2024 at The Emory in Knightsbridge. A modern architectural masterpiece designed by the late Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour, The Emory is London’s first all-suite hotel and the latest opening by Maybourne, operator of Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley, and other international, prestigious outposts.
We enjoyed our dinner at abcV in the Tin Building in New York last year and loved their vegan cuisine, the menu of the other concepts of abc kitchens sounds delicious as well! ^Robin
Focus on ingredients at the new menu of the Bunk restaurants
14-3-2024
Bunk hotels in churches in Amsterdam and Utrecht likes to keep surprising guests. This spring, the restaurants in both cities will launch their new restaurant concept. The menu of Bunk restaurants has undergone a major overhaul with the new menu focusing mainly on traditional Dutch preparations presented in a special way. The drink menu has been expanded and guests are advised which drink best matches the dish for optimal pairing.
Café Van Zanten introduces culinary frikandel at ‘Frikandellenfeest’
12-3-2024
The frikandel does not exactly radiate haute cuisine or fine dining. Yet on March 15, Café Van Zanten (in Rotterdam) is going to change this: during the Frikandellenfeest (frikandel party) guests will have the opportunity to taste the frikandel in all its culinary glory. Thus no blob of curry, mayo and some shredded raw onion, but tantalizing taste sensations that will take the deep-fried meat stick to a new level.
Space Perspective is the company behind the Spaceship Neptune
Spaceship Neptune - lifted gently by a SpaceBalloon™
Memories of Sakura - dish by Rasmus Munk
Rasmus Munk - credits Jonathan Hedrick 
Rasmus Munk - credits Jonathan Hedrick
