Hoppit, a new dining-out search engine
26-4-2012
Hoppit is the first site which provides a dining-out search engine which filters its results based on the ambience of restaurants. Based in Manhattan and currently available in 25 cities in the US, each restaurant in the Hoppit database is tagged with one of ten “vibes” or types of atmosphere. These include ‘classy & upscale’, ‘hipster’, ‘romantic’ and ‘cozy & quaint’, among others.
Floating dish
26-4-2012
The rEvolution wineglass made by Vinice was already posted on our website. Today we saw a tweet of restaurant De Leeuw in Lichtenvoorde (The Netherlands) that uses the glass in a different way in the ‘floating dish’.
Salinity Monitor Spoon
25-4-2012
This spoon measures the level of salinity in your food (liquid, sauce). A great tool for guests with high blood pressure.
Flower Power
24-4-2012
Every month you’ll receive an alcohol free cocktail recipe from Happy Drinks. This month it’s ‘Flower Power’, with edible flowers. The recipe is only available in Dutch.
Completely Touch free tap
24-4-2012
(advertorial) The new miscea CLASSIC® has many exciting new features, such as the handy miscea remote control that allows you to effortlessly configure a number of settings of your miscea to your own personal preferences. This means, adjusting the amount of soap, disinfectant or the starting water temperature of your miscea CLASSIC® has never been faster or easier! The Miscea Classic is shown at the Foodtech 2012 in Rosmalen, The Netherlands.
Hotel teaches table manners to kids
24-4-2012
The Kensington Hotel in London will be hosting classes to help children understand table manners with easy-to-learn tips and tricks. The ‘Petite Etiquette’ is a one-hour complimentary class open to children aged between five and ten.
Fries as healthy as possible
23-4-2012
The fries from NYF are made from select Russet and Russet Burbank potatoes. They leave the skin on for extra flavor and nutrition. The potatoes are cooked in non-hydrogenated (trans fat, cholesterol free) sunflower oil in an unique 3-stage cooking process to create the perfect fry texture hot and crisp on the outside, and light and fluffy on the inside.
Bubbels and Oysters for members
20-4-2012
Restaurant De Wits organizes a special Sunday for it’s members. There are free workshops during the afternoon (for example making pasta, taste wine or oysters) and a (paid) pre-taste of five new menu dishes at the evening. A simple but effective concept. Why? It creates community bonding, the free activities are interesting and there is a good change that people will return.
The only thing that scares
20-4-2012
Droste’s wants to emphasize the rural and spacious character of their the farm lodges in Twente. They do it in an original way with a photo of an electric cattle fence. The newsletter is minimalistic and there are no offers in it.
National secretary day at De La Soul
20-4-2012
At ‘national secretary day’, restaurant De La Soul has sent a letter to promote their lunches to all nearby secretaries. This is how keen marketing is done!