Showhero Hotel | 60 people with disabilities running a hotel in Alkmaar

30-1-2017

  • Showhero Hotel

On the 27th, 28th and the 29th of January a team of 60 men and women with disabilities provided the guests of the King’s Inn City Hotel in Alkmaar in the Netherlands a warm welcome. Under the guidance of the foundation Showhero and the regular staff of the hotel, the participants took care of all the tasks in the hotel and provided a good dose of entertainment.

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Bakery Victor Driessen | Pick up bread at the jewelry store

24-1-2017

  • Foto door Ivo KnubbenFoto door Ivo Knubben

The Hague’s best bakery Victor Driessen is coming to you this year, his products can be picked up at his own pick up points.

In the beginning of 1900 it was a famous streetscape. Victor’s grandpa started delivering the breads of the Driessen family by literally jumping on his cargo bike. Bakery Victor Driessen relives old times, there is only a small difference. lees verder

Edible Cinema | Food as extra experience during the movies

23-1-2017

During the events of ‘Edible Cinema’ guests get a package of food before the movie starts. The small dishes in the package are numbered and you are not allowed to eat them until the numbers correspond with the numbers shown in the movie. This way, aroma, texture and taste create a more unique experience during certain scenes within the movie. lees verder

7132 Hotel |House of Architects in Switzerland

17-1-2017

  • The penthouse suite at the 7132 HotelThe penthouse suite at the 7132 Hotel
  • Room by Kengo Kuma at the 7132 HotelRoom by Kengo Kuma at the 7132 Hotel
  • Room by Thom Mayne at the 7132 Hotel WoodRoom by Thom Mayne at the 7132 Hotel Wood
  • Room by Thom Mayne at the 7132 HotelRoom by Thom Mayne at the 7132 Hotel in stone
  • Room by Tadao Ando at the 7132 HotelRoom by Tadao Ando at the 7132 Hotel
  • The thermal baths designed by Peter ZumthorThe thermal baths designed by Peter Zumthor
  • Relaxing room thermal baths designed by Peter SumthorRelaxing room thermal baths designed by Peter Sumthor
  • Chef Sven Wassmer at restaurant SilverChef Sven Wassmer at restaurant Silver
  • Bread at restaurant SilverBread at restaurant Silver
  • Grapefruit aged Negroni at the 7132 HotelGrapefruit aged Negroni at the 7132 Hotel

A Swiss design hotel and superb architecture under a single roof and as the latest architect indicates: “The human race may share common roots, but we are a pretty diverse bunch, so do we really have to put up with stereotypes?” Thom Mayne, the latest architect for 22 rooms in this hotel, says an emphatic no. Well, the 7132 Hotel in Vals is the embodied result of offering rooms designed by prize winning architects. With as latest asset the rooms created by Thom Mayne and the other 63 newly designed hotel rooms which are created by other top architects. Truly the house of architects in Switzerland.   lees verder

‘Kosher-style’ dinner | Sidney Schutte creates dinner with Itzik Barak

3-1-2017

  • Gastchef Itzik Barak (l), executive chef Sidney Schutte (r)

From Tuesday the 24th to Thursday, January 26th, 2017 chef executive Sidney Schutte of Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam will be cooking dinner in his kitchen on the Herengracht with his Israeli colleague Itzik Barak of Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem. The chefs will compose a six-course menu based on modern, gourmet, Israeli cuisine, of which Itzik Barak is one of the main exponents. This special ‘kosher-style’ dinner will be served in Brasserie Goldfinch. lees verder

Best read articles in 2016

30-12-2016

  • Best gelezen

At the end of 2016 we are not going to publish the ´Trends we spotted this week´. Instead of that we have collected the best read articles of last year. The top five articles are published below. We hope you will get inspired in 2017 just as you were in 2016 by our trends.

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Gin is still gaining popularity; ‘Gin Taylor’ creates British Airways own gin

19-12-2016

  • British Airways GinPicture by: Stuart Bailey
  • British Airways GinPicture by: Stuart Bailey
  • British Airways GinPicture by: Stuart Bailey

Gin is still gaining popularity, British Airways is proving this with the launch of the specially made tipple – British Airways Gin. The gin will only be served to the airline’s First customers, from the bar of the prestigious Concorde Room at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. lees verder

Trends we spotted this week 49

9-12-2016

  • Trends in het kort

At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, the half marathon through the Walt Disney Studios Park and Icehotel 365 in Sweden.

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Wolf Atelier | DJ in the kitchen

2-12-2016

  • Chef's Table Wolf Atelier
  • DJ in de keuken bij Wolf Atelier

Nice collaboration between chef Michael Wolf and DJ Michel de Hey, together they will prepare a special dinner in Wolf Atelier (Amsterdam) on Friday, December 9th. At 22:00’s Michel de Hey will take of his chef’s jacket, put his headset on, the chairs will be replaced to the side and the volume will be up. Wolf Atelier will transform from restaurant into a club that night and the music will be attended to with just as much care as dinner will be served.

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Daring Dining | special dinners

28-11-2016

  • Logo Daring Dining

Daring Dining is a new initiative of Chef Plaza. As the name suggests, you can expect special dinners while enjoying a Daring Dining event. Prior to the evening you won’t know what will be on the menu or know the location of the dinner. The location and the responsible chef will be announced 24 hours in advance. lees verder

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