Bear Robotics | Here to help the waiter
14-3-2018
Would you like to eat in a robot-run restaurant? Or would you prefer a restaurant in which the waiter is being helped by a robot that helps them carry your food? Bear Robotics is designed not to replace human waiters but to act as an assistant. Korean restaurant Kang Nam Tofu House in Milpitas, California is the first to try out Bear Robotics. Owner of Bear Robotics and the Korean restaurant John Ha wants to make the management of restaurants easier!
ValoJump by Valo Motion |Next level trampoline game platform
13-3-2018
Valo Motion, creator of ValoClimb – the original Augmented Climbing Wall, introduced a new addition to its product family this month: ValoJump – an interactive trampoline game platform. ValoJump brings an innovative twist to trampolining: the player literally jumps into the game. ValoJump combines advanced active play technology with a trampoline. Players participate in a real sport and get a real workout while having fun. Check out the video above, it must feel like you’re either Mario, King Kong or any other character touching whatever comes your way.
Ecocamp Patagonia | Inspiration from trailblazers in ecotourism
13-3-2018
Ecocamp Patagonia in the Torres del Paine region is an eco-friendly camping option in Chile which already opened in 2001. It’s the first fully sustainable accommodation south of the Amazon which has the world’s first state-of-the-art geodesic dome hotel rooms. The camp is located in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia and was voted as 32nd best hotel in the world in 2017.
Cherry blossom raindrop cake | A bite of water with a touch of spring
12-3-2018
We keep wondering how a raindrop cake does taste! We wrote about them before, we spotted them in New York City and last year in London at restaurant Yamagoya. This year restaurant Yamagoya, the ramen specialists from Fukuoka, Japan, are launching a limited-edition cherry blossom raindrop cake for Hanami, the Japanese festival celebrating the arrival of spring. The cherry blossom raindrop cake will be available from Monday the 19th of March up to the 19th of April.
Trends we spotted | Week 10
9-3-2018
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 a hidden, whisky laced speakeasy pop-up in London, the world’s first billboard made of hamburgers and Coca Cola is launching an alcoholic drink.
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Starbucks Reserve SODO | First ‘Reserve store’ concept opened in Seattle
7-3-2018
Last week, Starbucks Reserve SODO opened its doors for the first time, inviting visitors to take a journey of discovery with small-lot Starbucks Reserve™ coffees and Princi food. This location is the first of the company’s new Reserve store concept, introducing a marketplace-style environment to showcase its premium Starbucks Reserve brand.
The gym of the future | Get Pumped, a research insight by Reebok and Gensler
26-2-2018
‘The gym of the future is closer than you think’ is a research insight by Reebok and Gensler a global architecture and design firm. Interesting read for those changing the world around us, they revitalize the fuel stations we no longer need when we have more autonomous cars on the road and turn them into fuel for our bodies stations instead.
Arctic Bath | Another Spa to put on your bucket list!
5-2-2018
Inspired by the success of Treehotel, Arctic Bath, the floating open air cold bath is planned on Luleriver. It will be a year round attraction with the focus on wellness, summertime free-floating and wintertime frozen on Luleriver. Activities include cold baths, different water activities, several saunas, spa treatments, shop, lounge, hotel and restaurant. Another spa to put on your bucket list if you’re a wellness lover who enjoys a special experience!
The Dirty Cookie | Shots served in cookies
26-1-2018
Located at the Union Market Tustin in Los Angeles, The Dirty Cookie, a unique cookie shot glass concept. They sell all kind of flavours in Cookie shots that are made in-house. We even read at FoodBeast that they make purple Ube Cookie Shots and Matcha Green Tea Cookie Shots. The basic remains the same, instead of dipping your cookie in milk, coffee or any other liquid at cookie shots the liquid gets poured in the cookie.
Trends we spotted | Week 3 2018
19-1-2018
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 about the art of matching beers with desserts and a Pizza Run will be organized in London.
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