Trends we spotted | Week 04
29-1-2024
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:
- The McDonald’s All American Games return to Houston this April.
- A new year and a new PIZOOKIE® at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse®, based on a cinnamon roll.
- A bouquet of ice cream spotted in an ice cream / Bonsai tree shop in Kyoto, Japan.
- Bram ladage, a famous snack bar chain in and around Rotterdam, hands out free ‘Brammetjes’ again this Valentine’s Day.
- For the lovers of strong coffee, an Italian Iced Coffee recipe.
- Spotted in a Starbucks in Thailand, a special coffee machine to prepare coffees.
- ‘Beauty in and out’ at the ‘48 Collagen Café’ in Paris, it is opening this summer!
- Ruby Hotels opened their first hotel in Stuttgart, Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar.
- And the floating +POOL is opening this summer in the East River in New York City.
Enjoy reading!
A digital and drive-thru-only Taco Bell location in Kansas City
22-1-2024
Diversified Restaurant Group, one of the largest Taco Bell franchisees, is kicking off 2024 with the launch of the first digital and drive-thru-only Taco Bell in Missouri. This location was designed to prioritize rapid drive-thru service. It has no seating or lobby, allowing staff to concentrate on efficiently satisfying drive-thru and mobile orders.
Spiral Tower | The future of leisure
10-1-2024
Spectacular, sustainable and the future of urban leisure. The design of the new Spiral Tower would not look out of place in a science fiction movie. In its development, Magnicity is collaborating with Amsterdam-based design agency NorthernLight and Groenendijk Engineering from Bodegraven. The spiral tower should become a major eye-catcher in the world’s biggest cities.
Restaurant Oaxaca | Discover Mexico’s unknown culinary treasures
10-1-2024
Those who appreciate authentic Mexican food like in Mexico no longer have to take the plane to do so. Having successfully brought “the cuisine that doesn’t travel” to Barcelona with his friend Iñaki Lopez de Viñaspre, Spanish chef Joan Bagur has begun the march northwards with the opening of Oaxaca (pronounced wa-ha-kà) on Amsterdam’s Spuistraat.
Top restaurant Fitzgerald | Accessible for all
9-1-2024
Rotterdam’s top restaurant Fitzgerald has a new owner. With more accessibility, a reopened bar and reduced prices, while keeping the quality of the cuisine at the same level, the restaurant is entering a new phase. Managing directors of the Michelin-starred restaurant are familiar faces chef Michael Verhagen and maître-sommelier Bas van Beveren.
Restaurant Izakaya DUKI | Eating, drinking and singing in Japanese ambiance
2-1-2024
Just before the end of the year 2023, on December 29, Izakaya DUKI opened its doors at Hofplein in Rotterdam. The restaurant is part of the recently opened karaoke bar the Duke of Tokyo.
Heavenly dining in the unique church interior of restaurant G7 in Sittard
30-11-2023
The G7 restaurant in Sittard (in the south of the Netherlands), located in the Gruizenkerkje (church) from 1634, has a new interior. With a mix of old church elements, modern comforts and international allure, is the interior unique for Sittard and matches the cooking level and ambitions of the owners Danny Meijers and Rik Opstals better.
Great idea to eat out in a church during the festive month of December, otherwise I’m sure too but the ambiance in the church is probably magical now. There are many more little churches where you can eat, like for example: Noor in Groningen, Bunk Amsterdam and Utrecht (you can also stay overnight here) and, for example, De Kleine Toren in Baarland and many more.
Art of Travel | Louis Vuitton X Claridge’s Christmas Tree 2023
23-11-2023
We love the tradition of Claridge’s, London’s legendary Mayfair hotel, to have their Christmas Tree decorated by a, as they call it, long-time friend of the hotel. We have articles on many of their Christmas Trees decorated by famous designer friends, like for example Christian Louboutin in 2019 and Karl Lagerfeld back in 2017. This year it’s Louis Vuitton and we love their Art of Travel theme!
The Claridge’s Christmas Tree 2023 by Louis Vuitton brings together two illustrious names who have long celebrated the Art of Travel and crossed paths throughout their respective histories after both being founded in 1854.
Maison ELLE | Trendy French life in the heart of Amsterdam
21-11-2023
Located in the Anna van den Vondelstraat, in the heart of Amsterdam, the hotel Maison ELLE Amsterdam will receive its first guests mid-December. This is the second worldwide establishment of the prestigious and successful Maison ELLE and the first outside of France.
Urban Bistro by AMI now open in Rotterdam and The Hague
6-11-2023
The second location of restaurant chain BY AMI has just been opened in The Hague, Prinsenstraat 5A. The first location can be found on the Wilheminapier in Rotterdam. BY AMI has created a blend of a modern and urban bistro with an international ambiance. Both locations entertain a unique modern and very Instagrammable design while allowing you to enjoy their international menu filled with sustainable/local products.
Trends in het kort - Trends we spotted
2023 McDonald's All-American Roster (East Team)
2024 McDonald's All American Games
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Ruby Hotels opent Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar in Stuttgart - the bar
Ruby Hotels opent Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar in Stuttgart
Ruby Hotels opent Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar in Stuttgart - the bar
