Muru, the first pop-down restaurant
28-8-2012
In September 2012, the world’s first pop-down restaurant will open in a unique mining environment in Tytyri, Lohja. The restaurant is located 80 meters below the ground and during the evening you can go as down as 350 meters underground. The journey to the depths of the Earth is made using KONE’s test laboratory lifts. Chosen as restaurant of the year 2012 in Finland, Muru will bring its unique atmosphere, delicious food and excellent staff to Tytyri for two weeks. Down-to-earth food will be on offer in Muru’s signature style, in the spirit of a “mining canteen”.
We Are Scientists band contest at Aloft Hotels
23-8-2012
Aloft Hotels & We Are Scientists have joined forces to present the ultimate musical challenge for unsigned bands. After sending in a demo your band can be invited to play a gig at Aloft Hotels in London, Brussels or Abu Dhabi. ‘We Are Scientists’ will watch the highlights from the gigs and choose one band to join them at the Aloft Sessions in London. They’ll help that band write and record a track in a pop-up studio within 12 hours. It’s all streamed live and direct for the world to see on Facebook. The winning band, plays their new track live at The Aloft Hotel, London.
Boxpark NDSM in Amsterdam
21-8-2012
In the summer of 2013, Boxpark NDSM will open its doors on the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam. This is a pop-up shopping mall, consisting of containers, a variant of the London Boxpark Shoreditch. The containers will feature mostly fashion stores, but as well eateries, theatre and a cinema. The stores will be opened only during the weekend, but probably non-stop for 48 hours.
Antwerp Tastes
1-8-2012
‘Antwerpen Proeft’ (Antwerp Tastes) is Belgium’s culinary highlight this summer. Chefs with a 15+ ranking in the Gault&Millau BeLux will cook all-in arrangements as well as bites for visitors. The Chéfs that participate this year are Viki Geunes (‘t Zilte), Wouter Keersmaekers (De Schone van Boskoop), Axel Colonna-Cesari (Centpourcent), Dave De Belder (De Godevaart) and Kaasaffineurs Michel Van Tricht & Zoon (cheese and beer pairing experts).
Next to the prominent chefs there are local and artisanal products like hand made Moon Pops ice creams.
In-N-Out Singapore sold out in 5 minutes
30-7-2012
The In-N-Out pop-up restaurant that opened on the 24th of July in Singapore was sold out within 5 minutes. The fast food chain tests if it should expand to Asia, another pop-up store for one day opened in Tokyo in March.
Ikea pop-up lounge Charles de Gaulle
25-7-2012
Ikea has opened a pop-up lounge for the tired traveller on airport Roissy Charles de Gaulle in Paris. The lounge in terminal 3 is open until August 5th.
Milk Bar
12-7-2012
Since June 29, the district Schieblok in Rotterdam offers a new hotspot called the Milk Bar. This is a pop-up concept, created by master students of the art school in The Hague. Guests can come here for a milk drink, a smoothie or other healthy snacks. With this project, they are especially aiming to bring this neglected part of Rotterdam back to life and is part of the project Test Site Rotterdam in occasion of the 5th International Architecture Biënnale Rotterdam.
Around the plate
21-6-2012
At Horecatrends.com we regularly organize trend presentations. Recently we were invited by Our Common Food to inspire the teams. Take a look at the (Dutch) Prezi presentation here.
A la Plancha pop-up restaurant
20-6-2012
The temporary pop-up restaurant À la Plancha next to the Maas in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, prepares fresh seafood in the front of the customer. Between Thursday the 5th of July and Sunday 15th July fish lovers can eat here.
Conference for hospitality businesses
20-6-2012
The conference Meerwaarde 2.0 is only available in Dutch.
