Holy Guacamole Day | Tacos with Avocado at Taqueria Lima West

11-9-2017

Tacos with avocado, a ‘Cry of Dolores’ bell and even a ‘Cut Out Avocado’ photobooth, this Saturday (16 September) Taqueria LIMA West celebrates ‘Holy Guacamole Day’. With great love for the Mexican cuisine, LIMA’s chefs present their tacos with high-level guacamole in a street food way. You can find the Taqueria LIMA West in the ‘Foodhallen’ in Amsterdam West. read more

Accor hotels | Visual timeline of hotel rooms over the years

11-9-2017

  • Hotelkamer 1950AcoorHotels Hotelkamer 1950
  • Hotelkamer 1970AccorHotels Hotelkamer 1970
  • Hotelkamer van de toekomstAccorHotels Hotelkamer van de toekomst

AccorHotels have made a visual timeline of hotel rooms. A journey through time that shows the technological and interior developments within the hotel rooms in the past century. In addition, AccorHotels has made a provisory sketch of the hotel room of the future with #Hotelroom2030. Curious how they imagine this hotel room? read more

Trends we spotted | Week 36

8-9-2017

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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 Ruby Chocolate, a new natural chocolate in the color pink has been introduced in China by Callebaut. And in South Africa a drama series has been distributed entirely on WhatsApp.

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Win a hotel (2) | Who has won it?

7-9-2017

The first of December 2016 we published an article about the contest of the YUP hotel. Through the website www.wineenhotel.be, you could enter the contest to win the whole hotel for a day and who you would like to invite as guests. The winner of the contest of the YUP Hotel*** in Hasselt is Lien Verwimp and not the person who entered the contest with the wish to mess up the hotel with a bunch young people. The latter we understand! Tomorrow (September 8 2017) Lien receives her guests and we wish them a great get-together!

Win a hotel | How did Lien Verwimp win?

The YUP Hotel received no less than 822 entries for this contest. Based on the nicest, most original answers and stories, the YUP team voted for the best story from Lien.

Lien’s winning answer: “I have recently returned from a world trip through Australia and Asia for several months. A great experience but of course, I have missed a lot of people during that period. I thought I could see them all within a short period of times, but it wasn’t that easy. Most of my friends are between 22 and 30 years old and have a busy schedule. So, I still haven’t seen everybody.  Additionally, I have a lot of different groups of friends which doesn’t make it easier! In addition, part of my family lives in Italy and I haven’t seen them yet either. Creating a moment that brings everyone together in one place would be an ideal ‘welcome back’ opportunity! This action by YUP Hotel Hasselt is therefore an ideal moment for me. The best Christmas gift, I could wish for. Even if I don’t win the contest: really great idea!”

Similar answers/stories submitted to the contest are: YUP as a wedding venue or as a venue to ask a partner to marry. A mailman entered with the wish to invite everyone where he delivers the mail or overworked mothers who thought they deserved some me-time.

At the Horecava | The Dobla Pastry Battle Edition NL 2018

7-9-2017

The Dobla Pastry Battle’ is an international battle that will be held in Amsterdam for the first time, during the upcoming Horecava. This pastry competition will be organized on Thursday January 11th  in collaboration with the Dutch ‘Gastronomisch Gilde’. Participation in the competition is open to all chefs and pastry chefs who have passion, affinity and the right skills to survive 3 rounds of pastry assignments of as they call it ‘fights’. A new contest on the Horecava for which Dutch participants can register now! read more

XOmarshmallow | Marshmallow café full of sweets

6-9-2017

Hot chocolate, marshmallows and a campfire creates a lot of nostalgic feelings for many people living in America. At XOmarshmallow in Chicago, people go back in time, but with a contemporary twist. The marshmallows from the past combined with the desires and flavours of today. What about champagne or bourbon marshmallows, or did you ever eat an ‘monut’. XOmarshmallow is now open after a succesfull Kickstarter crowdfunding.
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Dancing squid on your plate | What the f*ck?

5-9-2017

The last week we came across a number of Instagram and Facebook posts of a dancing squid on a plate. The dish is a traditional recipe, ‘Odori Don’ and it’s actually an extremely popular dish from Hakodate, a restaurant in Hokkaido, Japan. It seems to be a memorable culinary adventure and it’s definitely a ‘hit’ on internet. How do you make a cleaned and beheaded squid dance? It sounds like  the ‘headless chicken that runs away’-story. read more

Edible cutlery | Sustainable solution for plastic cutlery

5-9-2017

On the Facebook page of Futurism Food we spotted a video of an ‘edible spoon’ that is sold in India. You can buy it in a sweet, savoury and neutral taste. We wrote about similar products in 2010 and 2013, but it seems that the edible spoon is going mainstream now. The producer Bakeys is busy with a line of edible cutlery; chopsticks and forks are already created.

Why won’t we start using this edible cutlery outside India as well? As replacement of all the plastic cutlery in the fast food industry? The only problem is that they haven’t created a knife model yet but hey, plastic knives are a drama as well… read more

Five food festivals with one mission | To provide visitors with a fresh dose of knowledge about our food

4-9-2017

On 9 and 10 September 2017 you can visit five food festivals in Brabant (the southern part of the Netherlands) and at each festival you can visit the VERS Academy to get a fresh dose of knowledge about our food. VERS Academy combines serious discussions about food and food production with culture, education, fun, entertainment and of course; good food. VERS Academy is a Brabant partnership that will lecture, debate or lead workshops at the five major cities of Brabant  simultaneously: Breda, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven, Helmond and Tilburg. read more

Kanazawa ice cream | Ice cream that doesn’t melt!

4-9-2017

The Biotherapy Development Research Centre in Kanazawa (Japan) has developed ice cream that does not melt. The ice was accidentally discovered and named after the city where the discovery was made: Kanazawa ice cream. The non-melting ice cream is now sold in some parts of Japan and can stay in the sun for a while and still maintain the cold taste and its shape. read more

Trends we spotted | Week 35

1-9-2017

  • Trends in het kort

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: Walmart opens organic Fast-Food restaurant in Orlando location and self-serving ice-cream at ice cream vans.

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Randolph Gaming Pub | Over 1.500 boardgames

30-8-2017

The Randolph Gaming Pub in Canada is all about board games. There are over 1,500 board games available in the café. The games specialists at the café are there to ask you which kind of games you would like to play, find the perfect game for your group and explain the rules. read more

Pop-up Vinegar Bar | Healthy vinegar shots

29-8-2017

From the 12th  till the 14th of September pop-up Vinegar Bar will open in Amsterdam where consumers can discover the wide range of possibilities that vinegar offers. For example, the Dutch use vinegar mostly for kitchen purposes while in Japan it’s common to drink vinegar cocktails. The Vinegar Bar wants to show us the different kinds of vinegar and how to use them. read more

Memphis Meats | Meat of the future

28-8-2017

Memphis Meats is a start-up who wants to bring meat to the plate in a more sustainable, affordable and delicious way. The leading clean meat company has already produced beef, chicken and duck directly from animal cells, without the need to raise and slaughter animals. The company has now raised $22M to date, among the investors were Bill Gates and Richard Branson. Is this the future? read more

Trends we spotted | Week 34

25-8-2017

  • Trends in het kort

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: robot arms preparing your food and Finnish scientists make food from electricity.

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