New trend | The ultimate seafood feast

7-4-2017

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A new phenomonem is on our way, shared dining at long tables! Ingredients? Of course a long table with a long table mat, a huge pan with food (lots of food!), lots of guests and great music. And then? All guests are sitting at the table, glasses are filled and the food is placed on the table. Not on plates, but on table mats that are placed in the middle of the table. During the ultimate seafood feast everybody can eat what they want whilst enjoying a good conversation with good wine. read more

Trends we spotted | Week 14

7-4-2017

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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 amongst others a ‘typical Amsterdam’ dinner at the Kopstootbar and free fries at Bram Ladage.

If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading! read more

Hotel room list | Beautiful and spectacular hotel rooms

6-4-2017

  • Bubbles bedroomBubbles bedroom
  • Bedroom VanGogh Hotel Riche Boxmeer
  • Dom Perignon Suite at the InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam
  • Rembrandt Suite, InterContinental Amstel hotel in Amsterdam
  • Master Suite 008 by Taylors Port at the Yeatman
  • Above and under water The Manta Resort in Tanzania
  • Unak Evleri, a five star cave hotel
  • Alibi hostel Leeuwarden
  • Pier suite
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  • Bedroom VanGogh Hotel Riche Boxmeer
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Still busy figuring out where you want to go on holiday and would you like to sleep at a special place? That’s possible, the last couple of years we spotted many examples of special themed hotel rooms. We created a list of examples of beautiful and special hotel rooms. Some examples from the Netherlands, like sleeping in a Van Gogh painting, at the Pier of Scheveningen, in a suite with blow ups of etchings by Rembrandt, in a crane or an airplane. Abroad you can also sleep in a port barrel, in igloos or underwater. Have you ever slept in an spectacular hotel room, or do you work in a hotel with such hotel rooms? Send us an email and we might add it to this list! read more

Photo competition | Hilton Rotterdam is looking for the most beautiful image

6-4-2017

  • Winnaar nummer 1 - photo credit Maarten Walraven
  • Winnaar nummer 2 - photo credit Henri van Avezaath
  • Winnaar nummer 3 - photo credit Anthony Verolme
  • Winnaar nummer 4 - photo credit Yvonne Lankhaar
  • Winnaar nummer 5 - photo credit Indira Pictures
  • Winnaar nummer 1 - photo credit Maarten Walraven
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Hilton Rotterdam photo competition for photography enthusiasts. They are looking for the best interior and exterior pictures. Would you like to participate? Hilton Rotterdam offers you the chance to have a look behind the scenes of the hotel and shoot the most original images. read more

Scelta Taste Accelerator | Salt reduction up to 50%

5-4-2017

Scelta Taste Accelerator is the natural flavor enhancer for all your savory dishes. It uses the powerful taste of umami and leads to a salt reduction up to 50%. It can be used in sauces, quiches, soups, dressings, pasta, broths and gravy. For a powerful effect you only need to use a little bit. The taste accelerator was one of the nominees for the 2016’s Food Valley Award and is now available for chefs. read more

Caffè Torino | First pop up Negroni bar in Belgium

5-4-2017

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Last week the first pop-up Negroni bar in Antwerp, Belgium opened. From the 30th of March until the 23th of April, you can enjoy this cocktail that consists of gin, vermouth and Campari in Martini Caffè Torino. Caffè Torino, previously opened the first pop-up vermoutbar in Belgium at the Oude Beestenmarkt in Ghent. They will only serve Negroni’s at this pop-up bar. read more

Poesiat & Kater | Beer&Bite tasting at one of the former biggest breweries in the Netherlands

4-4-2017

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Van Vollenhoven’s beer brewery ‘De Gekroonde Valk’ used to be the biggest brewery in the Netherlands. Last month, Van Vollenhoven’s’ successor opened in Amsterdam: brewery and tasting room Poesiat & Kater. The traditional and historic beers from Van Vollenhoven will be served here as well as a selection of Poesiat & Kater’s own developed beers. The food on the menu is tailored to the beers which makes it an interesting place for those who love beer and food-combinations, a small ‘Beer&Bite’ tasting is also a fun option.    read more

Kill it, Eat it | Kill your meal before you can eat it

4-4-2017

  • Kill it, Eat it Bompas & Parr
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  • Kill it, Eat it Bompas & Parr by Beth Evans
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This month Bompas & Parr and the Mondrian London Botique Hotel will host the ‘Kill it, Eat it’ event, an experiential dining event that educates people about the much-overlooked path that food takes to their plate. During the event you’ll have to kill your own crab before you can eat it. read more

Tequila cloud | Hey, Visit Mexico it rains a lot in the Netherlands as well!

3-4-2017

While most the tourism videos draw attention to beautiful beaches, impressive views and warm weather, Tourism Board Visit Mexico went for an outside-the-box- approach. In order to attract more German tourists to Mexico, Visit Mexico and ad agency Lapiz designed a tequila cloud, a cloud that rains tequila. For some of the tequila lovers, their dream came true. read more

Museum of Ice Cream Los Angeles | An experiential ice-cream journey

31-3-2017

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The Museum of Ice Cream opens its doors to the West Coast this April claiming sunny Los Angeles as its highly anticipated second location. Stationed in down town Los Angeles burgeoning art district, the Museum of Ice Cream welcomes visitors to enjoy an experiential ice cream journey. read more

Trends we spotted | Week 13

31-3-2017

  • 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 amongst others sleeping in a Van Gogh painting and a sweet pizza topped with cotton candy.

If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading! read more

vandeStreek beer | Brews the first alcoholfree IPA in the Netherlands

31-3-2017

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vandeStreek beer brewed the first alcohol-free IPA in the Netherlands. Nowadays, a lot of people love to drink alcohol-free beer (last year we consumed a whopping 18% more of alcohol-free beer in the Netherlands), but a real good and tasty alcohol-free IPA we haven’t seen yet. From now onwards, you can drink an alcohol-free IPA and drive or go the gym. The brewery is working at their Playground beer series and the IPA is one of them. It’s a limited edition, once the beer gets successful more will be brewed. read more

Bad Larry’s | Cold Hard Coffee

30-3-2017

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Bad Larry’s, the first-ever Cold Hard Coffee, is launching in the United States this May. Using local cold-brew company,  Blackeye Roasting Co. as the source for its coffee ingredients. Bad Larry’s blends cold brew with malt for a sweetened and smooth boozy coffee. A perfect drink if you need a boost during a night out with friends. read more

Bikkelsauce | Remia introduces new way of eating fries

30-3-2017

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Last week Remia introduced their new ‘Bikkelsauce’ and to celebrate this, they introduced a new phenomenon: the ‘Bikkeltable’. On this special, custom-made, foil-wrapped table guests can enjoy a big portion of fries with sauce. The first ever ‘bikkeltable’ was introduced last Friday at Lunchroom Kruimeltje in the Dutch city Krimpen a/d IJssel, the city where the recipe of the Bikkelsauce was born. read more

4D-cinemas | Watching movies will become more exciting

29-3-2017

Recently two 4D-cinemas opened in France and Norway. Watching movies at these cinemas will become even more exciting. During the movie, physical effects will be synchronized with the movie. In the Netherlands we currently have two small 4D-cinemas. There’s one at amusement park the ‘Efteling’ and chances are you’ve watched a 4D-movie in ‘Dolfinarium’ (Europe’s largest marine mammal park). read more

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