Underwater restaurant The Pearl | Dive to your dinner

7-2-2017

One of the first underwater restaurant where you actually have to dive to. So if you enjoy dining out and love to dive, The Pearl in dive center Nemo33 in Brussels is where you have to be. We have seen a couple of underwater restaurant and hotel locations but somehow this made us think of the ‘Genussgondel in the ski area Serfaus, Fiss, Ladis’. Back in 2009 we wrote about their smallest restaurant in the world in a gondola. Well The Pearl has the same capacity. read more

Hofhouse | Huge hospitality concept in The Hague

7-2-2017

Spring 2017 the new hospitality concept Hofhouse, located next to the central station of The Hague, will open its doors. Hofhouse is situated on the ground floor of the new flexible government office Rijnstraat 8, during the year several government departments will move to this location. The architecture and interior of this sensational building is designed by the renowned architects of OMA by Rem Koolhaas. Hofhouse is inspired by a veranda and will be the hospitality lobby of The Hague. The exploitation of Hofhouse is managed by ISS Facility Service. The project has been guided by our colleagues of Van Spronsen & Partners hospitality consultants, they are responsible for the concept and the recruitment of the hospitality entrepreneurs. read more

Retro arcade games | Big halls, arcade games, a group of friends and specialty beers

6-2-2017

  • Emporium Chicago WickerparkEmporium Chicago Wickerpark
  • Emporium Chicago WickerparkEmporium Chicago Wickerpark
  • Arcade Hotel consolesArcade Hotel
  • Art District Brewing Co (Credit: Rainbeau Tharp)
  • Arcade HotelArcade Hotel
  • Art District Brewing Co (Credit: Rainbeau Tharp)Art District Brewing Co (Credit: Rainbeau Tharp)
  • Arcade Hotel gamesArcade Hotel
  • Art District Brewing Co (Credit: Rainbeau Tharp)Art District Brewing Co. (Credit: Rainbeau Tharp)

Do you like specialty beers and old-school arcade games? We spot this combination more often. Beer breweries and pubs which not only offer a wide variety of specialty beers but also give you the opportunity to play nostalgic retro arcade games such as: pinball, air-hockey, pool or even get rid of your frustrations by playing the shooting game Mortal Kombat. In Amsterdam we even have a hotel where you can play, The Arcade hotel. read more

Trends we spotted | Week 5

3-2-2017

  • 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 about nut milks to create vegan lattes and in Boston you could go to a Big Mac ATM and pay with a tweet.

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

IKEA’s hot pot table | Enjoy a conversation around this phoneless table

3-2-2017

It’s a fact that our smartphones have become a huge part of most of our lives. This way you miss the real interaction with friends or family. So you could go to the IKEA in your vicinity and ask them if you could buy the hot pot table they used to make this add for IKEA Taiwan! This phoneless hot pot table will only charge when everybody at the table hands in their mobile phones and place them below the pot. read more

Sushi-inspired Kit Kats | The well-known sweet treat on crispy puffed rice wrapped with seaweed

2-2-2017

  • KITKAT Chocolatery Sushi TunaKITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Tuna
  • KITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Sea UrchinKITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Sea Urchin
  • Sushi KITKATSushi KITKAT
  • KITKAT Chocolatery Sushi OmeletKITKAT Chocolatery Sushi Omelet

A strange idea isn’t it? The well-known sweet treat Kit Kat, the chocolate-coated wafer bar with its distinct crunch, on puffed rice wrapped in seaweed. At least, that is what we think. From today onwards these sweet ‘sushi’s’ created by Nestlé will be available at the first street-facing Kit Kat Chocolatory specialty shop at the Ginza district in Tokyo. Other Kit Kat Chocolatory shops in Japan are located in department stores or in underground areas. Okay real sushi fans might not be happy with this…but it’s a great gimmick, don’t you think? read more

Maestro Burger McDonald’s | Advertising stimulates all the senses

2-2-2017

Last Tuesday, this brilliant advertisement for the Maestro burger from McDonalds Netherlands aired. The reactions at the advertisement have been almost unanimously positive. The advertisement shows how you should enjoy the first bite of a Maestro Burger… it’s accompanied via a live connection by Guido’s Orchestra from Guido Dieteren and the singing of soprano Wendy Kokkelkoren. The new advertisement is an expression of the new campaign of McDonald’s Netherlands: ‘Always Open for Good Times’. read more

Pip & Nut Toast Bar | Pop-up in the Selfridges Food Halls

1-2-2017

  • Pip & Nut Toast Bar, Selfridges Foodhall, LondonPip & Nut Toast Bar, Selfridges Foodhall, London
  • StrawberryToast by Pip & NutStrawberryToast by Pip & Nut
  • Avocado Almond Butter Toast by Pip & Nut Toast BarAvocado Almond Butter Toast by Pip & Nut Toast Bar

At all Dutch markets and in many shops you can buy fresh nut butters from all kind of nuts. Well it seems that this craze came has reached England as well. We spotted a pop-up in the Selfridges Food Halls, the Pip & Nut Toast Bar. The pop-up will be there until the 12th of February. The bar will serve a selection of gourmet toast with toppers as peanut butter, grated apple and maple syrup to avocado.
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wastED | New York’s waste concept comes to Selfridges London

1-2-2017

  • wastED - Dan Barber, Adam Kaye, Jonny Bone and Ian Scaramuzza discussing ideaswastED - Dan Barber, Adam Kaye, Jonny Bone and Ian Scaramuzza discussing ideas
  • wastED - Dan Barber and Adam Kaye testing recipes at SelfridgeswastED - Dan Barber and Adam Kaye testing recipes at Selfridges
  • NYC wastED dish Hearts and CoreNYC wastED dish Hearts and Core

The pop-up restaurant wastED of Dan, David and Laureen Barber and the team behind New York’s internationally known Blue Hill restaurants will pop-up in London at the rooftop restaurant of Selfridges. This pop-up will run from February the 24th to April the 2nd, serving menus designed to raise awareness of food waste. They will convert food waste into £15 ($18) sharing dishes and a ‘not so customary’ £32 high tea. Expect quirky dishes with skin and bones and other ingredients you normally wouldn’t expect. read more

Cocktail inspiration | From classic British children’s books

31-1-2017

  • Hunny PotHunny Pot
  • Mr Tumnas TippleMr Tumnas Tipple
  • Float Like a PeachFloat Like a Peach
  • Dream JarDream Jar
  • Half a Pint oÔÇÖButtahHalf a Pint oÔÇÖButtah
  • Languid CaterpillarLanguid Caterpillar
  • Lost and FoundLost and Found
  • Rabbits RemedyRabbits Remedy
  • X Marks the SpotX Marks the Spot

The Soho cocktail spot The Blind Pig has created a whole new cocktail menu inspired by children’s stories, this menu is entitled ‘Long and Short Great British Tails’. For example they recreated the Hunny Pot from Winnie the Pooh…

Here in the Netherlands we have the bubbles of Jip and Janneke but we wonder what kind of cocktail will be served if you create a famous Dutch story into a cocktail? Take the story of Hans Brinker from the book The Silver Skates about the boy with his finger in the dyke? Well we hope to inspire those who create cocktails and we think the taste must be a little salty … read more

Showhero Hotel | 60 people with disabilities running a hotel in Alkmaar

30-1-2017

  • Showhero Hotel

On the 27th, 28th and the 29th of January a team of 60 men and women with disabilities provided the guests of the King’s Inn City Hotel in Alkmaar in the Netherlands a warm welcome. Under the guidance of the foundation Showhero and the regular staff of the hotel, the participants took care of all the tasks in the hotel and provided a good dose of entertainment.

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Té Tonic® | Spice up your life

30-1-2017

  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic
  • Te Tonic

Infuse your gin or vodka in order to obtain subtle notes between different aromas and flavours. Allow your guests to create their own Gin and Tonic botanicals or choose their own Té pyramid-shaped silk botanical flavour. read more

Trends we spotted | week 4

27-1-2017

  • 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, swimming without getting wet and the new InPaella concept by Quique Dacosta.

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

iLost.co | Website for lost & found

27-1-2017

A centralized and standard platform for lost and found gear. In the Netherlands the iLost.co crowdfund was backed with €238.000,= last year and are rapidly expanding their iLost network. read more

World’s highest cinema | Cinema at ordinary places like the tip of The Shard

27-1-2017

  • World's Highest Cinema
  • ‘s Werelds hoogste bioscoop
  • ‘s Werelds hoogste bioscoop
  • ‘s Werelds hoogste bioscoop
  • ‘s Werelds hoogste bioscoop
  • ‘s Werelds hoogste bioscoop

 

The tip of The Shard in London will be the location for a pop-up cinema for three nights. The building is 69 floors which probably means it will be the world’s highest cinema. A ticket for one of the nights will be quite expensive. On the other hand, in return you will get a complete luxurious night out! It’s courtesy of the Extraordinary Travelling Film Show that shows movies at ordinary places. read more

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