Les Mills Live is a collaboration between Reebok and Les Mills, who organize fitness festivals all over the world. They started organizing the festivals a couple of years ago, and today the festivals are extremely popular by thousands of fitness lovers. read more
Yesterday The Localpolitan launched as the newest, customized hospitality service available online. Instead of visiting a travel website looking for content that fits your needs, The Localpolitan aims to turn the process around, and puts the traveler in control of the content they receive. read more
How much fat is in this dressing? How much sugar contains this sugar beet and which melon is better at the moment? SCiO gives you answers to all these kind of questions, SCiO is a small gadget which scans the products you’re about to buy and shows you what these products are made of.
Katy Seibel created a unique way of presenting her cocktail recipes. The 30 drink recipes are presented on classic tarot cards. The tarot cards are hand drawn by Katy herself, each card has key elements of the cocktail recipe in it.
There is a crowdfunding campaign for wireless chargers for the hospitality industry with the possibility of posting your menu or advertisements in it.
“Is it possible to charge my phone behind the bar?”, a question that almost all employees that work in the hospitality industry know. With the numerous apps that are available now a days, batteries die faster than we would like to. This wireless charger for the hospitality industry could be the answer for this problem! read more
This upcoming 21st of May, Justin Brown’s restaurant The Chippy opens in Amsterdam. He will serve Fish & Chips here! Justin Brown is a famous British chef who worked for plenty of famous people, such as Jamie Oliver and Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, besides that he also cooked for stars like David Beckham and Madonna. read more
From today on the Netherlands has a new Ice cream parlor. Today ‘The ice parlor of Breda – Bon Appetit’ opens its doors. The parlor is developed by the entrepreneurs Edwin and Kim van Es, they’re known from the cafeteria Bon Appetit in Rijsbergen.
Restaurant Tante Kee on the Kaageiland in the Netherlands serves a quick lunch for the business market. With their Bento Box they serve five small dishes at the same time in a box, you also get a glass of house wine and coffee or tea. All within 45 minutes. A beautiful and delicious way to treat your business guests in a short time. read more
At the redaction of 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 among others, an article about the city of The Hague opening a beach house for travel bloggers and vloggers, Winnetou beer created in whiskey barrels by Oepidus Brewery and Jameson Distillery, and a crowdfunding campaign for wireless chargers in the hospitality industry. read more
Because it is increasingly difficult to get skilled staff, Restaurant The Old Police Station organized a one day HOP Academy for the staff. At this mostly educational day the employees gained knowledge in several areas. A great way to teach your staff the basic knowledge in a way that they communicate the right information to your guests. read more
In March Starbucks announced to donate ready-to-eat meals to food banks from its 7.600 company-operated stores in America through their new FoodShare program. Initially, this will be accomplished through an existing collaboration with Food Donation Connection and a new partnership with Feeding America. read more
Galliano recently announced a new aperitif in their brand: the Galliano L’Aperitivo. With the characteristic light, bittersweet taste of the drink and two recipes (L’Aperitivo with tonic & a Negroni cocktail) it is time to surprise your guests with the most delicious aperitifs before starting dinner.
Time for some summer fun in Rotterdam during the Rotte PICNIC ISLAND. From 1 to 3 July you can enjoy food, drinks, music, art and culture here. All on one of the two temporary islands floating around in the Rotte river. Food will be served among other from food boats.
Hutten Catering has its own ‘verspillingsfabriek’ or ‘waste factory’ since last month. Waste streams of food are being converted to new, tasteful products. With the factory Hutten Catering wants to reduce the huge amount of useless wasted food.
A dream of many might become true this summer! The owner of a McDonalds in the American state Missouri is planning to open an ‘all you can eat fries’ concept. This means enjoying unlimited gold-yellow fries.
We couldn’t find an immersive Christmas Light Maze in Europe yet, howevere correct us if we are wrong. But we love the idea, another fun read more
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Rotterdam becomes more green… The municipality of Rotterdam encourages urban farming and more and more urban farms sprout across the city. Inhabitants of several neighbourhoods have set up their own vegetable garden. A part of the production of the vegetable gardens is served in the neighbourhood restaurant ‘Hotspot Hutspot’. This restaurant serves three-course week menu’s for 7 euros with as many ingredients from the garden and other local produce. The menu is prepared with the help of children from the neighbourhood.
To celebrate the abdication on 30 April, peppermint brand KING developed a KINGsize peppermint roll. The peppermint brand wants the keep the Orange fans waiting for the balcony scene and inauguration fresh.
The Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam serves a classic Afternoon Tea as a tribute to the reopening of the Rijksmuseum. The appetizers are inspired by the portraits and art works by artists from the 17th century. The menu consists entirely of pure traditional Dutch dishes like beef sausage burger with pickles, herring on rye bread and different types of croquettes.
Start the day with a good shot of breakfast-infused liqueurs. Mama Walkers brings you freshly-made breakfast cocktails. Relax with one anytime, day or night, because breakfast isn’t just for morning anymore.. Mama Walker’s presents a menu of 70 proof breakfast-inspired liqueurs – Glazed Donut, Blueberry Pancake and Maple Bacon.
Urban agriculture becomes more popular. The municipality of Rotterdam encourages the construction of green roofs. The terrace of Restaurant Engels is situated on the roof of the ‘Groothandelsgebouw’ in Rotterdam. Herbs, vegetables and plants grow between the tables. The restaurant serves drinks, snacks and salads, and during the summer they will organize evenings like salsa dancing, talk shows and more. A very special place with a spectacular view and also sustainable.
Today the new restaurant Fjord Eat & Drink opens. Inspiration for this restaurant is the purity of the Norwegian fjords. The restaurant has a tough look with a cozy atmosphere. The interior is characterized by different chairs made of different materials. The restaurant serves high quality products with a clear origin for an affordable price. The meat is matured in house and is delivered by regional suppliers. The restaurants also has two spacious rooms for meetings and party and the terrace will open in May.
The Californian wine brand ‘Barefoot’ introduces refreshing cocktail recipes for the summer, like the ‘Down the Aisle’, a cocktails made of the White Zinfandel Rose. The cocktail is refreshing and is a mix of pears, pineapple and strawberries flavor. The ‘Beachcomber’ cocktail is made of Pinot Grigio, a cocktail with fresh lime, green apple, pineapple and coconut milk flavor. These fresh cocktail recipes will get you in the mood for the summer… There is also a online contest where people can suggest cocktail recipes based on Barefoot wines, the winner will get a cash prize.
HP has announced a new project in collaboration with the world-renowned designer Karim Rashid for the nhow bar in Milan. He will use the HP Latex Printing machine to bring his interior designs to life. The result is a completely new bar area comprising eight tables that boast vibrant full-colour graphics printed by the HP Printer, as well as two large-size mirrors that is printed on self-adhesive transparent film. Karim Rashid worked with the HP printer, because the redecoration of the bar needs to be done quickly because. Owners of restaurants can easily redesign their bar by buying for example ‘cheap’ tables and redecorate them with self-adhesive prints.
‘Prachtig’ in Rotterdam has been upgraded from grand café to bar-restaurant. The interior, the menu and even the view are renewed. They have chosen for a contemporary interior with an industrial look. The restaurant is characterized by the wall of raw bricks and the use of natural and raw materials. There is a self-designed cabinet where Italian hams and sausages from Italy hang to dry. The menu has a touch of Italy, during the summer ‘Prachtig’ will organize the City Barbecues.
Cornetto has launched a funny campaign: the Cornetto Lick Challenge. If you’ve got a talented tongue, you should probably join to the new Cornetto Lick Challenge, where you can compete for tongue supremacy amongst your friends. Your tongue gets different challenges like weightlifting, bowling and taekwondo. Participants battle with Nick Afanasiev (the longest tongue of 8,9cm) in order to win the challenge.
The first edition of the cooking competition ‘Region Chef’ will take place on 28 September in Amersfoort. During this competition amateur chefs cook with locale produce. By promoting locale produce the organization wants to reduce the ecological footprint of the food consumption. The goal is to make consumers more aware of it and to show them in which season the products will have the best flavors.
Last week the new bar named ‘A Bar’ of the InterContinental Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam opened. The bar has a chic and modern look with an in copper and marble executed bar. The terrace with several dining and sitting areas, has a splendid view over the Amstel. The bar serves cocktails with a 2.0 twist. The barrel aged cocktails like ‘The Negroni’ is served in a special way: when ordering, the guest will get a barrel of 1 liter and everyone at the table can tap their own drink. The classic ‘Gin Flip’ is served with an eggshell filled with an ‘orangebitter’, so guests can add this to their taste. Dutch distillates are the basics of the cocktails. They prepare components for cocktails like ‘syrups of flowers’ or ‘raspberry-strawberry shrub’ in the hotel kitchen. The menu is inspired by the Nordic Food trend. Traditional Dutch products and seasonal ingredients served fresh, pure and simple.
A very useful gadget for the summer: an iPhone case with a built-in bottle opener. First you need to install an integrated app before you can use the bottle opener. The app will track how many bottles you have opened, what kind of beer you’re drinking and how many gallons you’ve consumed. You never have to look for a opener, because you will always have your iPhone that opens beer bottles!
A nice example of augmented reality. An interactive Tiger Beer video wall ( of beer brand Tiger Beer) situated along the connecting walkway within Dhoby Ghaut MRT station detects passers-by through infrared motion sensors, displays the persons walking past and triggers speech bubbles to appear above their heads, as if they were thinking out loud. The speech bubbles contain quotes with excuses to not miss the football match. Fans can post their most original and innovative suggestions on how to make it in time for a match online. The best submissions will be featured on the video screen.
Why serving a scoop of ice cream in a cone or in a bowl, when you can also serve it as a sandwich? Chocolatier Pierre in the Netherlands offers this delicacy: a sandwich with ice cream. The sandwich is a light brioche bun with the sweet taste of cake and a hint of orange. Recommended is to fill the sandwich with “creamy” ice creams such as nuts and chocolate. The sandwich with ice cream is inspired by Sicily, where locals eat the delicacy regularly. Chocolatier Pierre sells this sandwich for the second year.
Last week Jack Daniel’s launched a global advertising campaign with the legends of the music industry in the Netherlands. The campaign shows classic images of Joey Ramone, Bad Brains, Franks Sinatra and Freddie King. The campaign of Jack Daniel’s shows the close connection between Jack Daniel’s and music over the years. The campaign will be shown on Discovery Channel and online via Youtube and Facebook, until March 2014.
Six top chefs from the Netherlands will prepare a lunch with asparagus for a location of the Salvation Army on Wednesday 24 April. The chefs will work with participants of 50|50 Food for catering, a labor rehabilitation project of the Salvation Army. Besides preparing the asparagus lunch, the participants of 50|50 Food for catering have the opportunity to attend an internship for two days at the restaurants of the top chefs.
Tree houses are hot! Sleeping among the squirrels, high in the trees and surrounded by nature. Tree houses are an original, inspiring, environmentally friendly and adventurous way to spend the night. Tree houses aren’t only fun for children but also for families to spend their holidays. There are more and more accommodations located in tree houses. A new crowd funding project is the ‘Treehouse Island‘. An island where guests can sleep, seek zip line thrills and hike in the woods. Besides an adventurous way to spend a night, a tree house can also be an inspirational environment for meetings. Earlier we saw that the Kapellerput has build a conference room in the trees. At the website thecoolhunter.net you can find a lot of inspiration if you consider building tree houses.
In California the first Legoland hotel in the United States has been opened. The Legoland hotel has 250 rooms and each room is decorated after one of the three themes: pirate, adventure or kingdom. The children have their own separate room with bunk bed and a treasure hunt game. The hotel is not entirely build out of tiny bricks, but it does have 3,400 sculptures created with approximately 3 million Lego pieces. For example the wall behind the check-in desk is entirely made of Lego bricks, but also the potted plant on the counter. The hotel guests can also enter the Lego Park, that is located besides the hotel. Watch the video about the hotel.
After about 15 years the non-alcoholic beer will return in the shelves of gas stations in the Netherlands. To celebrate the return of non-alcoholic beer, Bavaria will introduce their beers in a pop-up non-alcoholic bar in a Shell station near Amsterdam. In this pop-up bar visitors can taste the Bavaria 0.0% Original beer for free. With the introduction of non-alcoholic beer in the gas stations, Bavaria wants to create a new moment of use for Bavaria 0.0% Original, Lemon and White.
Pinch Food Design is a boutique catering team lead by chef Bob Spiegel and designer TJ Girard. These NYC culinary veterans aim to “impress, entertain and inspire with food as delicious as it is daring, and design as inviting as it is innovative.” They specialize in creating surprising and exciting cuisine with imaginative presentation for clients at dinner parties. Their new idea, Pinch Plated, offers “inter(active)courses” for diners that encourage them to play with their food. For example Tuna sushi and beets with “trim your own” micro salad is served in a peel-back sardine tin with embroidery scissors on the side. Their website offers great inspiration…
During the Milan Design Week Heineken introduced the beer bottles ‘Heineken Ignite’ that interacts with people and its surroundings, by shining. The interactive beer bottles have micro sensors and wireless networking technology to sense when people are clicking the bottles together to toast. The bottle also lights on when someone takes a sip and it responds to music. With this bottle Heineken is trying to get a greater range in the nightlife. The bottles are specially designed for the Milan Design Week, hopefully we see them in bars and clubs soon…
The building 11 11 in Miami Beach, Florida is a beautiful example of an elastic environment. The building is designed to function as a parking garage as well as a venue for weddings, wine tastings, yoga classes and more. The building can ouse up to 300 cars but the seven floor structure can easily be transformed to suit a variety of purposes. The building is developed by Robert Wennett and Herzog & de Meuron. The building features high ceilings and thanks to the absence of exterior wall it offers guests stunning views of the city.
Today the new bar Spark The Hague opens its doors. The bar is part of the Hilton Hotel The Hague, but has its own entrance and address. The trendy bar is a location to relax with night entertainment like Funky Jazz Live, Ladies First and Sparks & Bubbles. At the Spark The Hague you can enjoy quality cocktails, wines and champagnes supplemented with Asian finger food and international snacks. The cocktails are made by bartenders Michael-John Straatmand and David van Panhuys who have a broad knowledge of cocktails and wines.
The Ramada Apollo Amsterdam Centre and Urbanics Amsterdam organize the ‘race to the top’ on Saturday April 20th for the first time. Participants will run up and down three times and will finish on Floor 17 (bar). They need to overcome a total of 51 floors and 2020 stairs. The race starts outside at the parking lot and the stairs runners will be welcomed with a drink and a healthy snack at the top. The fastest man and woman will both win a hotel stay including breakfast for two.
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