Boutique hotel The Diamond and Grand Café Heineken Hoek are opening in Amsterdam in August

27-6-2024

In August, boutique hotel The Diamond is opening its doors on Amsterdam’s bustling Leidseplein. This much talked-about hotel, designed by architect Robert Meijer, also brings back Grand Café Heineken Hoek, fully restyled and ready to make new hospitality history. The Diamond will open in phases, with more new concepts being introduced at the hotel after August.

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Ruby Molly Dublin | Country charm meets city chic

6-6-2024

Opening – In the heart of bustling Dublin, Ruby is proud to unveil its latest addition: the Lean Luxury Hotel Ruby Molly Dublin. This is an exciting milestone, as it is the hotel group’s first location in Ireland, with 272 carefully designed rooms and an inviting bar and café of no less than 500 square metres. Meanwhile, it is the 18th hotel of Ruby Hotels in Europe.

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Accor expands TRIBE hotel brand in Europe

4-6-2024

TRIBE opens its doors in the Art Nouveau district of central Riga, with the city’s coolest restaurants, bars, nightlife, museums and architecture just steps away. The new hotel features 81 smartly designed rooms with city or courtyard views, as well as carefully curated spaces designed to offer the freedom to rest, stay, play or work.

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Barista Cafe Leidsche Rijn opens its doors

28-5-2024

Opening – Barista Cafe, known for its quality coffee, fresh lunch dishes, artisanal sweets and homely ambiance, is opening a new store in the Leidsche Rijn Centrum in Utrecht. In the former premises of Doppio, Barista Cafe is creating a place that will act as the living room in the Leidsche Rijn Centre. Entrepreneurs Jos Brons and Sam van Doorn are looking forward to this new challenge. To kick off the festive opening, Jos and Sam will hand out free cappuccinos to visitors on Thursday May 30.

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Unique Frisian greenhouse restaurant Mearkas opened

24-5-2024

Opening – Together with business partner Christiaan Steijn, chef Kees Meinderts opened greenhouse restaurant Mearkas on May 2, 2024. Friesland’s (a northern county of the Netherlands) only greenhouse restaurant is located in the beautiful bocage landscape of the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden and is surrounded by a vegetable garden, picking garden, a food forest and a luxury glamping site. In the greenhouse-based fine dining restaurant, guests can enjoy creative dishes, mainly made with ingredients from their own garden.

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Trends we spotted | Week 18

6-5-2024

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:

• Ruby Hotels pioneers 35-hour work week in their hotels;
• A creative way to present charcuterie, a ‘wine glass charcuterie topper’;
• The new plant-based UNLIMEAT Pulled Pork Wrap is now available at all Starbucks locations in Hong Kong;
• The launch of P.F. Chang’s ‘fortune cookie flower bouquet’ for Mother’s Day;
• A new way of having breakfast: teeny tiny croissant cereals.
• Chanel International Beach Experience – created with a touch of AI by ‘My Little Saint Tropez’. We spotted more examples of these kinds of collabs last year!
• Spotted on the Instagram of ‘Friends from Thailand travel Guide’ – Thai street food called Ka-nom Khai Nok Krata, which is Thai Fried Sweet Potato Balls. Looks delicious!
• Last but certainly not least: an extraordinary marketing stunt by a restaurant.

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New in town | Restaurant Harper opens end of April

16-4-2024

Opening – Restaurant Harper is opening its doors on one of the most beautiful squares, de Plaats, in The Hague by the end of April. Its unique historic location, elegant interior, beautiful terrace and innovative dishes make it a great addition to the hospitality industry in The Hague.

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Trends we spotted | Week 15

15-4-2024

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:

• Perfect Imperfection at Café Visscher – the Japanese tradition of ‘Kintsugi’ applied to their crockery – the gold-colored lacquer nicely matches their logo.
• Barilla® and three-time Emmy Award-winning composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer teamed up to create the Al Bronzo Soundtrack.
• ‘SpongeBob SquarePants‘ restaurant opened in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
• True Gamers has launched a project to create the world’s first eSports island in Abu Dhabi.
• And on Instagram: Espresso Martini popsicles and did you know you can enjoy cake and tea at Buckingham Palace this summer?
• Michelin introduces a new rating system for the finest hotels in France, with 1, 2, or 3 keys (clefs).
• De Beren launches Legacy ‘84 custom sneakers, find out how you can become the owner of these sneakers!

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Restaurant Aroma X Ristorante Sintesi | Six-hands dinner

5-4-2024

Chef Pasquale Carfora succeeded in bringing two young Michelin-acclaimed star chefs from Italy to his restaurant in Vaassen, Gelderland. Wednesday April 17, Sara Scarsella and Matteo Compagnucci of Ristorante Sintesi (*) in Ariccia, Italy, join chef Pascale for a six-hands dinner at his restaurant Aroma Italian Fine Dining.

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Domaine de la Reine Margot Paris Issy | MGallery Collection in historic estate

5-4-2024

MGallery Collection unveils a brand-new sanctuary within a historic estate in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Domaine de la Reine Margot. Just a few miles from the heart of the French capital, guests will discover a place that encourages relaxation amid natural surroundings.

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