Haje hotels & restaurants webshop
17-10-2012
Hajé Hotels & Restaurants launches a webshop with the (food)products from their own company. In the webshop products like furniture, home accessories, food and cosmetics are offered. The products in their webshop stand for healthy, honest, sustainable and special. The webshop offers as well recipes and blogs.
Mr Dip
16-10-2012
Due to the lack of fresh and tasty dips, Mr. Dip was born. The dips are available in four flavors; Guacamole, Salsadip, Hummusdip and Baba Ganoush. The dips are pascalized (treated by high pressure water so that taste and structure remain intact) for the freshness.
Yoghurt Barn
16-10-2012
In Utrecht (the Netherlands), Wouter and Esther Staal opened the Yoghurt Barn. A new concept where they serve several kinds of yogurts, such as frozen yogurts, smoothies and other kind of yogurts. You can choose of several toppings to finish your dessert of snack. All the products are completely biological.
Mr. Dip
16-10-2012
Due to the lack of fresh and tasty dips, Mr. Dip was born. The dips are available in four flavors; Guacamole, Salsadip, Hummusdip and Baba Ganoush. The dips are pascalized (treated by high pressure water so that taste and structure remain intact) for the freshness.
Pimp your kotfood with Sergio Herman
16-10-2012
In response to a call from radio station Studio Brussels for students to send their student recipes, top chef Sergio Herman has made a selection of hundreds of several recipes. These meals are pimped by the chef himself and are collected in the book Pimp your F**king KOTFOOD.
The Food Line-up guerrilla campaign Amsterdam
15-10-2012
The Dam square in Amsterdam is the centre of a guerrilla campaign by foodtrucks on the World Food Day October 16th. From 12.30 to 13.30 o’clock the trucks serve a free lunch to get attention for the lack of food diversity on the streets of the capital. Most of the mobile food stands sell hotdogs or ‘oliebollen’ (deep-fried dough). The Food Line-Up and its initiator Lotte Wouters want to motivate the government to take the New York policy for food trucks as an example. The streets in New York provide a huge diversity of food trucks that are used by all social classes and backgrounds.
Secret cinema is all about experience
15-10-2012
Pop-up event organization ‘Secret Cinema’ creates movie experiences in London. Visitors will taste the same atmosphere as the film thanks to requisites, the location and actors that could have walked straight from the screen. The location is secret until the last moment, tickets are available here.
Jameson movie night in Amsterdam
12-10-2012
Tonight whiskey brand Jameson organizes an exclusive movie night in Amsterdam. For this exclusive premiere of Killing Them Softly, a movie with Brad Pitt, Facebook fans could like to Jameson page and fill in a form to win tickets. Only a happy few have received the tickets.
Moet & Chandon Bar at Bijenkorf Amsterdam
12-10-2012
Visitors of warehouse ‘the Bijenkorf’ in Amsterdam can enjoy exclusive cuvées in the Moët & Chandon Bar from November 15th to New Years Eve. Drinks are served with bites by chef Pascal Tingaud. The temporary bar is open at the same times as the warehouse.
Strongbow Gold Cider Start Cap
11-10-2012
Strongbow Gold Cider launches an interactive cap with London based creatives from the ‘Work Club’ agency. The ‘Start Cap’ uses RFID technology to trigger any digital event possible. This can vary from a check-in function to lights or a confetti cannon. Watch the video.
First gelato museum opens near Bologna
11-10-2012
The first gelato museum opens its doors in Anzola Dell’Emilia, close to Bologna. The museum is initiated by gelato-machine maker Carpigiani Group and shows the history of this special ice cream.
Dinner Baby
10-10-2012
Just became parents? Then you have a lot to think about and you might forget to eat healthy. Joyce Hesterman came up with the idea to start the website Dinner Baby. Brand new parents can order their meals online, which are not only delivered at home, but are very healthy and varied as well. The extensive menu is also available in small portions for the brothers and sisters.
Decorative nameplates
10-10-2012
To perfectly finish your decorated table, Culy gives several decoration tips for nameplates.
Cioccolato Bakery Boutique
10-10-2012
Cioccolato, located in Monterrey in Mexico, is a pastry boutique specialized in custom desserts for special events. It is a spin-off concept of the existing traditional Cioccolato pastry and cake brand, designed by the Mexican Savvy Studio.
Taste, a matter of art
9-10-2012
Restaurant ‘In de Keuken van Floris’, located in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) will co-operate with ‘Garage Rotterdam’, an exhibition space for contemporary art. Chef Floris Versluijs was inspired by the exhibition Border Lines, where ethnographic pieces of the collections of the World musuem are central. This coming Monday October 15, he will cook a culinary six course dinner surrounded by several art pieces. Photo: Garage Rotterdam – Bas Czerwinski.
Badoit Express
9-10-2012
Water brand Badoit took over one of the French RER trains on September 21st and turned this train into a restaurant. Tables were installed in seconds and the train travelers were surprised with a 3-course diner of chef Thierry Marx, accompanied by Badoit water of course. After every stop, a new course was served. Travelers react positive, but as well very surprised.
Yield management in restaurants
9-10-2012
It started in the airline industry and hotels are offering different prices during the weekends; yield management. Slowly it appears in restaurants and other branches. A nice example is Restaurant Diverso in Nederweert (the Netherlands). On Monday till Thursday, they offering a special discount menu which will change each month.
New destination for old Shell Tower
8-10-2012
In the spring of 2012, Amsterdam started a pitch to develop a new destination for the unused Overhoeks tower in Amsterdam, the old Shell building. Last October the 4th, club owner Sander Groet (Club AIR, Amsterdam) is announced to winner to create the new destination. The plan shows us the new destination of several headquarters, but as well several restaurants, clubs and a hotel.
Hot Tub Boat
8-10-2012
The HotTug Hot Tob Boat is a small boat, but at the same time a hot tub. But if you are not in the mood for a hot tub, you can use the boat as a regular boat as well.
Eating French fries in 2012
8-10-2012
Already spotted by Horecatrends.com, but still very innovative; this small bag for your French fries, a snack and the sauce.
KLM uses Google Streetview in banner
5-10-2012
Airliner KLM promotes flights from Stockholm to New York by the integration of Google Streetview in its advertisement banners on news websites. The ad shows new technical possibilities of the available space and creates an extra experience for the user. This feature can be very interesting for hotels as well.
Now or never creation BAUT in Amsterdam
5-10-2012
Pop-up restaurant bar BAUT opens in the Wibautstraat on Friday the 12th of October. The kitchen of this 900 square meter restaurant is managed by chef Michiel van der Eerde. The doors close on the 31st of December 2014 because of urban renewal plans in the area. This restaurant is the first by the ‘Nu of Nooit’ (Now or never) company. The start-up by Job Keja, Michiel van der Eerde and Dick Leijen is focused on temporary and durable entrepreneurship in empty buildings.
Stylish lemon juicer
5-10-2012
This lemon juicer adds an extra luxurious touch to your table cutlery. The fancy tool is dishwasher safe.
Make a reservation via Foursquare
4-10-2012
In association with OpenTable, Foursquare is offering an online reservation service. Guests can make an online reservation in one of the OpenTable restaurants. Watch all the connected restaurants here.
Blown Away classical and electronic music @ warehouse 010
3-10-2012
On Saturday the 13th of October the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, techno producer Secret Cinema and Ted Langenbach join forces during the Advanced Music Fest Blown Away. At about 100 musicians and another 100 performers will combine classical and electonic music in the Rotterdam harbor area during an explosive creative and visually attractive evening.