Around the plate
21-6-2012
At Horecatrends.com we regularly organize trend presentations. Recently we were invited by Our Common Food to inspire the teams. Take a look at the (Dutch) Prezi presentation here.
Hotel for woman only
20-6-2012
The Hostelle woman hotel is built in the old headquaters of the Bijenkorf/Hema. Bianca Brasdorp is responsible for the design of the rooms, she focuses mainly on the age group between 16 and 55 years old. In the hotel you will find graffiti, large QR codes on canvas with information about the art museums in Amsterdam. A Chinese room, a Marie Antoinette room and a pink bathroom with a Hello-Kitty-toilet. In short, a real woman domain.
McDonald’s Timetable
20-6-2012
At the main train station Warschau in Poland you can see this McDonald’s Timetable. At the Timetable you can see the departure times of the train and it also tells you how long you should wait in burgers, colas, chips and ice creams. This way you can assess whether you have time to eat something. Watch the video.
A la Plancha pop-up restaurant
20-6-2012
The temporary pop-up restaurant À la Plancha next to the Maas in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, prepares fresh seafood in the front of the customer. Between Thursday the 5th of July and Sunday 15th July fish lovers can eat here.
Tweet for your Ice Tea
20-6-2012
Bos has launched this ‘The Incredible Sampling Robot’ for its brand Ice Tea. The machine works easy, stand in front of the machine with your Smartphone, tweet via Twitter #BOSTWEET4T and your free Ice Tea is coming.
Conference for hospitality businesses
20-6-2012
The conference Meerwaarde 2.0 is only available in Dutch.
New terrace wine bar Het Eigendom Rotterdam
19-6-2012
Wine bar ‘Het Eigendom’ in Rotterdam created, according their own words, the ideal terrace. The terrace features high benches, wherefor both the sitting guests as well the standing guests can chat on the same eye level. The terrace is covered with a burgundy sail for the French accent.
The Gourmet tea store
19-6-2012
Almost unimaginable, but there is a shop hided behind these walls. The Brazilian architect Alan Chu designed this secret shop for a local tea brand in a shopping center in São Paulo. During opening hours the wall transforms into a fully equipped shop.
The secret of Kimchi
19-6-2012
Kimchi are fermented vegetables and pastes, which are eaten in South Korea as a side dish. The lactic fermentation ensures strong tastes and odors, similar to the “fifth taste” of umami, the natural flavor enhancer in Japanese dishes. Kimchi is the fifth taste of the Korean cuisine. This is taken to Belgium by two star chef Sang-Hoon Degeimbre, born in South Korea, but raised in Belgium. He uses Kimchi in his French-oriented cuisine for the Korean accents.
Giant chewing gum and cigarette
19-6-2012
This giant chewing gum and cigarette creates awareness about all the little indecents of life. The five meters high statues can be found on the train station of Marseille, France.
LED dance floor
19-6-2012
Hotel Post Plaza in the Netherlands (Leeuwarden) features this trendy LED dance floor.
Mission Bowling Club
18-6-2012
The Mission Bowling Club is a bowling center in San Francisco, located in a former electrical supply warehouse. This is not only a groovy place to throw a few strikes, but also a hip new veue with a restaurant and club. In the restaurant they serve a Heston Blumenthal inspired Umami-ladened burger. Are you going to visit The Bay Area’s this summer? Zagat gives an overview of the 10 ‘hottest’ new restaurants in this article.
Order Evian water via a magnet
18-6-2012
With this Smart Evian Drop magnet, the residents of Paris can order their boltles of Evian water through wifi. The magnet is developped by the French farm Joshfire. No more carrying heavy bottles from the store, but directly deliver at your door.
Bloody Mary
18-6-2012
Since the Bloody Mary was first served in 1921, many changes have been made. The plastic drinking straw has remained constant. Benny’s Bloody Mary Beef Straw is a game changer. Made from 100% USDA beef, Benny’s Bloody Mary Beef Straws are the final chapter in the creation of the “Perfect” Bloody Mary.
Floregano en Capersita
18-6-2012
Koppert Cress added two new products to their assortiment. The Floregano gives you the delusion being the Mediterranean and the Capersita is with its beautiful yellow, green and red color especially decorative.
Pershing Hall hotel restaurant
18-6-2012
The restaurant of the Pershing Hall hotel in Paris, offers an original and beautiful vertical garden. The changing lights create a special effect.
Mobile Pizzeria Del Popolo
15-6-2012
Del Popolo is a mobile pizzeria and owner Jon Darsky committed to create pizza by using ingredients sourced from small, generational producers. Del Popolo is housed in a twenty-foot shipping container that’s been re-purposed and modified into a kitchen. A wall of glass doors exposes the interior, including the traditional Italian-made wood-fired oven.
Origin of McDonald’s fries
15-6-2012
Meet more of the hard-working people behind the McDonald’s products. This video makes clear that the McDonald’s potatoes grow at the countryside and are not artificial. ‘Growing perfect potatoes takes the right amount of water, rich soil and a lifetime of experience’.
There are some more video’s about the McDonald’s lettuce and the meat.
Reynards restaurant New York
15-6-2012
Restaurateur Andrew Tarlow and chef Sean Rembold recently opened Reynards inside the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg (New-York). The restaurant features a wood-fired oven and grill, and serves American breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Are you going to NY this summer? Zagat provides an overview of the 10 ‘hottest’ new restaurants in this article.
Around the world with Starwood Preferred Guest
15-6-2012
Around the world in 5 Meals with SPG (Starwood Preffered Guest). Choose five of their worldwide restaurants. Register as member and join the action. Especially the integration of Google maps is very nicely done.
Umamicatessen
14-6-2012
The Restaurant Umamicatessen is a new concept from Umami Burger and is inspired by international street bazars and classic American delicatessen. The restaurant has five different kitchens with chefs from around the country. Are you going to visit Los Angeles this summer? Zagat gives an overview of the 10 ‘hottest’ new restaurants in this article.
Sustainable restaurant
14-6-2012
London’s Waterhouse Restaurant in Shoreditch, offering seasonal food alongside a firm commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. A mini power station built into the restaurant converts water from Regent’s Canal into electric energy that heats and cools. Watch the video.
The CaterKaravaan
14-6-2012
The ‘CaterKaravaan’ is a Dutch new concept. It is a mobile kitchen that is inspired on Asian food stalls.
S-Box
14-6-2012
The S?Box is a new concept for in the kitchen and at home. Simple to operate and cleverly creating new space in the surface of any worktop or cabinet, the S?Box collection provides a range of useful items that can be hidden from view, and presented only when needed with the touch of a finger.
Eat your brain
14-6-2012
The brain is modeled after Inition co-founder Andy Millns’ brain, who said he had his brain scanned for a project. Inition gladly made a 3D model of it, made a latex mold for the model, filled the mold with chocolate, stuck it in the fridge for three hours, and voila! A chocolate brain was made.