Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian
27-12-2011
Beautiful building for the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian, designed by Vaumm Arquitectos Donastia. Next to three 3-stars restaurants the city also houses this building where culinary eduction can be obtained. Watch the pictures at both websites.
Digital Twitter and Facebook Business Cards
27-12-2011
No more loosing business cards! By using a Poken, information exchange is much more complete and easier. Watch the movie for instructions.
Marjolein van Spronsen
23-12-2011
Marjolein van Spronsen is responsible for the marketing and communication of the ‘Van Spronsen & Partners Group’ since 2004 and works in the hospitality industry for over 35 years already. This varied from being a waitress at restaurants to a stewardess at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, were she flew around the world for 10 years. In 2007 she took the initiative to inspire entrepreneurs in the hospitality industry with hospitalitytrends.eu. It was a logical step to share her worldwide experience in the hospitality industry and that of colleagues at ‘Van Spronsen & Partners hospitality consultancy’ with entrepreneurs.
Last minute inspiration for Christmas desserts
23-12-2011
Just a simple twist will turn your strawberries into a great addition to the grand dessert. Check the websites Cutest Food and Bakerella for more inpiration. Inspiring Holiday wishes from Van Spronsen and Partners Group.
Coca-Cola answers Santa Claus letters
23-12-2011
Coca-Cola answers letters written to Santa Claus. In the Santa Claus Museum, in Indiana you can find letters written in 1930. From the 60.000 letters Coca-Cola choose 75 of them to answer. The writers of the letters got tracked down and they got the present that they asked for years ago. Can you imagine that Santa Claus is knocking on your door to give you the present you asked for 40 years ago? Check this movie to see the reactions.
Bagels jukebox choir in Leeds
23-12-2011
This Christmas choir is sponsored by Bagel Nash, a bagel chain in the United Kingdom. In Leeds they went to four Bagel Nash shops to sing Christmas songs. People could request a song on Twitter or Facebook.
Take your receipt to the toilet
22-12-2011
Already a known system in Germany, but now seen in the Netherlands as well. Did you drink a cup of coffee at Starbuck, keep your receipt to use the toilet. Clever for the entrepreneur; you prevent lines with tourists for the toilets.
Driving cigar lounge. Idea for events…
22-12-2011
The Mobile Man Cave; the CigaRv, is a cigar lounge. CigaRv is mobile and gives you the ability to enjoy live sports and a fine cigar without the worries of local smoking laws. The full-service lounge is used at special events and private parties.
Christmas decoration made of sugar
22-12-2011
Beautiful Christmas ornaments made of sugar. These are for sale, but you can be creative as well and bake these ornaments by your self. A nice decoration tip for your restaurant. Watch here a recipe to create your own.
Butcher shop for dogs
22-12-2011
BeuteFuchs, a butcher in Munich (Germany), is selling meat especially for dogs. You can buy beef, lamb, turkey and chicken, and during the season duck and goose as well. They even composed a special menu; they will add some fruit and vegetables to the meat. Within Munich they also deliver at home.
Research Dutch wellness visitors
21-12-2011
Van Spronsen & Partners hospitality consultancy has researched the wellness branch in the Netherlands. The focus of this research is the visitors’ view. The results of 800 questionnaires provide a clear and honest picture of both the visitors and non-visitors. The Dutch report provides insights on the motives and thoughts of the non-visitors (and thus potential visitors) and gives wellness related companies the tools to anticipate on the expectations of their target group.
Like tip box
21-12-2011
Burak Kaynak has designed a Like tip box. This physical version of the Like button on Facebook will probably get you extra tipping because a wink like this always works. On top of that, guests see that you’re active on social media, so prepare for more ‘real’ likes and free-publicity.
Upcycling of old airplanes
21-12-2011
This bag is made of old fabrics from airplanes, like the leather of the chairs and the curtains. The bag is made by Tierra Ideas in co-operation with Delta Airlines.
Celebrate Christmas together separately
20-12-2011
Advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy’s in Amsterdam offers a Christmas dinner for family and friends who live far away. Each person can log in and call with skype, there faces will be seen on screens. The room is decorated like a real Christmas dinner.
Kale popular in New York
20-12-2011
The Dutch product kale is one of the most popular vegetables in New York at the moment. They don’t eat this the way Dutch people do, but they eat this vegetable as a salad, they use this in pasta dishes and even in cocktails. Watch the movie or watch the web log of Erik Mouthaan for several recipes.
Fashion to eat
20-12-2011
The South-Korean Yeonju Song created the ‘Whearable Foods’-line. Therefore she used ingredients like red cabbage, bread, shrimps and chewing gum. With this collection she wants to show the difference between reality and sham. Next week her collection will be shown in Los Angeles.
Snow-covered mountain restaurant
20-12-2011
You can find this restaurant “Tusen” in Sweden’s ‘Ramundberget’ Mountains. This beautiful building is made from locally sourced materials and boasts its own water and sewage system, designed by Murman Arkitekter. The restaurant, which is an apres-ski bar as well, serves Swedish food and offers shelter against the cold for tourists. Tusen is Swedish for thousand.
Twitterdrink
20-12-2011
Twitterdrink is a new drink that can be served during network events. This blue drink is a mix of wine, coconut, mandarin and pepper. You can order this drink with your own QR-code.
Disloyalty card for cheating coffee fans
20-12-2011
In Singapore eight indepent coffeeshops have made a disloyalty coffee card. This card stimulates to visit all the eight different coffeeshops and taste their coffee. When the card is full, you can get a free coffee at the shop where you got the card.
Sporty urinal
19-12-2011
Bet365.com, a website for online gambling, has made a basketball field in the toilet of a sport complex to promote betting on basketball matches.
Twoppy app for event organizers
19-12-2011
Twoppy is a tool that makes it possible to upload all the information about your event in an app. The tool is free and includes an interactive map and the possibility to upload a line-up.
Interactive Christmas tree illuminated by Holiday spirit
19-12-2011
On the website ChristmasSpiritTree.ca you can find an online Christmas tree that is illuminated every time somebody leaves a Christmas message online. The tree reacts to social media, messages at the website itself, blogs, forums and news media.
Extreme advertisement from Burger King Russia
16-12-2011
Burger King Russia has made a advertisement with rap music, unicorns, ballerinas and a DJ. The video shows a dad teaching his son how to eat a burger, a guy asking his girlfriend to marry him and more weird stuff happening in BK. The music in the clip comes from the popular Russian hip-hop musical “Cops on Fire”.
Travel guide for Copenhagen by restaurant Noma
16-12-2011
Noma, a top restaurant in Copenhagen launches a travel guide for the city. The travel guide shows all the hotspots in Copenhagen according to the international staff of Noma. The Travelguide is made in cooperation with Momondo, a travel booking site.
Mega huge sauce sachets
16-12-2011
Hot Pocket Sadia comes with a X-treme Burger, to accompany this big sandwich DDB Advertising created huge sachets of mayonaise, ketchup and mustard.