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A totally different way to bake burgers! A wonderful movie about a burger seller of Singapore.
A totally different way to bake burgers! A wonderful movie about a burger seller of Singapore.
This video shows how America sells Amsterdam. A fun video to watch, but also a nice city to visit or live in.
Each day a different cup of tea with the tea calendar of Hälssen en Lyon. The calendar days are made of tea leaves that dissolve directly into a cup of hot water. Nice to serve to your guests!
June 2010, we spotted Food Hub, an online sales system for local products. Producers tell online what is salable of their harvest and restaurateurs / retailers know where fresh local products are for sale. An initiative that has also been launched by other parties. Food Hub is active in the West of the USA (started from Portland) and we recently spotted Foodem that started from Baltimore (Maryland) with their B2B platform for food suppliers (farms, specialty food producers and distributors) and food buyers (hotels, connects restaurants schools, hospitals, etc.). The latter have recently launched a new version of their platform. Foodem 2.0 has added price transparency, more efficient processes and increased possibilities for analytical reports. The websites are becoming more professional. In the article of 2010, we were already wondering who will start a similar website in the Netherlands and we actually still do! The film above by Food Hub gives a clear idea about the impact for buyers and sellers.
Create a special vibrant atmosphere in a hotel room with the ‘Forms of nature’ light. This light was developed by Hilden & Diaz and inspired by Ernst Haeckel’s (1834-1919). This creation is elegant and it look like it is made of tree branches. When the light is turned on, you will find yourself in the middle of a forest. The shadows are cast on the walls in the form of branches and trees. An interesting way to bring light into a hotel room.
Finding a cheap hotel is not always easy, but with the suitcase ‘Hotello’ you can easily set up your own hotel room or workplace anywhere. The suitcase on wheels does not immediately look like a bedroom, but when you unpack the suitcase you transform a empty building in a hotel room. This flexible room can be placed in just any empty space. The suitcase contains a bed, desk with chair and a storage. The ‘Hotello’ is developed by Roberto de Luca and Antonio Scarponi for the Swiss company Daskonzept. The big question is who is going to facilitate space to unpack this ‘suitcase’. More pictures at PSFK.
Imagine, you are on a holiday and you want to eat a local dish. You can eat a meal at a restaurant, but you can also have a dinner at someone’s home… The global community EatWith invites people to dine in homes across the world. Users can offer their ‘kitchen’ on the website of EatWith as an alternative for the restaurants in the area. Travelers can have a cozy dinner at someone’s home, share stories, have an unique experience and meet new people. It is a similar concept as AirBnB. The question is to what extent providers on this website must meet requirements such as hygiene and so on.
Eating your spoon as well after dinner… could a chef get a better compliment? We have seen chocolate, cookie and peppermint versions but the ‘edible spoon’ from Triangle Tree is organic and a responsible replacement of a disposable plastic spoon. The spoon is composed of organic ingredients such as corn flour, eggs, milk, sugar, salt, herbs and spices. This spoon comes in three flavors: Plain, Spicy and Sweet. The Edible Spoon can be used to eat a variety of foods. It’s tasty, it’s healthy, it’s convenient, and it promotes a cleaner tomorrow. The spoon could be served alongside appetizers and meals at restaurants or at events such as festivals. Or serve this previously spotted edible teaspoon with a cup of tea.
The Glad Tent is a tent and a compost bag in one. So when you are done partying at the festival, you can leave the garbage in the tent where you spent the night. A brilliant way to be more environmentally friendly this festival season.
Coffee that really fits your taste, is hard to find. BeanGenius offers a service where you can discover high quality coffee beans sourced from independent coffee roasters from across the USA. Consumers can indicate their preferences in a coffee taste profile and BeanGenius will recommend which coffee fits the best. They will ship them three different freshly roasted bags of specialty coffee from independent roasters across the country. Consumers can try a monthly bag of coffee and tell BeanGenius how they liked them. The more you use it, the smarter BeanGenius gets in catering to their tastes and preferences.
Pay attention to the initiative of “arty napkins” at the “Kapellerput” conference hotel. Every year they choose a piece of art that touched them and have it printed on their linen napkins. They give it out as corporate gifts. The ‘arty napkins’ symbolizes what their conference hotel is about; hospitality and inspiration. The original piece is bought and one napkin is framed, the restaurant uses a disposable version. A true royal gesture. The napkins so far are made by the artists Marijn Moree, Saskia Heuer, Janne Hopman and Jolinde van Poppel. Do you want to read more examples of small gestures, read our last edition of ‘Royal hospitable gestures‘.
A new all-inclusive restaurant recently opened in Amsterdam. Restaurant View gives the all you can eat concept a special twist. Guests can prepare their dishes at the table, where literally a world of flavors passes by. The guests stay seated, because the plates (yellow for chicken, blue for fish, red for meat and green for vegetables) pass the tables on a moving conveyor belt. At their own table they can prepare the dishes on a grill. For € 34,50 guests can eat and drink (beer & wine)unlimited for two hours.
A ‘small gesture in hospitality’ made local. Like the “Ratilanne Riverside Resort” in Chiang Mai, Thailand did, they dress up their water bottles in local costumes. A very charming little way of presenting the local culture, who’s next or which hotel in The Netherlands serves their bottles in Dutch traditional costumes? Do you want to read more examples of small gestures, read our last edition of ‘Royal hospitable gestures‘.
A new all-in restaurant recently opened in Amsterdam. Restaurant View gives the all you can eat concept a special twist. Guests can prepare their dishes at the table, where literally a world of flavors passes by. The guests stay seated, because the plates (yellow for chicken, blue for fish, red for meat and green for vegetables) pass the tables on a moving conveyor belt. At their own table they can prepare the dishes on a grill. For € 34,50 guests can eat and drink unlimited for two hours.
Mama Sopa has developed soap products to support the projects of the famous Dutch water foundation SIMAVI. For each product sold, SIMAVI gives a hygiene training to a mother in India, to improve the health of their families and provides mothers with the knowledge they need to prevent diseases. The Dutch design packages are very appealing and designed by Studio Conn-Fetti. These playful soap products are great to use in hotels! It would be great if a hotel puts these soap products in the rooms, to contribute to charity.
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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With the Blackberry Presenter you can show PowerPoint presentations and pdf-files, through a bluetooth connection, without using a computer. You only can show files, no bigger than 2,9 MB.
Absolut Vodka presents ‘Art of Sharing’ pitchers. The special pitchers designed by Stephen J. Powers and Chiho Aoshima are available in 750ml and 1l. size. You can find suggestions for several cocktails on the website.
During this World Cup, a string (of 2,6 km) of Dutch fans walked from downtown Capetown to the Green Point Stadium; a “Fanwalk”. Now people can vote to make this area an official pedestrian area on match days. Cooltown Studios read the following message on an African news website: :“If the roads are closed from the station to the stadium circle every Sunday, it would be a great tourism venue and also a new Cape Town activity. It will add value, bring life to the city on weekends and create new opportunities.”
Advertisements in the sand. The Spanish company rather sees natural sandadvertisements than little airplanes. Vliehors Expres, Vlieland, The Netherlands, does the same, but uses large tires to leave (short) messages.
Lobster sandwiches are sold as if they were drugs. Watch the movie!
Philips Patty (Patty’s Gourmet Pizza) only sells pizzas online. You also have the option to have your pizza delivered precooked – take & bake. On the website she announces a new factory outlet. We’re not exactly sure what that it, but we’ll keep you informed.
On Monday night it’s ‘open kitchen’ night at nightclub Le Troisième Lieu, where amateur-chefs can cook for guests. Dinner costs € 12,=. This concept was spotted before, but then the chef had to bring his own guests.
Ice cream parlor Giapo in Auckland, New Zealand makes ice cream of locally and organically grown fruit. In exchange, the growers are paid out in…ice cream! The fruit is randomly tested to see if the fruit doesn’t contain any pesticides. The ice cream parlor creates surprising flavors like Chocolate Chili and Spirulina (a type of algae).
Owners of a smartphone now don’t have to have cash on them anymore. With Google Checkout you can pay immediately. It works with a QR-Code. The host scans the code, which is linked to the customers credit card and the amount will be credited directly.
Since the 5th of July boutique hotel Andaz is located in the former headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger on 5th Av. In New York City. Guests do check in while enjoying a drink in the lounge, or while they are guided to their rooms. Rooms can be booked as from € 235,= per night.
The popular chef’s table at restaurant Ivy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is now being auctioned. Up to 10 days in advance people can place their bids. The minimum bid is € 1.350,= and for the amount of € 3.000,=, the table is directly yours!
On each carton of Vai-Vai juice, different socially responsable organizations are mentioned.
The Italian design duo Dolce & Gabbana developed a new drink, in collaboration with Martini. The new drink will be reveiled during Milan’s fashion week and will be in the style of the 20th anniversary of the male collection of D&G.
Disney hotels will open a hotel for the pets of their guests. Animals can stay at the luxury hotel while their owners have fun in the parks. the hotel open’s its doors by the end of August.
The new Norwegian Epic features an icebar. It is the world’s first floating icebar. Guests will receive a caot, gloves and a hat before entering the bar, which is at –8 degrees Celsius.
The vodka of 3Vodka is made of soybeans and is therefore gluten-, carbohydrate- and sugarfree.
This new type of plate, designed by Jean Marcy Gady, is perfect for chefs who serve dishes with 3 different methods of preperations of one product.
Found makes organic juices. By the eco-efficient way of working, Found is the first climate neutral company in the world according to the Carbon Reduction Insitute (CRI).
Whipped cream and alcohol are not directly a perfect match. Still, with Whipahol whipped cream with alcohol is now a fact. Perfect on a cocktail, a cup of coffee or a dessert.
The TableSol protects your drink from the sun. The cap can be adjusted to different designs and logos.
No more endless discriptions of a dish. With Foodspotting for iPhone you can instantly upload a photo of the dish in front of you.
Due to mobile phones, payphones are no longer of any use. In Austria, the telephone company found a new destination for 13,500 payphones. The payphones have been rebuild into charging stations for electric vehicles.
From the 25th to the 31st of October the second edition of the Fair Trade restaurant week will be held. This week is an initiative of the sustainable culinary guide “Puur! Uit eten” and the Max Havelaar Foundation. The goal? Promotion for the consumption of Fairtrade-products in the hospitality industry.
Strawberries are a popular fruit. Yet there is a big difference in flavor between different species. To promote the taste of strawberries Jan Robben, organized the first strawberrymob in Amsterdam. The discussion on Twitter is in full swing. So all foodies… gather in Amsterdam on the 4th of July for the first strawberrymob!
The finishing touch for your company’s interior, the glass doors of the Italian company OTC. OTC offers a wide range of doors, but you can also make your own design.
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