Yes Amsterdam has it all
This video shows how America sells Amsterdam. A fun video to watch, but also a nice city to visit or live in.
This video shows how America sells Amsterdam. A fun video to watch, but also a nice city to visit or live in.
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.
Tourism organization ‘Westtoer’ pays tribute to the culinary treasures of the North Sea with the new campaign ‘Sea of Taste’. Gastronomic evenings will be organized at three beach bars during the ‘Sea of Taste’. The fish dishes are composed by star chef Stéphane and prepared on a barbecue by a team of students of the Hotel school. With this promotion they want to create more interest for the North Sea fish. Check the website for the exact dates and locations.
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Eline Paper has developed a new type of waterproof paper. The so-called Stone Paper is made of crushed stone. Calcium carbonate, to be exact. Especially because of its environmental friendliness, sustainability and strength it’s an interesting development in paper.
These trendy bracelets of Mosquitno, made of silicone rubber, gradually deliver a citronella scent for a period of 48 hours that repels mosquitoes and other insects. bracelets cost € 7.49 per 5 pieces and are available in different colors. Part of the sales go to the Foundation Malaria No More.
SapientNitro and Unilever developed an ice cream machine that rewards consumers for their smiles. The machine is equipped with a camera that can detect smiling people. When the smile is big enough, consumers will be rewarded with a free ice cream. This machine will make people smile for the coming 1,5 year.
Many tourists pay in hotels and restaurants abroad with their credit card. The downside is that the staff misses out on their tip. Where’s My Tip? now has a solution: The tip card. Put a specified amount on a card and give this card to a staff member. He or she can then use the code on the card to transfer the money to his own account.
Next Restaurant in Chicago will start a new concept. The restaurant will serve menus based on cities of the world in the past or the future. For example, a menu called “Paris 1912”, the menu of Hong Kong from the future, 2036. The most special feature of this concept will be that you will have to buy tickets online to make a reservation.
The default fonts that computers contain nowadays have the personal touch of the old manuscript turned into a complete blur. Pilothandwriting.com has now developed a program which anyone can upload his own handwriting to his PC and use it in an e-mail, with the personal touch. See the movie for a detailed instruction.
Hotel Vitale has a new service for their guests. Guests can go grocery shopping with the chef at the local farmersmarket to pick out the ingredients for a two course meal. The guest does not only determine the recipes but the ingredients as well.
In Singapore, they try to push consumers to buy more at Changi airport. For every $ 30,= one spends at the airport, one may slide off the 12 meters high slide twice.
Topguest is a service where you earn points when you check in at a hotel. If you have enough points you may use it to get a free night or a discount at the following stay. It is not an app, you just have to sign up at one of the many social media that support this service.
Always looking for a corkscrew when you want to open a bottle of wine? With the world’s smallest corkscrew on your keychain, you will never have to look for it again. Perfect for a picnic.
The flexible skewer works the same as the ‘straight’ skewer, it’s only possible to bend the skewer into fun shapes. It doesn’t only look nice, but it keeps your meat / vegetable even tighter. Fun at a barbecue this summer. Available on Amazon.com
A must for festivals, the ‘Power Wellies’ by Orange UK. It contains a charger that is powered when the user is dancing/moving. Because nothing is more annoying than to find out that your phone is empty, just after you have lost sight of your friends.
On the website of Stekkerweb, people can look up where they can recharge their cars, scooters, electric bicycles, segways and other transport vehicles that run on electricity.
We will see them more often, the green roofs. In The Netherlands, many municipalities subsidize for roof greening. Benefits of a green roof are: improved quality of the air, rain buffer, more CO2 absorption, brings down the city temperatures a few degrees and it just looks better. What is stopping you?
The Iamsterdam Card is now available as iPhone app. The app enables tourists to obtain information about attractions and immediately see where the I amsterdam Card gives discounts.
Real Barbie fans can sleep from August 6th to September 2nd in a Barbie room at the Hotel Plaza Athenee. The rooms are designed for girls between 3 and 16 years old. They have to use all their charms to convince their parents: one night (with adjoining bedroom for the parents) will cost € 1.600, =.
Over 35 and single? In Amsterdam, a new culinary initiative was launched to get to know new people. Restaurants will place over 35 singles together during an informal dinner. Participants include the Pulitzer Hotel and Wilhelminadok.
In France, they found an alternative to smelly, dirty, chemical, public toilets. In these toilets you’re paying a bit more (€ 1, = to € 1.50), but you can choose between several designtoilets which are cleaned after each visit. Make-up and toiletries are for sale as well.
Michiel de Jong developed a compact, mobile unit of about 0.5 square meters containing light, sound and MP3 players, so you can throw a party anywhere. Heineken uses the Spinkit for promotional activities for Heineken Extra Cold.
In Waghäusel, Germany, the first environmental friendly Burger King has opened. By using solar energy the fast food restaurant lowers their energy usage by 45%. The restaurant is entirely lit by LED technology and even the baking plate is economical.
A fun way to recycle old, seemingly useless items into funny things. The swing looks no different than a normal swing, but it’s good for the environment!
After having checked all your lists, still forgot something to bring with you on vacation? No worries, the holiday department store is there for you in times of emergency. The store can be found found at various campingsites in France this year.
Spring Water Company intriduces Dr. Martins Coco Drink. Coco Drink is a healthy, low calorie drink based on coconut juice. The drink contains important minerals and vitamins. Dr. Coco Drink is available in three different flavors: plain, banana flavored and acerola.
Hana-Awaka is a mildly alcoholic beverage that is introduced by Sake Europe. Hana-Awake, which means ‘sparkling’ or ‘sparkling flower’, contains 7% alcohol and is served in a champagne flute. The drink is introduced in trendy Dutch restaurants such as Ivy, Le Marron and Valuas.
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