IHCP’s Bucket List Program | Dutch hotel company makes staff dreams come true

16-2-2024

Dutch hotel management company ‘International Hotel Capital Partners’ (IHCP) is enabling employees to make their New Year’s resolutions come true, and at the companies expense. After introducing the Bucket List Program last year, it is time for the first payouts this year. With an explanation and an example!

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Restobar Krusta | The total pizza and cocktail experience

16-2-2024

Opening – On February 15^th, a new funky restaurant and bar did open in Amsterdam: Krusta. At this place you can enjoy high-level comfort food with Italian, Spanish and Greek influences. The menu includes freshly baked pizza, delicious Greek style bruschetta with aubergine and pistachio baklava. Restobar Krusta stands for good food, original drinks and conviviality, whether you come for an extended lunch on the terrace or a late pizza with a great beer.

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Trends we spotted | Week 06

12-2-2024

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:

• New ‘cathedral of fried chicken’ – restaurant COQODAQ – opened in New York. Great design!
• Clean the World is celebrating 15 years of making the world a better place with sustainable recycling solutions for the hospitality industry.
• From February 29^th to March 3^rd, IKEA will take over 28 Rue de Lappe close to Paris’s Bastille to celebrate the exhibition IKEA+, that will take place during Paris Fashion Week.
• McDonald’s restrooms in Japan have cleaning devices for phones, the WOSH of Wota.
• Stayokay is the first hostel chain in the world to switch completely to bamboo toilet paper from The Good Roll.
• Hobart’s Single Cup Washer allows one reusable cup to be washed in an energy-efficient and hygienic way.
• Exceptional bucket list locations of McDonald’s including the McSki and a beautiful location in Porto.
• 5 new dishes at THE BUTCHER restaurant chain in Amsterdam in collaboration with Frites Atelier.

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Instagram inspiration | Roses are Red or Bread?

9-2-2024

Do you also enjoy scrolling on Instagram? We do!! Every week we come across inspiration that we often share in our weekly article ‘Trends we spotted’. This week we came across so many of them! Among others, a ‘duck in your coffee’, a bouquet of croissants under the motto ‘are roses red or bread’, hot milkshakes, Cookizza’s by Cedric Grolet and much more. That deserves its own article!

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Culinary ‘Fullmoon Party’ at Wolf Atelier | Eat, drink, dance with the Wolf

9-2-2024

On February 24 during the full moon, the wolf goes wild. Wolf Atelier will host the first edition of a series of culinary ‘Fullmoon Parties’. When the moon is at its fullest, Amsterdam’s nocturnal animals will be tasting and dancing the night away during the culinary ‘Fullmoon Party’ on the Spoorbrug near Westerdok.

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Trends we spotted | Week 05

5-2-2024

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:

• The Social Hub San Sebastián opened its doors February 1^st.
• The Oleato beverages are now available at all Starbucks stores in the U.S.
• The brand Sofitel launched a new concept – The Haute Croissanterie.
• Subway® in the USA announced a strong start to 2024 with the high demand for the new footlong ‘Sidekicks’.
• De innovative ‘White Vegatables’ collection by Koppert Cress has expanded with ‘Feather Tops’, ‘Talpa Shoots’ and the new Sweet Lov, all sprouts are produced in the dark.
• Stayokay Hostels returns to the Dutch region ‘Brabant’ with a new hostel on Strijp-S in Eindhoven.
• Cocomelt is a chocolate café in London that serves sushi crêpes. Great idea for Pancake Day?
• In September a new cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi will be released, called ‘Comfort’. He will visit Amsterdam to promote the book in November.

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‘Gum under the table’| Restaurant Coulisse (*) X streetart Frankey

1-2-2024

With their brand new concept ‘Street Art Sundays’, restaurant Coulisse with one Michelin star and streetart Frankey is breaking through all the conventional bubbles of gastronomy. On three Sunday afternoons, several artists from Amsterdam will explore their intersections with fine dining. In the process, Coulisse’s team will surprise guests with unique dishes and unexpected flavours. As curator of these afternoons, streetart Frankey himself will kick off February 25. In this first edition, aptly titled ‘Gum under the table’, he shares his fascination with chewing gum, as the most useless and cheerful food product of all time. read more

Chef Dick Middelweerd (**) launches the week of the sausage roll

25-1-2024

No product is as connected to Brabant (the southern region of the Netherlands) as the sausage roll (het worstenbroodje). Chef Dick Middelweerd of the Treeswijkhoeve (**) has welcomed guests with the savoury snack for years, shared several recipes of the product in his cookbook together with the Dutch artist Guus Meeuwis and last month, in collaboration with Shell, introduced a culinary sausage roll teriyaki. Dick Middelweerd thought that it is time to celebrate this typical Brabant delicacy, with the week of the sausage roll, which runs from 6 to 13 February 2024. He invites all chefs to show their creations on social media with the Dutch hashtag #weekvanhetworstenbroodje. read more

Croissant craze | What does 2024 bring?

25-1-2024

Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about the croissant hype with for example broissants, cube- and round croissants, croffles, crospresso’s, cragels, tracos, cronuts and Christmas croissants. read more

Restaurant BARBOUNIA | La dolce vita in the Conservatorium Hotel

25-1-2024

Opening – This week, Mediterranean restaurant BARBOUNIA opened at the Conservatorium Hotel in  Amsterdam. The soft opening is until January 30^th, guests dining at BARBOUNIA are paying reduced rates during this period. The restaurant takes its inspiration from three renowned culinary cultures: Italy, the French Riviera and Greece. Surrounding regions and cultures are also subtly featured. Located in the Conservatorium Hotel, in the middle of the Museum Quarter – the luxurious and cultural heart of the city – BARBOUNIA offers a unique setting. With its glass ceiling and adjacent terrace, it is an asset to Amsterdam.

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