• nl
Weekly trend e-mail

18-112011

Taste sensation with bread

18-11-2011

Restaurant De Librije strives for more innovation with flavors besides optic innovation of the dishes. Hence the restaurant has started this week with a special bread-innovation by placing a pot on the table in which special dough of fermented grains will rise. After finalizing the bread in the kitchen it’s brought back together with a dip of fermented apple and goat butter. According to Jonnie Boer of De Librije guests can expect more authentic flavors, which will be dealt with in an innovative manner.

18-112011

Seesaw table

18-11-2011

The idea for this project of Marleen Jansen sparked after writing her thesis about the manipulation of product users. The table seesaw influences table manners and makes it impossible to get of the table during dinner. See the seesaw table here.

18-112011

Pop-up greenhouse Cypress Hills

18-11-2011

The Greenhouse Project is a project that’s created as a result of obesity and diabetes in the low-income neighborhood Cypress Hills (New York). This pop-up greenhouse will provide the population with healthy food and will have a capacity of 8,000 pound per 3 months. Because the area has many vacant lots, it has the ability to move multiple times per year. The organization has a presence in Manhattan with hydroponic projects at schools since 2010 and hopefully it will enter Cypress Hills soon. See the greenhouse here.

18-112011

Geese croquettes

18-11-2011

Beach pavilion Beach Inn in IJmuiden now serves croquettes of geese from Schiphol. Because of the safety around the airport, geese are killed. Before, nothing was done with these dead geese so far. Rob Hagenouw, an artist from Amsterdam, came with the idea to use these geese in a variant of the traditional croquet. The American crayfish and the muskrat are the next animals in Hagenouws the crosshairs.

17-112011

Paper wine bottle

17-11-2011

The UK will soon see the launch of the world’s first paper wine bottle. Greenbottle, the company behind the product, is already negotiating with a leading supermarket chain and insists it will be on the market in the beginning of 2012. The UK is about to run out of space for landfill within seven years, hence this biodegradable packaging will become a huge issue for both consumers and manufacturers. The paper bottle weighs only 55g compared with 500g for a glass bottle, meaning that transport costs will be hugely reduced. In addition, its carbon footprint is only 10% of that of a glass bottle.

17-112011

Amsterdams’ first pop-up winebar

17-11-2011

The Pop-up Wine Bar will be opening her doors in Amsterdam from 17 November until 23 December. You can taste 41 different wines by the glass and even per sip. The price per glass will vary from € 3,50 to € 350,= and a small menu will be offered such as several types of cheese, delicacies and sushi to accompany the wines. The Pop-up Wine Bar provides with a living room, a bedroom, a large kitchen table, a tv-corner and a bubblebad. Moreover it is allowed to smoke inside, to enjoy a sigaret in bed to create the perfect home-away-from-home feeling.

17-112011

Investing in pigs

17-11-2011

Buitengewone Varkens is a Dutch company that aims to attract ‘investors’ that are willing to invest money in their pigs. The pigs are bred sustainably and live naturally outdoors in the Dutch forests and fields. Besides, the farmers are paid a fair wage for their work. By investing 100 euros you will receive organic preservable pork products for the next three years, such as chorizo, dry sausage, pate, ham and two tickets to an event, with a total value of 150 euros.

17-112011

Chalk with regards to the PLAY Festival

17-11-2011

The Play Festival in Amsterdam is getting ready to PLAY! It is a nice way of (free) publicity by hanging chalk behind a bicycle. Did you spot the stripes already?

16-112011

Cupcakes Benedict

16-11-2011

The Cupcakes Project renews traditional recipes and recently launched the Cupcakes Benedict. The Benedict has a topping of bacon and poached egg. The cakes are subsequently doused in a velvety Hollandaise sauce. It is without a doubt not the most common way to start you day, but it’s worth the effort. See the link for a recipe.

16-112011

Flying remote controlled fish

16-11-2011

 Air Swimmers swim through the air by the energy of four AAA batteries. These remote controlled fish are available in Flying Shark and Flying Clownfish variant. A cool gimmick for fish restaurants!

16-112011

Tweetjemee winner of Haarlem Inc. 2011

16-11-2011

Manette Zeelenberg and Maarten Bennis have won the entrepreneurship-contest Haarlem Inc. 2011. ‘Tweetjemee’ became the winning idea of the total 58 business ideas. Tweetjemee.nl is an online market where cooks and eaters can get in touch to be able to buy a meal. With this idea the entrepreneurs have won an interesting package of practical support and additionally they will be provided with free consultancy.

16-112011

Bolletje Pepernoten Umbrella

16-11-2011

According to Bolletje, the ‘kruidnoot’ stays the most popular type of candy during Sinterklaas. This traditional candy is responsible for 80 percent of the total 21 million euros revenue. Recent years there are more and more variants on the traditional ‘kruidnoten’. This year Bolletje came with a new Sinterklaas gadget; the ‘Pepernoten Plu’. This red reversed umbrella was meant to catch pepernoten or kruidnoten easily. As it was a limited edition, kids had to be fast to obtain such an umbrella.

15-112011

New sportive restaurant chain

15-11-2011

The first restaurant of Arrêts de Jeu will open this December in Paris, in the shopping mall Le Millénaire. This future restaurant chain targets athletes, people with a passion for sports and sports fans. The establishment in Paris of 400 m² contains a restaurant, bar, terrace and a playground for children.

15-112011

Dishes based on insects

15-11-2011

Edible insects might be an excellent way to reduce our foodprint. However unfamiliarity is a big barrier to eat these insects. Because of this reason Mónica Martínez set up Don Bugito, a food truck serving dishes based on bugs. Watch the movie for an impression.

15-112011

Being fed with ‘imperfect’ food

15-11-2011

In the US 21 million children face real hunger every day and in the UK this amount is increasing. However in Europe and the US twice as much food is produced than needed to feed the population. Up to half of this is wasted within the supply chain. Because of these reasons, several organizations organize the ‘Feeding The 5000 event’ this coming 18 November, in which 5.000 people will be served ‘imperfect’ food, to create awareness among the population of how much excellent food is thrown away because of its size, shape or color.

Weekly recommendation

An immersive Christmas Light Maze with a shopping village and Christmas magic

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

Inspiration session

Christmas inspiration 2021 | Examples of other restaurants, fast food chains and hotels

We have been sharing inspiration on our website since 2007, inspiration that we find in the hospitality industry or by online spotting of what our read more

Publications

Christmas inspiration 2021 | Examples of other restaurants, fast food chains and hotels

We have been sharing inspiration on our website since 2007, inspiration that we find in the hospitality industry or by online spotting of what our read more

Bezoek horecatrends op

Van Spronsen & Partners’ hospitality consultants inspire entrepreneurs with this website. Click here for business inquiries.