Grape estracts in cosmetics line

14-12-2010

The Spanish winemaker Group Matarromera, with a history of more than 20 years of producing award-winning wines, recently launches a new cosmetics line. The cosmetics line makes use of the antioxidant-rich grape skins, leftovers from the wine-making process. They sell variuos creams and for example eyeliner.

Muji Christmas Machine

14-12-2010

The Muji Christmas Machine, an action by the marketing department of Muji, Spain. Muji is known for its minimalist design, emphasis on recycling and energy efficient production methods and products without a brand. The Muji Christmas Machine was seen in the Spanish city of Barcelona.

 

Play for chef on a cruise ship

13-12-2010

Celebrity Cruises has announced that guests can prepare their own food on their newest cruise ship. In the ‘Lawn Club Grill’ restaurant concept, in the evening passengers can sit alongside the chef in the kitchen. During daytime workshops are given.

 

Hotel Daaldersplaats in Sneek, Friesland, The Netherlands

13-12-2010

Hotel Daaldersplaats Sneek, Friesland, The Netherlands uses social media. In an inspiring movie they show how they do it and they do encourage their guests to do the same!  in the hospitality industry use different social media.

 

Special Japanese wine to Holland

12-12-2010

The wellknown Dutch sommelier Edwin Raben brings a special Japanese wine on the Dutch market. It’s not about Japanese rice wine, but wine made from the Koshu grape. The wine is called “Shizen” which means nature in Japanese. 

Google is about to serve the restaurant guests

12-12-2010

Google wants to serve information to users without them searching for something, but based on their browsing or location profile, “contextual discovery”. For example: If you’re in a restaurant, Google can, based on the location of your mobile, provide you automatically a message with a link to the menu, along with indications of what your friends like to eat. Coming in 2011.

 

The House of Rising Amsterdam, fashion, music, bar

12-12-2010

 The House of Rising is a bar in Amsterdam where you can eat, drink, network and be inspired. The ground floor is a bar next to a space reserved for exhibitions of artists. On the first floor one can buy exclusive clothes.

Amsterdam restauarnt reviews on Yelp

11-12-2010

The American-review site Yelp launched on December 8 in The Netherlands. They do start with only reviews from the Amsterdam area. People who do not live in Amsterdam can also write a review. Besides restaurants there are many other testimonials about: shopping, beauty and spa, hotels and travel, nightlife and local services.

Burger King opens Dessert Bar

11-12-2010

Burger King opened  its first stand-alone Dessert Bar in a shopping mall in London.  At the Dessert Bar you can buy pancakes, brownies, cakes, muffins and ice cream. If the bar proves to be a success more will follow in the United Kingdom.

New Heineken bottle

10-12-2010

Heineken will soon introduce a new bottle. The new bottle will get a slightly longer neck with a slight indentation where the name Heineken vertically is shown. The bottles serve as black lights in the dark.

 

Bacon flavored jellybeans

10-12-2010

True lovers of bacon will probably love these Beans! The Bacon Beans are packed per 100 in a bacon can.

Your own champignongarden

10-12-2010

The Californian company ‘Back to the Roots” offers people the opportunity to grow their own mushrooms. Through the website and in some supermarkets in the U.S., the “Easy to Grow Mushroom Garden” can be purchased. All consumers have to do is moist the Muschroom Garden two times a day with recycled coffee grounds.

 

5 starhotel in old Turkish caves

9-12-2010

At the website Inhabitat one will find a beautiful photoseries of this extraordinary hotel in Turkey. The hotel has 30 rooms in total and includes a spa and a large courtyard.

 

Inspiring hotelpictures from Paris

9-12-2010

Beautiful photographs of Le Royal Monceau hotel on the cool hunter. Looking for inspiration to create a hotel, please look at these pictures.

 

Snowmancake on a stick

8-12-2010

Snowmen made of cake, hats of oreocookies. Pretty sure kids will love them! See the cake here.

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