The Avocado Show Boutique | ‘To stay, to go, to deliver’ concept

14-8-2018

The Amsterdam entrepreneurs Ron Simpson and Julien Zaal expanded ‘The Avocado Show’ with ‘The Avocado Show Boutique’ – an all-day counter concept that helps locals to eat their daily recommended dose of pretty healthy food. The first boutique opened this month at the Willemsparkweg in Amsterdam Zuid. With this launch follows the long-awaited international expansion of The Avocado Show. read more

SAVE MORE BREAD! | ‘De Tweede Jeugd’ is even more fanatic in trying to avoid bread waste

13-8-2018

Every single day, more than 400.000 loafs of bread are being thrown away. At ‘De Tweede Jeugd’ (the Second Youth) they think that this is a big waste! That’s why they try to save as much bread as they can, by making the best Supertostis you’ve ever tasted! In October 2016 Manuel and Benjamin opened their first ‘Bread outlet’ at the Jan Evertsenstraat in Amsterdam. Both have been chefs and want to fight food waste. Now they have their own Tostibar at the NDSM-wharf where they sell their Supertosti’s and Crostini. The people from Amsterdam can order their tosti’s at twenty retailers in the city. In total they already saved about 14.000 loafs of bread by now. Their ambition is to give a second life to all leftover bread from the 11 stores of bakery chain BBROOD by the end of 2018. That’s why they started their crowdfunding. read more

Trends we spotted | Week 32

10-8-2018

At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others a link to an video about a watermelon ham, a vegan dish at Duck’s Eatery in New York City and a link to an article about all the National Food Day’s. We don’t celebrate that in the Netherlands and wonder when we will start celebrating these days! But also a link to an article about the new Avo restaurant in London and to an article about Starbucks that launched a 5p cup charge across all British outlets to cut plastic waste. And we’re wondering when we will receive the first ‘Christmas’ dinner offers by mail? Since we have read that Selfridges in London opened their Christmas shop during the last heatwave!

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Cakes & Bubbles by Albert Adrià | Opens this November at Hotel Café Royal

9-8-2018

After his successful pop up at Hotel Café Royal in 2016, the famed chef Albert Adrià– who built a gastronomic revolution alongside his brother, Ferran, at the legendary Michelin three-star elBulli – returns to London to launch a permanent site, ‘Cakes and Bubbles’, this November. Adrià, who was voted The World’s Best Pastry Chef by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2015, runs an empire of restaurants which range from the perpetually sold-out avant-garde tapas bar Tickets, to Hoja Santa, a modern Mexican table that was awarded a star in the 2016 Michelin guide, and his lauded latest venture, Enigma. Cakes & Bubbles marks Adrià’s first bricks and mortar establishment outside Spain. Adrià comments “I believe London is the capital of the world, and I’m looking forward to this new challenge. It’s a project that excites me as a pastry chef – I’ve never opened anything specifically related to the sweet world. Our approach and menu will be a cross between the classical and contemporary. I am looking forward to bringing this concept to Hotel Café Royal, London’s only modern grand hotel and the place I feel I belong whilst in the city”.

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SUSHISAMBA | Celebrates Pride with ELLE, GLAMOR, L’HOMO. and VOGUE

23-7-2018

In honor of Amsterdam’s annual Pride celebration, SUSHISAMBA is partnering with top fashion magazines ELLE, GLAMOUR, L’HOMO and VOGUE for a bespoke collaboration. The culmination is four custom-curated sushi creations that reflect the iconic design, passion, energy, lifestyle and individuality of each brand while paying homage to Amsterdam’s world-famous city-wide celebration. read more

Trends in sleeping 2018 according to AccorHotels | Binge sleeping, micro napping and sufficient daylight

13-7-2018

More and more people are choosing binge sleeping, the sleep variant of binge watching, to catch up on sleep. A short afternoon nap, sufficient daylight and a quality mattress also play an important role in a good night’s rest, according to research by AccorHotels within the luxury segment. The hotel group lists the four largest sleeping trends of 2018 and gives some examples of how their individual hotels respond to this. read more

Seedlip launches the first No & Low cocktail bar worldwide

12-7-2018

Seedlip is the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirit, and now launches the world’s first No & Low cocktail bar [N o l o]. An innovative and totally new bar concept that emphasizes the taste and ingredients of a cocktail instead of the alcohol percentage.

On 24 & 25 July, N o l o cocktail bar, can be found in a selection of the best bars in 15 of the most dynamic cities around the world. read more

Inspiration | Will Shawarma be the next big thing in food?

10-7-2018

We spotted Choco Kebab some years back but the last couple of weeks we got a couple of Facebook posts about this sweet version of shawarma. We also spotted a DIY shawarma in New York City and most recently a vegan shawarma that’s being served at Noma in Copenhagen. Here in the Netherlands we love a great shawarma joint, especially if they serve it with lamb meat. But we never spotted a vegan version before, some inspiration in this article! read more

Trends we spotted | Week 27

3-7-2018

At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others about artichoke toast, it seems to low in calories and high in fiber, vitamins and minerals! So move over avocado toast because artichoke toast sounds just as delicious! A robot will serve pizzas in France and Alain Ducasse wil open a chocolate shop in London. London will try to tackle overtourism with a game you’ll play on your mobile phone, ‘Play London With Mr. Bean’.

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SUSHISAMBA celebrates International Sushi Day | With FIFA World Cup sushi

18-6-2018

In honor of International Sushi Day and in line with the FIFA World Cup, the chefs of SUSHISAMBA have created a delicious Game Sushi Roll. Made from carefully chosen ingredients such as tuna, salmon, yellowtail snapper, shrimp and omakase toppings. The Game Sushi Roll is only served today, Monday, June 18 from 11.30 to 00.30. Nice way to respond to the International Sushi Day and the World Cup. We would put this Game Sushi Roll on the map for the entire championship! read more