‘Kosher-style’ dinner | Sidney Schutte creates dinner with Itzik Barak

3-1-2017

From Tuesday the 24th to Thursday, January 26th, 2017 chef executive Sidney Schutte of Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam will be cooking dinner in his kitchen on the Herengracht with his Israeli colleague Itzik Barak of Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem. The chefs will compose a six-course menu based on modern, gourmet, Israeli cuisine, of which Itzik Barak is one of the main exponents. This special ‘kosher-style’ dinner will be served in Brasserie Goldfinch. read more

Best read articles in 2016

30-12-2016

At the end of 2016 we are not going to publish the ´Trends we spotted this week´. Instead of that we have collected the best read articles of last year. The top five articles are published below. We hope you will get inspired in 2017 just as you were in 2016 by our trends.

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Trends we spotted this week 51

23-12-2016

At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week amongst others an article about Amaranth an alternative to wheat and rice that is becoming more popular. Restaurant Taiko in the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam introduced a Japanese style gin. In London The Distillery Portobello Road Gin Hotel & Bar is soft launching. In Amsterdam we will be getting a new restaurant, The Avocado Show.

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Workout-powered gym boat to cruise the Seine in Paris

22-12-2016

We think it would be great to have a workout-powered gym boat in the canals of Amsterdam as well. But for now the International design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati has teamed up with fitness equipment manufacturer Technogym, architecture group Terreform ONE and the urban regeneration institute URBEM to present the Paris Navigating Gym. This will be a fitness vessel that moves along the Seine River by harnessing energy from the workouts of their passengers.

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Playing curling during the Christmas dinner

20-12-2016

Is curling boring? Doubtful. Amsterdam offers plenty of possibilities in the upcoming weeks to try out this Olympic sport. For example Bowery Restaurant at the Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Rooftopbar Floor17 on the Ramada Apollo Hotel offer people the possibility to get familiar with the sport! read more

Trends we spotted this week 49

9-12-2016

At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, the half marathon through the Walt Disney Studios Park and Icehotel 365 in Sweden.

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Conservatorium Hotel | Christmas advent calendar

2-12-2016

The Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam is creating a special Christmas season this year. The hotel has a Christmas advent calendar at their website and on December 9, the official Tree Lighting ceremony will be held in the lobby. Their Christmas tree is decorated in collaboration with jewelry brand Buccellati and will be revealed with a performance by the Dutch National Opera & Ballet.

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Wolf Atelier | DJ in the kitchen

2-12-2016

Nice collaboration between chef Michael Wolf and DJ Michel de Hey, together they will prepare a special dinner in Wolf Atelier (Amsterdam) on Friday, December 9th. At 22:00’s Michel de Hey will take of his chef’s jacket, put his headset on, the chairs will be replaced to the side and the volume will be up. Wolf Atelier will transform from restaurant into a club that night and the music will be attended to with just as much care as dinner will be served.

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#MannequinChallenge | examples from the hospitality industry

1-12-2016

At our Facebook page we spot more and more videos from hotels and restaurants participating in the #MannequinChallenge. Have you already seen one? In this challenge, a group of people remains ‘frozen’ like a mannequin while someone walks around with a camera and captures the scene. What makes it fun is that companies can use this challenge to give their fans a glimpse into ‘their world’. We gathered a few examples.

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The Roast Room | Opening of their new butchery

29-11-2016

The butchery of The Roast Room in Amsterdam will open its doors on the 5^th of December. Thanks to the butchery you won’t have to reserve a table anymore to eat one of the delicious steaks of The Roast Room, just simply buy a piece at the butchery. The Roast Room anticipates on the butcher-to-table trend with the opening of their new butchery.

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