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12-92024

Restobar Vivid opens this fall | Fancy dining vs. hanging-out

12-9-2024

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Opening – This fall restobar Vivid is opening its doors, a vibrant restobar in the cozy Nobelstraat in the heart of Utrecht. A welcome surprise among the cafes and student shops. Vivid will soon be the place for a good drink and snacks but also for an extensive dinner. The name Vivid says it all: it will never be boring! Halfway through the evenings on the weekend, a DJ takes over. The place turns into a place where you can dance, flirt and welcome your friends over for a drink.

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10-92024

The Emory | A dash of Argentinian flair to a new pop-up

10-9-2024

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  • The Emory X TatoThe Emory X Tato

Legendary Argentinian bartender Renato ‘Tato’ Giovannoni, founder of acclaimed Florería Atlántico bar in Buenos Aires, and winner of the World’s 50 Best Bar’s Industry Icon Award, is heading to London this September for a takeover at The Emory Rooftop Bar, Knightsbridge. Usually accessed by hotel guests only, the bar will be open for outside reservations during Tato’s residency. The Emory X Tato offers a rare chance to experience his award-winning cocktails along with spectacular 360-degree views of the capital’s skyline, at London’s best kept secret rooftop.

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10-92024

Residence Inn The Hague | Money from disposable packaging for charity

10-9-2024

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  • Residence Inn The HagueResidence Inn The Hague

Hotel Residence Inn by Marriott The Hague recently launched a special collection bin for deposit packaging in its lobby. The hotel, falling under Hotel management company International Hotel Capital Partners (IHCP), has collected more than 500 plastic bottles and cans. The deposit collected will be donated by the hotel to the Plastic Soup Foundation.

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9-92024

Oldtimers and Frontaal Brewing Company | DROP surprising beer, Drop Bock

9-9-2024

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Beer lovers and licorice fanatics beware! Oldtimers joins forces with Frontaal Brewing Company. Together they proudly present their new creation: Drop Bock, a unique bock beer in which the rich flavours of licorice blend seamlessly with the quirky notes of malt and hops. This innovative taste experience has been launched during craftbeer festival Brewda.

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9-92024

Hawaiian | The best student of the class

9-9-2024

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  • Funky Falafel & Spicy ChickenFunky Falafel & Spicy Chicken
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  • Hawaiian - Almighty SteakHawaiian - Almighty Steak
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While schoolgoers have started a new school year full of healthy resolutions, Hawaiian, the Belgian poké bowl chain, is celebrating a new milestone. After six years, Hawaiian has become the best student in class with as many as 45 restaurants across Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2024, the chain continues to grow rapidly, with plans to open 15 new branches, and most of which are in the Netherlands.

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9-92024

MARTAN and Conscious Hotels | Amsterdam Fashion Week

9-9-2024

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  • Coscious Hotels X MARTANCoscious Hotels X MARTAN

September 3rd 2024, MARTAN kicked off the latest edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week with a spectacular show at the Conscious Hotel Westerpark. The two sustainable brands found each other in their similar values earlier this year, resulting in a beautiful partnership. The SS’25 collection with the theme “international waters” made from old hotel linen, shows in collaboration with Conscious Hotels that beautiful things can also be sustainable. Director of Amsterdam Fashion Week, Danie Bles: ‘MARTAN’s show shows that when you join forces with the same core values you come up with a rock-solid concept. This makes the Conscious Hotel Westerpark the perfect partner and location and I am immensely proud to be able to showcase this collaboration at Amsterdam Fashion Week.’

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5-92024

Franchise concept CoffeeHouse opens first branch in Amsterdam

5-9-2024

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Opening – Founder and mastermind behind the well-known chain coffeecompany, Rick Bekkema, announced the start of a new coffee adventure this week. It has been 28 years since Bekkema founded coffeecompany and he thinks it’s time to shake up the coffee world again. On September 1st, the first branch of the new concept ‘CoffeeHouse’ opened on Amsterdam’s Gelderlandplein.

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Leonardo Hotel Breda City Center welcomes guests after renovation

5-9-2024

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  • Leonardo hotel Breda City Center
  • Leonardo hotel Breda City Center
  • Leonardo hotel Breda City Center

In October 2023, Leonardo Hotel Breda City Center started the renovation of the hotel on the Stationsplein in Breda. Now that this transformation has been successfully completed, the hotel is proud to welcome both business and leisure guests in a completely renovated interior, taking the ambience of the hotel to a higher level. The aim of the renovation was to better meet the needs of hotel guests and to offer both hotel guests and local guests more possibilities in terms of events and culinary experiences. Thanks to the renovation, the Leonardo Hotels Breda City Center seamlessly matches the distinctive ‘Leonardo product’ in which the chain wants to receive its guests. The official opening of the hotel and restaurant will take place on 3 October, in the presence of the mayor of Breda, Paul Depla.

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3-92024

New entrepreneurs | The newest hospitality concepts of the Netherlands

3-9-2024

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  • Charcuteria AmsterdamCharcuteria Amsterdam
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  • CUE Amsterdam
  • Pantopia
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  • Restaurant ÉclusierRestaurant Éclusier

A number of new concepts have opened in the past few months. Last month, among other things, we wrote about the enthusiasm for Matcha concepts in Amsterdam! This month a little more variety in the newest hospitality concepts, from a Thai dessert shop in Utrecht or a restaurant in Bloemendaal to a unique pastry concept in Amsterdam! Also a special restaurant where they combine sound & taste and a well-known Mediterranean Street Food concept coming to Amsterdam. We wish all these entrepreneurs the best of luck! Below is a list of 7 of the newest catering concepts.

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3-92024

Claridge’s ‘Kitchen Supper Series’ together with the Good Food Guide

3-9-2024

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A new gastronomic programme in the heart of Claridge’s kitchen: the ‘Kitchen Supper Series’. Claridge’s, the legendary Mayfair hotel, has announced this new dining experience in partnership with renowned restaurant bible The Good Food Guide. The ‘Kitchen Supper Series’ will offer diners front row seats and extraordinary culinary theatre at the chef’s table, whilst top chefs featured in The Good Food Guide take over the hallowed Claridge’s kitchen for one night only. Set to launch in September 2024, the exclusive dinners will introduce notable names from the guide, from Scotland to Devon, Cumbria to Wales, celebrating the very best of British dining.

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

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