Celebrate Christmas together separately

20-12-2011

Advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy’s in Amsterdam offers a Christmas dinner for family and friends who live far away. Each person can log in and call with skype, there faces will be seen on screens. The room is decorated like a real Christmas dinner.

Interactive Christmas tree illuminated by Holiday spirit

19-12-2011

On the website ChristmasSpiritTree.ca you can find an online Christmas tree that is illuminated every time somebody leaves a Christmas message online. The tree reacts to social media, messages at the website itself, blogs, forums and news media.

Christmas inspiration: Santa Claus hat brownie

14-12-2011

These brownies with a Santa Claus hat are really easy to make. You take a brownie and put vanilla-butter on top. Top this off with a strawberry, which serves as a hat, decorate this with some whipped cream. Nice to serve this with a cup of coffee during the Christmas period.

The social Christmas tree of Heineken

14-12-2011

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Heineken is building an 11 meter high Christmas tree in Singapore, it will be there from the 17th until the 26th of December. The Christmas tree consists of 48 LCD-screens, on which people can leave a Christmas message. You can make a interactive Christmas card with text, pictures and add friends. Heineken will show the Christmas cards on the Christmas tree.

Christmasstory 2.0

19-12-2010

Have you ever wondered what if Jezus was born in 2010? Check out this digital story!

Christmastree of $11 million

18-12-2010

 In the lobby of the Emirates Palace Hotel, one can find the world’s most expensive Christmas tree. The tree is decorated with 181 diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and other precious gems. The tree itself does already cost $ 10.000, =.

Recycle christmastree

18-12-2010

In Paris, recycled christmas trees are used to fertilizing the city’s own green spaces. Between 27 December and 23 January, collection points will be open for old Christmas trees in 95 parks and gardens throughout the city.

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.

Alternative Christmas decoration; Christmasballtree

7-12-2010

Last year already mentioned on this website. A restaurant owner has decorate his tables with these small trees of chirstmasornaments last year! And has received positive response. Do you want to know how to make this Christmas tree please contact us.

Trends we spotted | Week 46

18-11-2024

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:

• A cool way to serve a ‘girl dinner’ for 2! Done at Restaurant Villa Orange in Amsterdam.
• NH Collection celebrates its 10th anniversary across Europe with an Anniversary Spritz, as cocktail and mocktail.
• Papa Johns Pizza and Aviation American Gin are spicing up the cocktail scene with the ‘Cini Tini’.
• The Ron Gastro Bowls are back at Poké Perfect! This winter Ron Blaauw created the Beef Rendang bowl and a Tempura Shrimp bowl.
• Dave’s Hot Chicken chain is giving away hundreds of free sandos in East London on November 20^th.
• A great NYC tradition: the adult happy meal. Now also available at the Conversatorium Hotel in Amsterdam.
• Waddle into wonder, the Penguin Parade Sculpture Trail in Fleet Street Quarter is now open!
• IKEA has opened its first Swedish restaurant on a UK high street.
• Cahoots Postal Office has officially landed in Borough Yards, London. Through a life-size postbox you step into a 1940s-inspired cocktail den.
• An snow or ice maze in Poland: Snowlandia in Zakopane!

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