The Langham children’s afternoon Tea with Hamleys of London
29-7-2016
Launching 1st August, the first Children’s Afternoon Tea at The Langham hotel in London. In partnership with Hamleys, the afternoon tea is part of a series of initiatives aimed at providing families an enjoyable experience within Regent Street’s Grand Hotel.
ClearTaste: blocking bitterness instead of adding sugar
28-7-2016
Another way to reduce the amount of sugar in our food! A bitterness blocker that sweetens your food without actually adding sugar or a sugar substitute. A start-up from Colorado blocks the bitter taste from food with the use of a simple fungi. Myco Technology has labelled it’s product ClearTaste.
Key in a safe Stravinsky city hotel, comfort without any extra’s
27-7-2016
Last weekend Horecatrends was invited to try-out the Stravinsky city hotel in Hengelo before the opening. A hotel where you won’t have to ask the staff for your key or breakfast.
Golden Milk and the Blue Algea Latte
27-7-2016
Healthy and trendy: from Australia to the States, from Great Britain to South Africa, the so called “super lattes” are a rising trend. We spotted the super lattes: Golden Milk and the Blue Algea Latte. The last one only on paper. But we drank the Golden Milk a couple of times before we knew it was called the Golden Milk. Both drinks can be added to the healthy and trendy list of lattes. Next to the lattes of almond milk, soy milk or a latte with matcha. A latte with matcha is already at the menu of Starbucks.
This product creates an extra WOW factor to your cocktails
26-7-2016
The Levitating CUP is world’s first zero gravity drinkware that will create an extra ‘WOW’ factor to your cocktails. The gravity defying drinkware will leave your guests in awe. The Levitating Cup is on Kickstarter at this moment.
All-day breakfast at The Egg Store
25-7-2016
The Egg Store is an all-day breakfast concept where ‘eggs any style’ are being served, seven days a week. Open since February 2016 and located at the Turfmarkt in Haarlem. An initiative of Bas Lammersen and Michael Kras, entrepreneurs of the Roast Chicken Bar.
Trends we spotted this week – week 29
22-7-2016
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 about a Hello Kitty pop-up Café, summer drinks and world’s most expensive diner experience.
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Sign language and deaf baristas at Starbucks
22-7-2016
A Starbucks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia looks just like the other stores in the region. Baristas are handcrafting beverages with the rich aroma of coffee lingering in the air. However, when customers reach the counter to order a drink, they’ll notice something different. Instead of calling out beverage orders, baristas use sign language.
Tartaria by Wolf Atelier
21-7-2016
Chef Michael Wolf of restaurant Wolf Atelier in Amsterdam launches the first Tartaria in the Netherlands. Besides his normal lunch menu, guests now have the choice of various meat, fish and vegetarian tartars in various sizes. In addition to his selection of fine wines and bubbles by the glass, gin and tonics and juices this is an original addition to their current lunch menu.
Ube – the still unknown yam / sweet potato from the Philippines
21-7-2016
Extremely popular in the Philippines and other Asian countries but relatively unknown in other countries: Ube (pronounced like the oo-bay). The Manila Social Club created the ‘Golden Cristal Donuts’ with ube as one of the main ingredients. The pictures of the donut went viral, especially on Instagram and created a lot of publicity. We know that ube powder turns your food purple, but what is it?
Nuts for drinks: nuts to combine with your beer
20-7-2016
Over the past ten years, the beverage industry has evolved significantly and many flavours have been created and developed to enhance people’s drinking experience. With all these new beverage creations popping up, what about snacking options? Can we enhance people’s drinking experience by offering them the perfect snack to match their, for example, favourite beer?
Bee Free Honee! An alternative for honey
20-7-2016
An alternative to honey: Bee Free Honee, or you can also call it a vegan honey. A plant-based honey made from apples and lemon juice. It is supposed to have the same sweetness, golden glow and viscosity but it just leave the bees recover quietly….
Use the Pokémon Go Hype! A list of examples.
19-7-2016
Charmander, Bulbasaur or Squirtle? Which Pokémons did you catch? Pokémon GO has been launched in Japan and Australia two weeks ago and is since this weekend also available in the Netherlands. Since there are so many people who are playing the game there are a lot of companies that try to pick up the hype, also in the hospitality industry. For example the Pokébal pancake in Aalten, free drinks for those who catch a Pokémon, a Pokémon GO bus tour, a Pokémon GO Festvial and people are even spotting Pokémons during the Nijmeegse wandelvierdaagse (a 4 day walkingtour). And most recently we spotted a Pokémon GO friendly hotel. See the list with examples!
The Null Stern-Hotelkonzept has opened again!
19-7-2016
From 2008 till 2010 the Null Stern-Hotelkonzept, or in plain English the Zero Star Hotel concept, got a lot of attention worldwide. The first concept was in a former nuclear bunker in Teufen. Now the twins, Frank and Patrick Riklin restarted the concept with an open air hotel in the Swiss mountains of the Bündnerland in the Safiental. The only thing provided is a bed!
Code Blond in the Netherlands, beer made of water from heaven!
18-7-2016
At brewery the Prael it’s possible to buy beer made of rain water. The bitter blond beer, comparable to an IPA, is brewed in collaboration with the beer brewery Hemelswater (to be translated as water from heaven). A huge success, Code Blond even got attention outside the Netherlands.
Trends we spotted this week – week 28
15-7-2016
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, articles about several exceptional ice cream flavours, humor around the Brexit with a dating site called LovEUactually, gaming with hyper-reality at Madame Tussauds in NYC and the Dutch ‘Traffic Jam Food Festival’. And KFC Hong Kong debuted finger lickin’ good nail polish!
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FYIO – Ice cream with a license to chill
15-7-2016
For Your Ice Only is a new ice concept. Not just ordinary ice but a new ice sensation! This is fresh, hand-made ice prepared on a so-called anti-grill (an ice plate which freezes till -32 degrees Celcius. The so-called rolled ice cream!
Going out for dinner every day at restaurant ‘Mon Plat du Jour’
14-7-2016
Who wouldn’t want to go out for dinner every single day? Unfortunately, that’s not affordable in the Netherlands without having a relatively high income. However there are still some concepts that make it possible to do just that; go out for dinner every day. Restaurant ‘Mon Plat du Jour’ is one of them!
Kellogg’s opened an all-day Cereal Café
13-7-2016
Kellogg’s, the company that makes America’s favourite cereals like Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, All Bran, Coco Pops and Fruit Loops opened its first ever all-day Cereal Café at Times Square on the 4th of July.
TraffickCam
12-7-2016
An initiative from the United States: TraffickCam. This app enables you to help combat sex trafficking by uploading photos of the hotel rooms you stay in when you travel. TraffickCam asks travellers to take photos of their entire room, the bathroom, the bed and details such as carpeting and furniture. The Police Department can use the data to cross-reference against suspicious images taken by sex traffickers.
At pop-up restaurant Food Ink you can eat 3D printed dishes!
11-7-2016
From food to the furniture, everything at pop-up restaurant Food Ink is made with 3D printers. These printers from the Dutch company ByFlow create dishes out of hummus, chocolate mousse, smashed peas, goat cheese or pizza dough – essentially anything that can take the form of a paste.
Trends we spotted this week – week 27
8-7-2016
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, an article about Sushi donuts, the outdoor pop up offices in Amsterdam and liquor made of grape seeds.
VITTORE C. first carpaccio bar in The Netherlands
7-7-2016
Nadia en Anneloes are with their new concept, VITTORE C. the new ‘Rabo Starter van het Kwartaal’. A completely new concept within The Netherlands, with only carpaccio’s on the menu.
Hotspot in Leiden: De Buurt
6-7-2016
Dutch city Leiden has a new hotspot in the city for the upcoming three months. De Buurt (the neighbourhood) recently opened next to Leiden Central station. A place where art, culture, food and fashion meet.
Lingenhel cheesemaker, restaurant & shop
5-7-2016
If you are in love with cheese, you definitely have to visit the Lingenhel cheese outlet in Vienna. Johannes Lingenhel, opened here his first-ever gastronomical cheese outlet, a combination of a cheese factory, tasting bar and gourmet boutique.
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