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.
Grand Central Food Market
1-7-2016
The Hague Central Station has a new restaurant concept: Grand Central Food Market. Yesterday, Horecatrends was present at the opening of the fish-, burger- and winebar. Brought together in one single room in the centre of the station hall.
Trends we spotted this week – week 26
1-7-2016
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, world’s longest tunnel slide, moringa superfood and a new creation by Sergio Herman.
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No more old coffee beans with Voltaire
30-6-2016
The newest coffee grinder is the Voltaire. A portable grinder which can be used both in- as outside your apartment without the beans losing their quality. In fact, the coffee grinder monitors your coffee beans and reorders whenever you need a fresh supply.
KYTCHO sets a new standard for chef’s knife’s
30-6-2016
The KYTCHO Power Blade is a new chef’s knife made from ultra-durable ULTRA NANO Circonia material. The particles of the new material are so small that they help to create the sharpest and most durable knife ever made in mass production.
The Right Cup will change the way you drink your water forever!
29-6-2016
The Right Cup, the cup which secures people to start drinking more water instead of all the sweet and sugary soft drinks. Especially children rather drink a coke or orange than a glass of water. Unhealthy, but tasteful.
Healthy fastfood concept Grown extremely populair
28-6-2016
Health and fastfood are two words that rarely appears together. NBA player Ray Allen felt like this needed to change, and opened his own healthy fast-food business. Grown, which is the name of the restaurant, can be found in Miami and looks good.
Plates made of leafs
27-6-2016
Leaf Republic has recently published their well-kept secret of sustainable tableware made out of leaves.
Glass slide at a height of 300 meters
27-6-2016
The highest building of Chicago has a new crazy attraction, the ‘Skyslide’. At a height of at least 300 meters they developed a glass slide with a length of 14 meters.
‘Euh-ice’ at IJspaleis Driehuis
24-6-2016
Ice cream maker Rob Kok from IJspaleis Driehuis has a solution for the doubting guest, the ‘euh-ice’! The daily changing ice cream flavour is already extremely popular and went viral on the internet.
Trends we spotted this week – week 25
24-6-2016
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 AirBnB tips, the pop up from the brothers Roca and chocolate with lower fat.
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A list with beer and ice combinations
23-6-2016
With the expansion of beer culture, more beer lovers are starting to brew their own beer. The amount of different flavours and beers keeps growing and recently De Librije, three Michelin stars crowned restaurant, launched a beer menu. There is literally beer everywhere!
The Vessi – a brewkettle and the tap in one
23-6-2016
A must-have for the real beer lovers, the Vessi Fermentor. A brewkettle but at the same time a tap. Once you’ve checked the specific gravity and pitched your yeast, attach the pressure lid. Now you’re ready to set the specific pressure and temperature to ensure optimal conditions for fermentation. Then, sit back and relax while the yeast does its thing. The crowdfunding project is on Indiegogo and with one week left, already more than enough money has been raised.
What will be the name of the new restaurant of Hilton Rotterdam?
22-6-2016
It’s almost time for the opening of the new restaurant of Hilton Rotterdam! About one and half month ago Hilton launched a contest for residents of Rotterdam to come up with the best name for the new restaurant. In the meantime, 10 names were selected and is it up to the jury to decide which name will win the contest.
Spacious uses empty restaurants as temporary office spaces
22-6-2016
Spacious, a startup cofounded by Preston Pesek and Chris Smothers to make use of empty restaurants by offering them up to freelancers and others without an office as an alternative to crowded coffee shops. Recently started in New York City.
Women Sensitive Hotels – hotels for female business travellers
21-6-2016
Recently, hotels can sign up for Women Sensitive Hotels. This platform checks if the hotels measure up to the wishes and needs of the increasing group of female business travelers.
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