Flavour is also influenced by music
21-6-2016
Shape, colour and actually all senses influence your taste. A new study has been released by Oxford-professor Charles Spence showing that the taste is also influenced by music. You can see the video here above, although it’s a bit long video, it’s very interesting. As inspiration: it could be nice to experiment with your background music! Rock music for your savoury dishes and ballads for your sweet dishes…
Skyview De Pier
20-6-2016
The construction of the fairy wheel on De Pier is a fact! Besides beautiful views, you will be able to enjoy delicious food here as from next month. Bram Kosterink interviewed Perry Oerlemans, the initiator of the fairy wheel and the owner of Skyview Attractions for us.
Chikko Not Coffee – coffee like we had in the war
20-6-2016
Delicious coffee but without caffeine, that’s exactly what Chikko Not Coffee is! They sell two variants of coffee based on chicory and spelt. The caffeine free variant for coffee! Culinary journalist Joël Broekaert (from the Dutch newspapers NRC & Vrij Nederland): “pure chicory has a pleasant, bitter quality, just like coffee. It obviously has accents of mocha and cacao.”
Trends we spotted this week – week 24
17-6-2016
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 the ‘Meet Vincent van Gogh’ experience in China, a private PICKMEUP luxury taxi start-up in Amsterdam and Starbucks starts serving cold brew Nitro Coffee on the tap.
If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading!
Orange Wine, Smurfs Wine or a slushie with wine?
17-6-2016
A glass of rosé or white wine in the sun, we love it! But at the moment Blue Wine is getting more and more popular. And we spotted the ‘new but old’ Orange Wine on the wine menu’s and we also found a slushie with wine! We made a list with different new and old wines you will most likely see on the terraces this summer. From the wine and fruit slushie you could make your own signature slushie! And we spotted a wine product that, we think, would do great in a bathroom of a hotel in a wine region!
At restaurant Soigné guests decide the wine pairing menu
17-6-2016
Nice initiative of restaurant Soigné in Bussum (the Netherlands) and wine merchant Petit Clos (located in Bussum, Laren and Utrecht). Together they organise a special wine tasting in restaurant Soigné on Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th of June. On these days the restaurant will serve its new 4-course menu Soigné for the first time, at the same time they let their guests decide which wines will be on the wine pairing menu!
Eating an ice cream roll in Paris this summer?
16-6-2016
If you’re going to Paris this summer, you will able to eat an ice cream roll on Rue de Turenne. IceRoll boutique just opened a store in Paris, where they sell freshly made ice cream rolls with a touch of show! The ice cream is made on a Teppanyaki and is originally from Asia, and now starts to be popular in America and thus in Europe as well. It’s about time we get a store in the Netherlands!
Stoepmakers Oostplein
16-6-2016
Inspiration from a local festival from Rotterdam. This weekend is the first weekend of Stoepmakers Oostplein (stoep means sidewalk, maker means maker. Stoepmakers is even in Dutch a non-existing word). The program is created by the residents and businesses in the neighbourhood. As of the 16th of June, everyone is welcome at the temporary artfully designed Oostplein. There will be monthly activities. Stoepmakers Oostplein ends on the 16th of September during Parking Day.
International allure at Patisserie de Rouw
16-6-2016
After restyling Patisserie de Rouw has a design in which the pastries of Arthur de Rouw will be displayed beautifully. An entrance with international allure and an open kitchen for the costumers to see how the pastries are being made. Besides that, you can also order pastries via their new website and pick them up at a pick up point.
Smokey Jo’s Garage opened in Antwerp
15-6-2016
BBQ’s, pigs on spit, live music and a craft-beer treehouse. All this and more while visiting recently opened restaurant Smokey Jo’s Garage, a place where the guests enters a hilliebillie area including crushed cars around you.
Examples of how to deal with a European Championship without the Dutch team attending
15-6-2016
You might have noticed that the Dutch aren’t present at the European Championship! We all lament that and miss that orange Dutch feeling! But how do restaurant and bar owners deal with the loss of enthusiasm for the championship? We spotted a couple of creative examples!
The barisieur wakes you up with the smell of coffee
14-6-2016
This alarm clock will probably be a present from heaven for a lot of people. Imagine an alarm clock and coffee maker in one on your nightstand! The ‘Barisieur’ wakes you up with a cup of freshly made coffee. The project is on Kickstarter and has, today, only 11 days more to go. Maybe an investment for bigger hotel chains? Wouldn’t it be great to offer your guests a wakeup call with freshly made coffee?
BOx – Bottle Opener X
14-6-2016
BOx is a single hand bottle opener that will share your experience with your friends over wifi. Show your friends how many beers you already opened or see which restaurant or café has the most beers opened already. But you can also use the BOx in the safe drinking mode.
New sketches of holiday park Loonsche Land at the Efteling
13-6-2016
The Efteling is currently busy building a new holiday park with special accommodations above, on and under the ground. They are building the accommodations on the borders of nature reserve area ‘Loonsche Land’ and from today on it’s possible to book your stay! You still need to be patient for a little while, since the park is opening by mid-2017.
Impeccable White snail caviar
13-6-2016
Impeccable White is the manufacturer and worldwide supplier of snail caviar. Although snail caviar is still quite unknown it could be a relatively new ingredient for culinary dishes.
Trends we spotted this week – week 23
10-6-2016
At the redaction of 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 exotic fruit we never heard of, renting a hotel room not for days but minutes and Oprah Winfrey revealed her plans to start her own food line.
Saunagondel
10-6-2016
Saunagondel, the mobile four-person electric sauna designed by industrial designer Toni Egger and communication expert Felix Tarantik. It was introduced at the world’s largest fair for design in Milan, Italy in April 2016, the “Salone del Mobile”.
Youth Food Movement asks for food education
9-6-2016
The Youth Food Movement thinks it should be mandatory to educate every child of the Netherlands about food. Awareness of food, harvest, learning to cook and healthy food at all schools. From the idea of having the right on good, healthy food and that they deserve to learn at an early age what is healthy. You can sign the petition at their website and join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #voedselonderwijs. We support this initiative and are convinced that there are a lot of chefs that could help with cooking classes on schools.
Beeremoticons for special beer drinkers
8-6-2016
Special beer lovers are able to download more than 60 emoticons of Belgian special beer glasses. The work of the association for Belgian Brewers and VLAM developed the Belgian Beeremoji’s app, which Apple and Android users can download.
Coffee with…
8-6-2016
Coffee with… oatmeal? Coffee with biscuits which you can dip in chocolate sauce? A cup specially designed to warm up your doughnut? Espresso with ice cubes? It all exists.
We have written about original sweets with your coffee before. But in the meanwhile we found some new ideas to share with you!
Ancolie: The Glass Jars Concept
7-6-2016
“Banish wasteful plastic and embrace glass! Serving grab and go meals in reusable jars. Save our planet, help us open in NYC!”, the slogan of the Kickstarter project Ancolie, designed by Chloe. Ancolie jars are portion controlled, waste-free and plastic-free.
Floating movie theatre
7-6-2016
Friday the 24th of June SPARK, the cocktailbar of Hilton The Hague, organizes a floating movie theatre. During the floating movie theatre, guests can watch the movie ‘Cocktail’ from the water and from their terrace. The movie starts at 20.30 and is free to watch from the terrace on the big screen. For the real floating-in experience you can reserve a spot on one of the ‘Ooievaart’ boats for € 12,=.
First gin hotel London
6-6-2016
Portobello Road Gin has revealed to open a new venue where guest can literally eat, drink and sleep all thing gin. The idea is from Portobello Road Gin, a distillery in London. The four storey ‘gin mecca’ will feature a gin museum, blending room, Spanish-style ‘Gintonic’ bar and restaurant, shop and several boutique guest rooms.
Trends we spotted this week – week 22
3-6-2016
At the redaction of 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 a butcher shop and restaurant, UberBIKE available in Amsterdam and an overnight stay in the Eiffel Tower! If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading!
Washington will be only the fourth American city to be the subject of a current Michelin Guide, after New York, San Francisco and Chicago. Michelin inspectors, who are trained in France, have been surreptitiously dining in Washington restaurants since last fall. Exciting times for the Washington chefs until the stars will be awarded in October.
A good example of ‘blurring’ in Toulouse, France. J’Go restaurant build an elegant retail space attached to the meat-focused restaurant in the French town. The result is a luxurious space designed to emphasize the products available for home cooking, which includes premium cuts of various types of meat.
There are many reasons why people are not able to eat dairy products like cheese. Claudia, from Uban Cheesecraft created a DIY kit for dairy-free cheese. This kit gives the opportunity to make dairy-free alternatives, so you still can enjoy cheese with your own chosen ingredients.
A lot of people are cycling to the beach or to a nearby festival during the summer. After enjoying a long day of relaxing or partying, cycling back home is not always the best option. UberBIKE offers the solution for these moments: an affordable ride home, without leaving your bike.
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most visited tourist attractions and is considered to be the monument of romance. Now it is possible to stay in the Eiffel Tower during the UEFA EURO 2016! HomeAway started a contest on their website where they invite the participants to tell what they would do if the Eiffel Tower would be theirs for one night in 140 characters.
Zoku Amsterdam finally open
3-6-2016
Zoku Amsterdam officially opened its doors! The new work¬meets¬play hotel concept can be found in the Weesperstraat in Amsterdam, open and ready for business in the heart of Amsterdam. Zoku is a new category in the hotel industry: a hybrid of flexible home and office, also suitable for long stays, with the services of a hotel and the social buzz of a thriving neighbourhood.
The Check Out Suite
The Check Out Suite
The Check Out Suite
The Check Out Suite
