International Coffee Day: Looking back at our coffee related articles

1-10-2021

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Today is International Coffee Day. As inspiration for this fun day, we look back at articles that Horecatrends has published in recent years with the main topic, you guessed it; coffee. You’ll see articles about a matte black latte macchiato, historical coffees, clear coffee, edible coffee, peanut coffee and more special coffee trends/companies.

Get your cup of coffee, read along and look back at fun, unique, special coffee-related articles. Most of the titles down below of the articles are clickable so you get redirected to the original post, a few are not, this is because these articles are only published in Dutch so we just wrote a short summary of the post so you still get what it was all about.

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The Kaasbar Amsterdam is melting together with the Kaaskamer

23-9-2021

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During the cold months, the Kaasbar (cheesebar) Amsterdam could become your favorite cheese fondue restaurant in Amsterdam! The Kaasbar, in collaboration with cheese-shop ‘De Kaaskamer’, has put together a delicious selection of handmade cheese fondues specially made for the wet and cold autumn months. #gettingreadyforthewinter in Amsterdam!

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Collective Kitchen: Virtual plant-based kitchen

14-9-2021

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LIVEKINDLY Collective, the world’s fastest growing plant-based company, launched Collective Kitchen to meet the growing curiosity for plant-based living. The new engaging content platform offers inspiration and allows people all over the globe to follow 11 experienced chefs creating delicious dishes with plant-based ingredients. Anchored by a dedicated, digital destination devoted to 50 original recipes, Collective Kitchen is ideated and produced by LIVEKINDLY, the world’s leading digital lifestyle brand focused on sustainability and conscious living. The plant-based oriented website Collective Kitchen is now online.

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Hotel Amerika turns into Haunted Hotel of Horror

14-9-2021

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The hotel that once accommodated guests’ last night in the Netherlands before they left for America, embraces American traditions in its hotel concept. Therefore, during Halloween Hotel Amerika becomes the Haunted Hotel of Horror. From October 28 until October 31 guests can enjoy a terrifying stay. From dinner with bloody burgers and chopped fingertips, to a bloodcurdling ‘ghost tour’ and a terrifying overnight stay in the completely transformed ghost hotel. One thing is certain: this will be a stay you will never forget!

In July we have written about the renovation of Hotel Amerika in this Dutch article.

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Back to live, back to reality | The Best Chef Awards

10-9-2021

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The fifth edition of The Best Chef Awards will take place in Amsterdam on 13, 14 and 15 September. Its a gastronomic ceremony where the top 100 chefs worldwide are announced. During these three days, various culinary events will take place in and around the capital between (inter)national top chefs and well-known restaurants.

Including the following events: Food Meets Science, Food and Space, AREA Talks and of course The Awards Gala on September 15th. And on September 15, the Four Hands Lunch Jansz. x Manu Buffara will take place in restaurant Jansz of the Pulitzer Hotel.

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Restaurant Hemingway becomes Restaurant 1397 and sets a new culinary course

6-9-2021

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Restaurant 1397 is the new name of restaurant Hemingway in Grand Hotel and Résidence De Draak in Bergen op Zoom. The restaurant, which is located in the oldest hotel in the Netherlands, has been given a new place as of September 6, 2021 in a beautiful historical setting, whereby the culinary level is further increased. The new name refers to 1397,the year in which De Draak certainly already existed as a business in the hospitality industry.

We already have written about Grand Hotel De Draak at www.horecatrends.com, curious about our articles about the oldest hotel in the Netherlands? Check them out here!

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Opening Botania Food & Beer Garden in Utrecht

2-9-2021

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The historic city center of Utrecht has gained a new restaurant concept. Brewer Lowlander and restaurant The Streetfood Club have joined forces. Botania Food & Beer Garden promises to be an inspiring meeting place where natural, tasty beers and delicious dishes come together. A match made in heaven – and all that in an atmospheric, tropical green setting. Botania will be open every Monday to Sunday from Saturday the 11th of September onwards for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

You can read about a previous collaboration between Lowlander and The Streetfood club in this article.

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iKi Beer launches gastronomical beers with top chef Kelvin Lin

1-9-2021

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iKi Beer is expanding their range with a line of beers in collaboration with Dutch top chef Kelvin Lin, known for his restaurant Nayolie. The beers are unique because they work with fresh ingredients and not with extracts. Fresh lemongrass was used for the ‘Lemongrass’ and Zallotti Blossom was added to the ‘Thai Sweet Basil’. CEO Rob Baan of Koppert Cress in Monster, where the Zallotti Blossom is grown, ceremoniously received the first bottle of beer.

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WOWorks creates ‘High Five Challenge’ to help end childhood hunger

31-8-2021

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Living up to its name, WOWorks’ mission is to fuel the passions of its team members, guests, business partners and the communities they serve to help everyone live their best life. This translates into a commitment to create a “WOW!” place to work, dine, invest and live. To give back to its restaurants’ communities this fall, all four WOWorks’ brands – Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, The Simple Greek and Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh – have partnered with No Kid Hungry to kick off a multi-faceted fundraising campaign called the High Five Challenge with a goal of raising $400,000 (with a minimum of $125,000) which can help provide up to four million meals for kids in need*. According to new estimates, 1 in 6 kids in America could face hunger this year, but when guests dine at any WOWorks restaurant this season, they can ‘Join the Team’ in doing their part to help end childhood hunger in our communities.

Showing the guests commitment with ‘High Five Hand’ images and a ‘High Five Wall Icon Tracker’. Guests can also ‘earn’ a high value coupon!

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Hyatt teams up with Gopuff to offer everyday essentials on-the-go in their Hyatt Place hotels

31-8-2021

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced a collaboration between the Hyatt Place brand and Gopuff, a go-to platform for consumers’ immediate everyday needs, such as drinks, snacks, over-the-counter medications, home and baby products and more, including alcohol in select markets.

In short: guest can simply scan the QR code placed in their rooms and common areas to order from Gopuff’ categories like travel essentials, spa retreat, movie night, office on-the-go and more. The items ordered online will be delivered within 30 minutes. Inspiring and interesting service!

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The Sadistic Wizard Brewery wins final Cannibale Royale Homebrew Competition

30-8-2021

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Disclaimer: This article is more for the Dutchies

After a thrilling final, The Sadistic Wizard Brewery’s Milkshake IPA ‘Makeatutara’ has been crowned winner of the Cannibale Royale & Two Chefs Brewing Homebrew Competition in Amsterdam! Five talented amateur brewers competed at Cannibale Royale Du Nord for this ultimate award, but in the end it was The Sadistic Wizard Brewery that took home the gold.

In our article of August 19, we already wrote about this fun collaboration between the restaurant chain Cannibale Royale and the brewery ‘Two Chefs Brewing’. On August 29 the Milkshake IPA by The Sadistic Wizard, was named the winner of the competition. An inspiring collaboration! Check out what they won…

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Michelin-starred Swedish chef Niklas Ekstedt opens restaurant ‘Ekstedt at The Yard’ in London

30-8-2021

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Next month, multi award-winning Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt will open his first restaurant outside of Stockholm, launching Ekstedt at The Yard, part of Great Scotland Yard hotel in Westminster. Set within the historic 5* hotel which was once the site of the Metropolitan police, the hotel’s new flagship restaurant will open on 17th September, bringing Niklas’ signature style of wood fired ‘old Nordic’ cooking to the UK for the very first time.

Nordic cuisine a little closer to home, we’re kind of jealous of those foodies living in London! We love the idea of the chef combining his Nordic cuisine with seasonal British products. The Great Scotland Yard Hotel opened last year with a ‘grand unlocking’.  

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The Ritz-Carlton Orlando announces partnership with CorsaHQ to offer luxury car rentals

30-8-2021

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The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes is elevating its luxury guest experience by launching an exclusive partnership with Corsa HQ. Guests of The Ritz-Carlton Orlando can now rent high-end vehicles during their stay, selecting from the Corsa HQ inventory of desirable brands including Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley and more.

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Introduction of a autonomous robotic restaurant | By SJW Robotics

27-8-2021

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SJW Robotics, a Toronto based FoodTech company, will be launching a fully autonomous robotic restaurant with zero on-site employees. The company will be demonstrating the pre-commercial unit in the fall of 2021, with a commercial rollout scheduled for Q1, 2022. At the heart of SJW Robotics shines RoWok™, a proprietary automated kitchen system that cooks made-to-order meals like an accomplished chef. Armed with high-speed mechanism, RoWok captures the essence of wok-based cooking and uses state-of-the-art sensors and automation protocols to deliver consistent quality in accordance with the highest food safety standards. The design inspiration for the unit comes from industrial food manufacturing systems and an engineering team with proven accomplishments in robotics.

SJW Robotics’ next-generation restaurant will come in the form of a 100 square-foot standalone unit. The techforward kitchen’s small footprint, plug-and-play capabilities and 24-hour accessibility will enable its implementation in a multitude of locations such as airports, hospitals, universities, grocery stores, office towers, shopping malls, stadiums and industrial complexes.

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How to top pumpkin spice? Peet’s Coffee introduces ‘Pumpkin Oat Foam Cold Brew’ for fall

26-8-2021

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Peet’s Coffee announces its new limited-edition fall menu, featuring a new plant-based ‘Pumpkin Oat Foam Cold Brew’. The fall menu, available August 25th at participating coffee bars, brings back seasonal beverage favourites, Pumpkin Latte and Maple Latte, along with an exclusive Maple Oat Frappé available to Peetnik Rewards members on the Peet’s app and online. Peet’s is also featuring its ‘Vine & Walnut Autumn 2021 Blend’, named in honour of the company’s original coffee bar at the corner of Vine St. and Walnut St. in Berkeley, California.

It’s pumpkin time again! The apple pie in the Netherlands, is as popular as the pumpkin pie in America. Even here in the Netherlands we see more and more ‘pumpkin flavor’ in combination with coffee, which addresses the sweet tooth of young people! The innovation here is that this drink is a cold coffee with a layer of plant-based foam with pumpkin taste. Here the cold brew isn’t very popular yet and certainly not as popular as in America. 

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