Subscription service offers a taste of a different city’s culture each month
We’ve already seen the GothamBox subscription service give New York and San Francisco residents the chance to try each other’s local cuisine through monthly parcels. But what about those wanting to sample culture from further afield? Try The World is offering boxes of products sourced from a different corner of the world each month. READ MORE…
In Washington DC, receipts come printed with the latest headlines
In a world where news stories break rapidly, stepping away from the internet for even a short time can leave people out of the loop. We’ve already seen Y&R Dubai print the latest headlines on coffee cup sleeves, and now the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington DC is providing up-to-date news slips alongside its receipts. READ MORE…
iPhone app helps restaurant patrons decide what to order
We’ve already seen a site that helps food lovers with a specific craving find the restaurant most likely to satisfy it, but recently we came across an effort that takes what may be considered the opposite approach. Specifically, Dish.fm is an iPhone app that helps restaurant patrons zero in on the best-reviewed dishes at any particular restaurant. READ MORE…
Online farmer’s market enables local, subscription-based food communities
It may be feasible for a large hospital to build and operate its own organic greenhouse, but that’s simply not an option for countless other organizations and communities, however much they might want similar produce. Enter Farmigo, a site that connects local farms with groups such as workplaces, schools and community centers for custom delivery subscriptions direct to a convenient community location. READ MORE…
App enables mobile drinks ordering at recommended cocktail bars
The Netherland’s Your Smart Butler has already taken a step into the world of mobile food ordering, and now Coaster is doing the same for cocktail bars in San Francisco, acting as a curated recommendation service in the process. READ MORE…
QR codes on open source beer label link to its recipe
Beer drinkers have already been able to input into the creation of a new product with Leeds Brewery‘s special edition crowdsourced ale. Now New Zealand-based brewer Yeastie Boys is offering its Digital IPA, whose label directs drinkers to instructions on how they can make their own version. READ MORE…
Rewards offered to diners if they leave their smartphones at the door
It’s a situation many diners know all to well: going for dinner with a friend, looking forward to catching up – but instead spending most of the meal staring at the top of their head as they sit glued to their smartphone. Enter Singapore-based Social Rehab, who recognized this problem and decided to do something about it. READ MORE…
Expandable urban water carrier for use in developing nations
Hard on the heels of our story about the WaterWear backpack comes word of another like-minded innovation. Originating this time from France and Paris-based Lab Store, the CellBag is a portable carrier that can be expanded to transport varying quantities of water or other drinks. READ MORE…
Cocktail bar offers discounts based on stock market drops
We’ve many innovative ways to award customers with discounts based on performance, from rewarding social influence to charity work. Now the Bull and Bear Steakhouse at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York is cutting back the prices of its cocktails in line with stock market drops. READ MORE…
We’ve seen vending machines that reward smiles and mental agility with free treats, but it wasn’t until just recently that we came across one that’s pedal-powered. Now, California beverage brand Activate have set up a unit that rewards consumers with free drinks for the time they spend pedaling an attached bicycle. READ MORE…Pedal-powered vending machine dispenses free drinks
