Two Belgian restaurants, The Jane in Antwerp and La Villa in the Sky in Brussels were awarded 2 Michelin stars when the new results for Belgium and Luxembourg were announced on Monday 14 December. Both restaurants have been open for less than 2 years and got their first star within less than a year of their opening. The Jane, by former 3 Michelin star chef Sergio Herman and … [Read more...]
Third edition of Salon du Chocolat to be held in Brussels in February
The third edition of the Salon du Chocolat will take place in Brussels between the 5th and 7th February 2016. The event will bring together over 80 participants including chocolatiers, patissiers, confectioners, chefs, pastry chefs, designers and cocoa experts. It will be held at the Palais 1 of Brussels Expo. This year's theme is 'Cocoa Expressions, Chocolate Impressions' … [Read more...]
‘Nocturnes du Sablon’ in Brussels to take place as planned
It has not been an easy week for Brussels. From Saturday morning, the capital city has been in lockdown because of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks. It has meant closed shops, schools and metro amid the highest threat level for the Belgian capital city. But from today, the situation has slowly started to return back to normal with the reopening of schools and the metro … [Read more...]
Three Michelin star restaurant in Belgium to close its doors next year
Three Michelin star chef Geert Van Hecke has announced the closure of his restaurant De Karmelit in Bruges in autumn 2016. The chef is the second high-profile Belgian chef to announce he will be closing his restaurant after the announcement by Kobe Desramaults last month that he would be closing In De Wulf. Both chefs will continue to cook. Van Hecke, who will be 60 next … [Read more...]
Too cheap to be true: One out of three fish bought in Brussels is not what consumers have paid for
DNA tests carried out by Oceana have found that 31.8% of all fish served in Brussels has been mislabelled. But the figure reaches a shocking 95% for bluefin tuna. Oceana carried out DNA testing on 280 fish samples collected from major restaurants and EU institution canteens in Brussels. Tests focused on commonly served fish species like cod, sole and bluefin tuna. The … [Read more...]
