BRUSSELS: For Belgian chef Yves Mattagne, chef of 2 Michelin Star restaurant Sea Grill 2020 had to be a very special year. After 30 years, the restaurant closed on December 31, 2019 when the hotel where it was housed closed for refurbishment. 2020 had to be the year that he reopened his restaurant at Villa Lorraine, the legendary Brussels address that became the first … [Read more...]

GENT: Bruut, the bistro by Bruno Timperman and Souvenir, the restaurant of chef Vilhjalmur Sigurdarson and Joke Michel in Gent have joined forces for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve to present a take out menu that will be available from 4 different Belgian cities. "We have missed our loyal customers, our friends, our families and even our colleagues too. So on December 24 … [Read more...]

BRUGES: The Hertog Jan restaurant group which includes L.E.S.S. Eatery and Bar Bulot has developed a new concept for the festive season. It is called the Let's Celebrate by Hertog Jan foodbox. Gert de Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens have been working with deliveries for both L.E.S.S. Eatery and Bar Bulot delivering food not just in Bruges but elsewhere in Belgium since the … [Read more...]

BRUSSELS: Gault & Millau launched its 2021 guide, its 18th edition in a digital event that was streamed from Brussels. The title of Chef of the Year went to Christophe Pauly from Le Coq aux Champs in Soheit-Tinlot.The guides are slowly making a return back despite the COVID-19 complications that makes it difficult for everyone in the restaurant industry to plan … [Read more...]

KOKSIJDE: Willem Hiele, chef of restaurant Willem Hiele, one of the Belgium's top talents has decided not to reopen the restaurant on the Belgian coast till the end of the year. "We want to start again in full glory and full safety. That is why we are unfortunately cancelling reservations after 13 December until the end of the year," Willem said. Those who have … [Read more...]