CORDOBA: To have missed out on the first four seasons of Noor is akin to having started watching Games of Thrones directly in its fifth season. That’s an analogy Paco Morales, chef patron of Noor makes as he now enters the age of discovery or exploration as the 15th century is often known. Today you can say Paco is riding the crest of the wave. For five years, since opening … [Read more...]
The return of Hertog Jan: The devil is in the details
ANTWERP: They say the devil is in the details. And in this regard, it is difficult to find any detail missing at the newly opened Hertog Jan at Botanic in Antwerp. This has been a much awaited reopening. After Gert de Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens shocked the Belgian culinary scene with their decision to close their flagship 3 Michelin star restaurant Hertog Jan in Zedelgem … [Read more...]
Sergio Herman and Foodfest open mussels and fries pop-up restaurant in Zeebrugge
ZEEBRUGGE: Sergio Herman has opened a pop-up mussels and fries restaurant on the beach of Zeebrugge in Belgium. The restaurant Moules//Frites opened on 1 July and will remain open till 15 August. It is being organised by FoodFest set up by Sergio Herman and Syrco Bakker to organise a festival in Cadzand. Last year, Foodfest also opened a pop-up store in Antwerp bringing some … [Read more...]
Snert Soup – a new initiative by Joris Bijdendijk and Brandt & Levie
AMSTERDAM: Joris Bijdendijk, chef of restaurant Rijks in Amsterdam who distinguished himself for a number of creative ideas to keep working during the COVID-19 pandemic has come up with a new idea which this time also thinks of those most in need. Together with Brandt & Levie, one of the most renowned sausage makers in the Netherlands, he has created a canned pea soup or … [Read more...]
The end of a chapter for Kobe Desramaults’ Chambre Séparée is fast approaching
GENT: That this would be an important year for Kobe Desramaults was a given. He turned 40 earlier this week and as he himself posted on social media, the fun begins now. But this year is also important because it will bring to an end a relatively new chapter, the closure of Chambre Séparée, the restaurant he opened in Gent just over three years ago. The restaurant will make way … [Read more...]
