Gert De Mangeleer is the youngest ever Belgian chef to achieve 3 stars in Belgium. He is the chef and co-owner of Hertog Jan together with Joachim Boudens. A few days ago, the restaurant was listed as 53rd in the World's 50 Best Restaurants making it the highest ranked restaurant in Belgium. Earlier this year, we spent some time with Gert and Joachim at the restaurant in the … [Read more...]

This is the second post in our series on 10 things we learnt from very successful chefs. Our second is Sang-Hoon Degeimbre, a self-taught chef who is considered to be one of the most innovative chefs in Belgium. His story is an inspiring one because he cooked for the first time in his own restaurant calling it ‘the bluff of his life’. He has now been cooking there for the past … [Read more...]

Sergio Herman is not just a chef. He is one of the top creative minds to come out of the culinary world in the past years. His story could be an inspiration for many not just in the culinary world but for those who work in all creative fields. After all, today's top chefs are not only cooks, they are also artists in their own right. Driving back home after meeting him, I was … [Read more...]