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At table with Carsten
Culinary entrepreneur Carsten Klint knows better than anyone where to make a reservation.
He visits restaurants so often that he habitually looks for the menu at the table at home. Culinary entrepreneur knows like no other Carsten Klint where you need to make a reservation.Text: Carsten Klint
Image: NOOR | CIEL BLEU | PETER PAUL DE MEIJER | DALDER
Online editor: Fleur de Jong
NOOR
Jeroen and Marleen Brouwer have sold their Michelin star restaurant with hotel rooms De Loohoeve in Schoonloo. The entrepreneurial couple only wants to focus on top gastronomy, without accommodation. In Groningen they opened restaurant Noor in the monumental Theresia Chapel on March 1. None other than three-star couple Jonnie and Thérèse Boer from De Librije performed the official opening for the ambitious entrepreneurs. The kitchen has a state-of-the-art stove with chef's table, the restaurant can accommodate forty guests. One of the eye-catchers is the choir, from which the wines are served. Nice detail: the interior was designed by MASTERS EXPO participant Dofine from Winschoten. Given Jeroen and Marleen's reputation and skills on the board, it will not be surprising if Michelin immediately awards one star during the presentation of the new guide for the Netherlands at the end of May this year.
CIEL BLEU**
At the end of December, a shock wave went through the culinary Netherlands: Hotel Okura Amsterdam unexpectedly announced that executive chef Onno Kokmeijer, after almost twenty (!) years of employment, was calling it quits as of January 1, 2022 behind the stove of the restaurant that was built with has been awarded two Michelin stars. But fear not: his right hand man of all those years, and creative culinary brain, Arjan Speelman has taken over his position. The kitchen of the restaurant on the 23rd floor, with a magnificent view of the city, has currently been completely stripped. The renovation will be completed at the end of March and the restaurant can open its doors again with the new chef at the helm. Not only curious guests are eager, but also the inspectors of the culinary Red Bible. Wondering whether they will experience Arjan's cooking skills at a two-star level again.
LE PRISTINE*
The Zeeland cooking god Sergio Herman opened an eclectic restaurant in Antwerp (again) in July 2020: Italian casual fine dining is the motto at Le Pristine. Herman was immediately awarded one star by Michelin in the 2021 guide. The restaurant is located in the Antwerp fashion center. In addition to the visually stunning and tastefully innovative dishes, design, art and music are also central – Herman's signature. Naturally, the sea is leading on the menu, which radiates Italian class. When you enter the restaurant, you walk past the Café, where you can also eat (spontaneously) and all the senses are triggered: a combination of classical, industrial, light, shadow and music. The restaurant has an open kitchen where cooking is done with military precision and a service team where hospitality is written with a capital G. After the dinner with only wow moments, the question arises: will it remain with that one star?
Photographer: Peter Paul de Meijer
DALDER*
Dennis Huwaë is a great culinary talent, who was chef at Moshik Roth for many years. Since 2016 he has been co-owner of Daalder, which has been awarded one Michelin star. Less than six months after that award, the restaurant in Amsterdam's Jordaan moved to Het Sieraad on the Postjesweg. There is more space here for guests and chefs, with a great terrace on the water. The interior is decorated with street art by artist ELLE from New York. An accessible business and still with the star quality you can expect from Dennis and a great sommelier, Pardon Taguzu, who serves you gems from the wine list. In the Jordaan, the old restaurant has now undergone a metamorphosis with private dining for ten people on the first floor and opened its doors as Daalder Atelier. Literally a testing ground, because Dennis develops new dishes and flavor combinations here every week.
The new MASTERS Magazine
The spring issue of MASTERS celebrates regained freedom after two years of corona. The value of this is underlined by developments in eastern Europe, where the freedom of an entire people is at stake. We live in a new reality, but we can make plans again, go out for dinner, meet people. The world is turning again! Only: which way? Time for new bridges, new initiatives. What this edition of MASTERS offers inspiration for.
