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Preview: Five star chefs reveal their hotspots
The most famous Michelin chefs of the Netherlands will gather in December at MASTERS EXPO in Restaurant M*. You can enjoy a top-level lunch or dinner and visit the fair at the same time. As a foretaste, MASTERS asked five chefs about their signature dish and where they themselves prefer to dine for a good meal.
The most famous Michelin chefs of the Netherlands will come together in December at MASTERS EXPO in Restaurant M*. Here you can have a top-level lunch or dinner and visit the fair at the same time. As a foretaste, MASTERS asked five chefs the shirt of their chef's jacket: what is their signature dish and where do they themselves prefer to sit down for a good dinner?
Arjan Speelman | Ciel Bleu **
Signature dish
Bluefin tuna, oscietra caviar, Yuzu kosho.
Restaurant
Cucina Elena in Vleuten – great antipasti and incredibly good pizza.
Hotel
Okura Prestige Bangkok – The country that breathes hospitality and where you experience real service.
Wine
Amarone Venturini. Tradition of small winery with intensity.
Cooking for…
I would love Rammstein.
Arjan Speelman will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Saturday, December 14. Reserve your place at the table here.
Dick Middelweerd | The Treeswijkhoeve **
Signature dish
Sole, oyster, leek and Opperdoezer ronde.
Restaurant
It's Torrent in Ibiza.
Hotel
Il Sereno Hotel on Lake Como in Italy.
Wine
Krug Champagne.
Cooking for…
Cyclists Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel.
Dick Middelweerd will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Friday, December 13. Reserve your place at the table here.
Luc Kusters | Bolenius**
Signature dish
A red beet baked in Dutch salty clay in the oven, served at the table with a jus of morel spices and apple vinegar.
Restaurant
Michel Bras, after 27 years still my best restaurant experience ever.
Hotel
My favorite hotel may vary but it has to be on the ski slope!
Wine
German Riesling Grosses Gewachs.
Cooking for…
That's a no brainer: Valentino Rossi.
Luc Kusters will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Saturday, December 14. Reserve your place at the table here.
Niven Kunz | Triptyque **
Signature dish
Carrot steak tartare.
Restaurant
There are more of them! Rijsel, Fuku Ramen, Troef, Zoldering, Yamazato. All in Amsterdam.
Hotel
Pillows Hotel Amsterdam.
Wine
White Burgundy.
Cooking for…
The Rolling Stones or Roger Federer.
Niven Kunz will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Saturday, December 14. Reserve your place at the table here.
Martin Kruithof | The Lindenhof **
Signature dish
North Sea crab salad with iceberg lettuce granita and ponzu.
Restaurant
I have too many favorites.
Hotel
We actually always go to something new.
Wine
All in good time, multiple species. It depends on the season and where I am.
Cooking for…
Entrepreneur Wijnand Pon.
Martin Kruithof will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Friday, December 13. Reserve your place at the table here.
