We kicked our culinary 2019 off with a visit to Peter Gast’s new restaurant in Amsterdam, Graphite.
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Firma Pickles – Markthal, Rotterdam
Ranked as 3rd in the 2018 Best Burger of The Netherlands competition…
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Aan de Poel** – Amstelveen (October 2018)
We were back at Aan de Poel** yet again…
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Bluespoon Restaurant & Bar – Amsterdam (September 2018)
Lunch at Bluespoon in the Andaz Hotel in Amsterdam, catching up with a former colleague.
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101 Gowrie x Brandt & Levie (September 2018)
Koen and I attended one of the Brandt & Levie collaboration events last week: a test run of the – still to be opened – 101 Gowrie restaurant by chef Alex Haupt in Amsterdam.
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Aan de Poel** – Amstelveen (September 2018)
Shortly after Aan de Poel** reopened after a full remodeling, we went for lunch to celebrate Chantal’s birthday.
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Restaurant Jaimie van Heije – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel (September 2018)
When I saw that Jaimie van Heije started with a Test Kitchen Tuesday concept and that there were still some places available for this month’s edition, I didn’t hesitate to book a table.
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Rotisserie – Amsterdam (May 2018)
Having successfully dodged the task of accompanying the kids to a Katy Perry concert a couple of weeks ago, Koen and I decided to grab some 🍔 and 🍺.
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Aan de Poel** – Amstelveen (May 2018)
After having seen the chefs from Aan de Poel** whilst having lunch at Restaurant 212, we thought that a visit there was long overdue.
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Restaurant 212 – Amsterdam (May 2018)
After ‘t Amsterdammertje*, the second installment of my Christmas present was at Restaurant 212 in Amsterdam.
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Around the World – Oslo, Norway
For a skiing holiday, we went to Norway this year. As we were located just north of Oslo, we combined skiing with a mini city trip!
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Around the World – Restaurang Volt* – Stockholm, Sweden (February 2018)
The second evening of my business trip to Stockholm was spent at Restaurang Volt.
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Around the World – Gastrologik*, Stockholm, Sweden (February 2018)
Another business trip to Sweden, so another opportunity to seek out Nordic cuisine in Stockholm!
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‘t Amsterdammertje* – Loenen (January 2018)
For Christmas, Chantal gave me quarterly lunches/dinners for 2018. 😍 Intended to stimulate more fine dining posts here, but clearly, some self-interest was involved as the fine print implied that she would have to accompany me and that she would not be the designated driver. Oh, man!! 🤔
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Lasagna by Marcus Wareing
Another great recipe from the Marcus at Home cookbook to give our new pasta machine a spin.
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Around the World – Pacific Northwest USA (part 23) – Portland, OR – Tacoma, WA
The final day of our road trip was spent in Tacoma, WA. This stop was mainly planned to only have a short drive to SeaTac Airport the next morning, but what we saw of the town was very nice.
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Around the World – Pacific Northwest USA (part 22) – Portland, Oregon
The kids had their way on our last day in Portland, so we had a “Wie is de Mol?” day…
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Around the World – Pacific Northwest USA (part 21) – Portland, Oregon
Our third day in Portland was mainly spent with a mini road trip along the Columbia River and “around” Mt. Hood, concluded with some good old tax-free outlet shopping…
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Around the World – Pacific Northwest USA (part 20) – Portland, Oregon
Portland was the last real leg of our road trip, staying there for three whole days. On our second day, we walked quite a lot through town.
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Around the World – Pacific Northwest USA (part 19) – Portland, Oregon
Portland was the last real leg of our road trip, staying there for 3 whole days.
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Around the World – Pacific Northwest USA (part 18) – Bend to Portland, Oregon
On our way from Bend to Portland, again immersed in the fantastic nature that Oregon has to offer!
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