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Although I live in England, I am Dutch and grew up in the Netherlands. When I was 20 I moved to Spain and a year later I came to England. My training as a chef was very formal and in French Cuisine. But my mum is from Indonesia and sometimes I like to use Read more...
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Although I live in England, I am Dutch and grew up in the Netherlands. When I was 20 I moved to Spain and a year later I came to England. My training as a chef was very formal and in French Cuisine. But my mum is from Indonesia and sometimes I like to use either Asian ingredients or Asian cooking techniques and combine them with my classic training. These days my cooking is described as modern British. (But with influences from Holland, Spain, France and Indonesia)
I love being a chef. Each day I get to test the boundaries of my creativity with different flavour and texture combinations, presentation and innovation. You can't beat the feeling I get when a customer leaves satisfied and with a smile on their face.
may 2012 update!!
It's all changed now. I am stopping being a chef. From the first of July 2012 I will be a teacher full time. I am very much looking forward to the new challenges and to training people to do what I love doing myself. I hope I can let people feel my enthusiasm and love for cooking and food and let them feel it themselves! So, 1 more month of cooking for real and then concentrate on making other people into good chefs.
Some of my personal favourites
The chef fell over...
Preparation of a lobster.
Asparagus and Morels
Pig's Cheeks
ONE YEAR ON....
VERY MOMENTOUS POINT IN MY CAREER
500 BLIPS!!
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Jun 6th, 2013 A day at the college
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Jun 4th, 2013 Tiramisu
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May 25th, 2013 Happy chefs
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May 24th, 2013 Smoked salmon rillette
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May 23rd, 2013 Only the best
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May 22nd, 2013 Lovely dessert
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Jan 18th, 2013 Uninspiring
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Jan 17th, 2013 Pondering over the river cottage gardens!
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Nov 19th, 2012 A selection of my cookbooks