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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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Aug 28th, 2011 Her equivalent to a sweet shop
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Aug 27th, 2011 Seared Cornish Scallops
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Aug 26th, 2011 Brandy Snap Baskets
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Aug 25th, 2011 Lobster again
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Aug 24th, 2011 Sweet pastry in the making
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Aug 22nd, 2011 Dining
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Aug 21st, 2011 A New Cook Book
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Aug 20th, 2011 Pistachio Fudge
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Aug 19th, 2011 Veg for the stir fry