Peter Goossens and his wife Lieve Fermans have announced that they will quit the highly acclaimed Belgian restaurant Hof Van Cleve which has been open since 1986 at the end of 2023. Considered to be the contemporary father of Belgian cuisine, Peter Goossens will pass on the helm of the restaurant to his executive chef Floris Van Der Veken who will change his role to becoming the owner of the restaurant and its over 20 staff. The restaurant, one of only 3 Michelin star restaurants in Belgium and one of very few restaurants in the World that have remained in the World’s 50 Best restaurants list for more than 15 years will change hands on 1 January 2024. The 57-year-old chef that he and his wife had been thinking about this decision for the past few years also to give a new direction to their professional lives. In fact, Peter Goossens will be opening a new restaurant at Hotel La Reserve in Knokke. The Belgian chef is confident that his right hand man Floris is the … [Read more...]
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St Hubertus in Italy to close in March: Future of three Michelin star restaurant unknown
SAN CASSIANO: The St Hubertus, a three Michelin star restaurant will close for refurbishment at the end of March and it is unlikely to reopen in its current format. Speaking about the closure of the restaurant, Norbert Niederkofler, executive chef of the restaurant the the Hotel Rosa Alpina in San Cassiano said that the closure for renovation of the restaurant is a consequence of the owner's decision to renovate the hotel in which it is located. The chef had helped reshape the restaurant from a humble mountain village restaurant into one of the top restaurants in Italy and the world. "This project has been in the pipeline for months. I fully support the decision to revise the concept behind the structure and the cuisine and I am offering my experience in this regard. With regard to the Michelin stars, it will only be this that will define future possible assignments. I will do everything I can to confirm them, said the South Tyrolean chef. He said that together with the … [Read more...]