The most famous Michelin chefs in the Netherlands will meet in December at the MASTERS EXPO in the M* restaurant. Here you can enjoy a first-class lunch or dinner and visit the trade fair at the same time. As a taster, MASTERS asked five chefs about the shirt of the chef’s vest: What is their signature dish and where do they like to sit for a good dinner?
Arjan Speelman | Ciel Bleu **
Signature dish
Roter Thun, Oscietra-Kaviar, 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.
Wein
Amarone Venturini. Tradition of a small winery with intensity.
Cooking for…
I would love Rammstein.
Arjan Speelman will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Saturday, December 14th. Reserve your place at the table here.
Dick Middelweerd | Die Treeswijkhoeve **
Signature dish
Sole, oyster, leek and Opperdoezer round.
Restaurant
It torrent in Ibiza.
Hotel
The Sereno Hotel am Comer See in Italy.
Wein
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 13th. Reserve your place at the table here.
Luc Kusters | Bolenius**
Signature dish
A beetroot cooked in the oven with Dutch salt, served at the table with a sauce made from morel spices and apple cider 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 slopes!
Wein
German Riesling Large Plant.
Cooking for…
This is a no-brainer: Valentino Rossi.
Luc Kusters will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Saturday, December 14th. Reserve your place at the table here.
Niven Kunz | triptych **
Signature dish
Carrot steak tartare.
Restaurant
There are more of them! Lille, Fuku Ramen, Trump, Zoldering, Yamazato. Everything in Amsterdam.
Hotel
Kissen Hotel Amsterdam.
Wein
White Burgundy.
Cooking for…
The Rolling Stones or Roger Federer.
Niven Kunz will be in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Saturday, December 14th. Reserve your place at the table here.
Martin Kruithof | Der Lindenhof **
Signature dish
North Sea crab salad with granite iceberg lettuce and ponzu.
Restaurant
I have too many favorites.
Hotel
Actually, we are always doing something new.
Wein
All in good time, multiple guys. It depends on the time of year and my location.
Cooking for…
Entrepreneur Wijnand Pon.
Martin Kruithof is in the kitchen of Restaurant M* on Friday, December 13th. Reserve your place at the table here.
