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De Kersentuin
__NOTOC__ Restaurant ''De Kersentuin'' is a restaurant in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1985 and retained that rating until 1992. Gault Millau awarded the restaurant 13 out of 20 points. The restaurant was famous not only because of the Michelin star, but also because it belonged to the front runners of the nouvelle cuisine. In 2003, Sistermans admitted that he and Joop Braakhekke did not understand the real nouvelle cuisine. The present head chef is Michel van Dijk. Former head chefs are: Jon Sistermans (1980-1994), Rudolf Bos (1994-1997), Guus Vredenburg (1997-2000), Michel van der Kroft (2000-2006) and Marcel de Leeuw (2006-2011) Joop Braakhekke (1980-1993) came to fame in ''De Kersentuin'', but was not the head chef. He acted as restaurant-manager and Maître d'hôtel, until fired in 1993. Restaurant ''De Kersentuin'' is housed in the ''Garden Hotel'', formerly part of the Dikker & Thijs Group and now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of a star or stars can have dramatic effects on the success of a restaurant. Michelin also publishes the Green Guides, a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries. History In 1900, there were fewer than 3,000 cars on the roads of France. To increase the demand for cars and, accordingly, car tyres, car tyre manufacturers and brothers Édouard Michelin (born 1859), Édouard and André Michelin published a guide for French motorists, the Michelin Guide. Nearly 35,000 copies of this first, free edition of the guide were distributed. It provided information to motorists, such as maps, tyre repair and replacement instructions, car mechanics listings, hotels, and petrol stations throughout France. In 1904, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
