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De Beukenhof was a
hotel
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restaurant
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located in
Oegstgeest
Oegstgeest () is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the western Netherlands. Its population was in .
Etymology
The portion ''geest'' in the name refers to the geest lands, which were excavated in the seventeenth cent ...
,
Netherlands
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. It was a former
fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two
Michelin star
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s since 1957 up to 1995. The restaurant closed in 2014, due to bankruptcy.
Head chef
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in the time of the Michelin stars was
Koos van Fulpen. He retired in 1995.
Notable events
In 1991, the opening of an art exhibition caused a huge turn out of the police. The
watercolours were made by the biologist-artist
Janneke Brinkman-Salentijn. As wife of politician
Elco Brinkman, the opening attracted politicians like
Ruud Lubbers,
Koos Andriessen
Jacobus Eije "Koos" Andriessen (25 July 1928 – 22 January 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.
Andriessen worked as a researc ...
and
Hans van Mierlo
Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo (; 18 August 1931 – 11 March 2010) was a Dutch politician and journalist who co-founded Democrats 66 (D66).
Van Mierlo studied Law at the Radboud University Nijmegen obtaining a Mas ...
.
In 1997, the first official presentation of the new harvest of
caviar was celebrated in the restaurant. Importer J. Toet organized this event.
Star history
- 1957-1965: two stars
[Historical overview Michelin stars 1965 t/m 1970]
Last visited 24 July 2011
- 1966-1975: one star
- 1976-1980: no stars
- 1981-1983: one star
- 1984-1986: two stars
- 1987-1995: one star
See also
*
List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands
Sources and references
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Restaurants in the Netherlands
Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands