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restaurant A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...

Kaatsheuvel Kaatsheuvel () is a town in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands situated along highways N261 and N628. With a population of roughly 16,600, it is the largest town in and the capital of the municipality of Loon op Zand, which also consists o ...

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. It was a

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that was awarded one Michelin star in 2008 and retained that rating until 2014. On 14 July 2014 it was announced that the restaurant was closed with immediate effect due to

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. The economic crisis and the expensive location proved fatal for the restaurant. In 2013,

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awarded the restaurant 16 out of 20 points.

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of ''De Molen'' was Wouter van Laarhoven.

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Jerry van der Pluijm was the owner of the restaurant, which he opened in 2000. De restaurant was housed in the former storage area of

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'. This mill was built in 1849 but burned down and was repaired in 1881. In 1944, the mill was renewed only to be severely damaged in October 1944 during the liberation of Kaatsheuvel. Due to lack of funds, the mill was dismantled in 1950 and the milling was done with power of an diesel engine. The mill was sold in 1994 and the new owner wanted to have a windmill again. After a long and costly renovation, the mill was working again in 1998.De Hollandsche Molen - De Couwenberg te Kaatsheuvel

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