Ron Blaauw (born 7 September 1967, in

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) is a Dutch

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and TV-personality, known for his cooking in the

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red restaurant Ron Blaauw.

Culinary career

After finishing his secondary school he started working as cook in De Kersentuin in

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. He also worked in ''Aujourd'hui'' and t Jagershuis''. In 1999, he started his own restaurant ''Ron Blaauw'' in

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. In 2004 and 2005 he was awarded one Michelin star for his cooking there. From 2006 to present he was awarded two stars each year by the

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. After a long and strict procedure, Blaauw was appointed SVH-meesterkok in June 2010. In 2011, Blaauw moved his restaurant to Amsterdam. At the old location he created a new

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-type fish restaurant with the name ''Ron's Vis van de Dag'' (Eng.: ''Ron's Fish of the Day''). On 27 March 2013, Ron Blaauw announced that he would close his eponymous restaurant on 30 March and open ''Ron Gastrobar'' on the same location on 4 April.

TV-career

Blaauw participated in several series of the Dutch version of

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on RTL: 2009, 2011, and 2012.

HME Group

Blaauw is also "culinary director" of the HME Group (Horeca Management Entertainment Group) in

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. This company is privately owned by Blaauw and several others. Present and former restaurant managed by the HME Group are Groot Paardenburg (Ouderkerk aan de Amstel), Brasserie ’t Bonte Schort (

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), Restaurant Sophia (Amsterdam), De Eendracht (Abcoude), Brasserie Keyzer (Amsterdam), ’t Amsterdammertje (

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), L’Entrecôte (

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), Ron's Vis van de Dag (Ouderkerk aan de Amstel).

Awards

* One Michelin star: 2004 & 2005 * Two Michelin stars: 2006-present *

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"Restaurateur/ondernemer 2009'" * "Premio Villa Mass Award" 2012

References

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