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located in

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. It is a

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that was awarded one

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in the periods 1985-1989 and 2006–present. It held a

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at least in the period 2001–2003.

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awarded the restaurant 17.0 out of 20 points. The

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of ''Seinpost'' is Gert-Jan Cieremans. Cieremans had previously worked in the Michelin-starred Parkheuvel under

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, before becoming head chef at Seinpost in 1996. The head chef in the first Michelin period was

Henk Savelberg Henk Savelberg (Mechelen, Netherlands, Mechelen, 11 July 1953) is a Dutch Chef#Chef de cuisine, head chef. Up until now, he is the only head chef from the Netherlands awarded a Michelin star in five different restaurants. Savelberg comes from a mi ...

. A company named "Tartuffe Holding", comprising Henk Savelberg and a group of friends, set up Restaurant Seinpost in 1983. In 1989, they started '' Vreugd en Rust'' and Savelberg moved. As a consequence of Savelberg leaving, ''Seinpost'' lost its star. In 1986, politician

Ed Nijpels Eduardus Hermannus Theresia Maria Nijpels (born 1 April 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director. Nijpels studied Civil law (common law), Civil law at the Utrecht University obtain ...

was an honorary commissioner of the company that ran ''Seinpost''. When he became

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, he had to give up all other positions he held, including this one. Unfortunately, ''Seinpost'' forgot to inform the

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that Nijpels had given up his position, so a weekly magazine tried to create a row over it. The matter was soon defused.

Head chefs

- 1996–present: Gert-Jan Cieremans
- 1990-1996: Joop Zwiep
- 1983-1989: Henk Savelberg

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Head chefs

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