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located in

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. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two

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s in the period 1957–1970. The restaurant was established in 1945 in the stable of the former hotel "Berg en Bos". The hotel had fallen victim to the

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. The Frisch family, of

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origin, just started all again and started a

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. This restaurant went very well, until it burned down in 1964. Henri Frisch wanted to start over again, but he died a month after the fire. His children went on with the rebuilding and the restaurant reopened in 1965. Owners of the restaurant were Henri Frisch (1957–1964) and his daughter

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(1964–1970). Marianne Frisch sold the restaurant in 1988. Henri Frisch was also

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. In 1967, J. van Heusden was head chef. 't Koetshuis was in 1967 one of the founding members of

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, an association of quality restaurants in the Netherlands and

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Star history

- 1957–1964: two starsHistorical overview Michelin stars 1957 t/m 1964
Last visited 24 July 2011
- 1965–1966: one star
Last visited 24 July 2011
- 1967–1970: two stars

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Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in the Netherlands Defunct restaurants in the Netherlands Restaurants in Utrecht (province) Rhenen {{Netherlands-restaurant-stub

Star history

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