The man who has matured I was told, by head chef and owner Filip Claeys, that De Jonkman was translated into “The Young Man”, the phrase representative of himself when he opened this modern restaurant with rooms off Bruges’s city centre. Filip has a good culinary pedigree, having worked for Bruges’s 3-Michelin-starred institution restaurant De …
I felt a mixture of joy and sadness after the server at Hof Van Cleve took away my plate and started clearing the table. Sad because I knew the meal was coming to the end. I knew there would be a grand finale coming, but then all I wished for was a reprise of all …
Flipping through pages of Elle Decor magazine, I still couldn’t help admiring how attentive the service at Hof Van Cleve could be. Before the admiration faded away, my second round of amuse bouche arrived. Dish No.1 was Smoked Eel with Beetroot. The delicate saltiness of the eel was well combined with the sweet beetroot. Dish …
This is the FINALE of my trip to Belgium!! ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you don’t mind my over-excitement. I came across Hof Van Cleve as the No.17 on the S Pellegrino list. It is, indeed, the only Belgian restaurant to make it into the Top50. So, I thought I might as well give it a go …
Chagall did stuff me big time, but a few circular walks around Bruges did do wonder to my digestive system. Back at the hotel resting my weary legs–do I sound like an old lady here?–I took my map out and started planning my evening walk. Unfortunately it started pissing down outside In case you do …
Questions flew in behind the mic whether I ate anything else apart from the chocolate while in Belgium. Of course I did. Be patient, readers! I can’t spend all day in front of the computer blogging. I have a life, too, you know. (Really?) Nevermind. I did go to some good local restaurants, and what’s …