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At the Taste of Okura culinary workshops, food hobbyists and aspiring chefs learn from the hotel’s masters, discovers Nina Siegal.
I’ve always thought that the Japanese cuisine of teppanyaki was somehow linked with knife-juggling. Perhaps that’s because I grew up in the US, where Benihana, a kind of dinner theatre in which the cooks toss utensils over flaming grills to mildly...
The recipe is simple, the result is divine. Good old fashioned pancakes are served in traditional fair, such as cinnamon sugar or cheese and bacon. For a more exotic taste, think Mexican, Italian, paprika and pepperoni. No wonder they call’em the best pancakes in town!
Open Daily From 12:00 to 21.30
There’s only one way to experience Amsterdam: on the water. Treat yourself to a special culinary experience as you weave your way through the city’s canals.
At your table, a while African daisy rests delicately on your navy-blue napkin. As you dip some fresh bread into a bowl of olive oil a friendly and attentive waiter offers you a cool glass of prosecco. The lights dim, soft...
Owner and head chef, Ron Blaauw Amsterdam
Ron Blaauw was already a household name in Amsterdam from TV appearances and his stint with dinner-theatre outfit Palazzo before he opened his eponymous local near the southern end of Vondelpark in March 2011.
His previous two-Michelin star fine-dining restaurant was slightly further afield, in Oudekerk aan Amstel, a scenic hut quaint...
Jean Beddington, Chef & Owner of Beddington's Restaurant
Jean Beddington’s first memory of cooking was making toffee apples with her mother in their home in Derby, England - and burning her hand on the stove. ‘It didn’t put me off cooking, obviously,’ says the 63-year-old chef with a laugh. Clearly not: she’s been running one of Amsterdam’s top-rated restaurants since 1983...
Luc Kusters, Owner and Head Chef of Bolenius Restaurant
Luc Kusters inherited his love of cooking from his mother, who he says made a memorable Dutch rabbit stew. He started his career at age 17 in Da Vinci in Maasbracht, which had two Michelin stars and one of the nation’s only female master chefs, Margo Rueten. He followed up that training with two years each at La Rive...
Moshik Roth, currently of two-starred Overveen restaurant ‘t Brouwerskolkje, is set to co-open new concept restaurant and lounge &samhoud places on Amsterdam's Oosterdokseiland next to the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel this spring, and he has serious expectations for the spot. Henk-Jan Kakebeen, event director for Taste of Amsterdam, reports that it’s his stated ambition to...
Brasserie Schiller, located in the heart of Amsterdam, is an Art-Deco building with a rich historical background. The paintings of artist Frits Schiller adorn this unique Brasserie. This year we’re celebrating out 100th anniversary.
Brasserie Schiller, Amsterdam is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You are also very welcome for or a drink, high tea or a cup of coffee and...
L'Amuse is widely regarded as one of the best cheese shops in the Netherlands (and according to the Wall Street Journal, one of the top ten in all of Europe). But in addition to its 400 cheeses, which are all aged in the shop's very own warehouse, this Oud-Zuid favourite (next to excellent French bakery Le Fournil de Sebastien) also stocks an interesting selection of crackers...
The cinnamon-y warmth that radiates from Hartog's, welcoming in the soggy-toed victims of the Amsterdam's wind and rain, is like a hug from a dear old friend. And the breads are whole grain, crusty and studded with enough goodness to make you feel virtuous. They also have a range of croissants and broodjes to choose from the glass counter up front. Yum.
Open: Mon-Fri 07.00-18....
While our city features many excellent bonbon makers, this exciting recent addition to the Amsterdam chocolate scene is more shop than chocolatier, focused on premium international chocolate brands. Located in the popular Museum District, Van der Donk Fine Chocolates claims to be the only shop in the Netherlands to stock chocolate bars from Brooklyn-based Fine & Raw,...
Sip a tiny cup of potent hot chocolate while admiring this new, tiny Jordaan shop's colourful display of chocolate bars, some of which are so beautifully packaged that it would almost be a crime to gift wrap them. From the purest chocolate bars with 100 per cent cacao content (Le 100% from famous French chocolatier Francois Pralus is particularly good) to more avant-garde...
Though the Rivierenbuurt may be better known for its sushi-only offerings, this eatery near the RAI convention centre has become the seafood connoisseur's choice de nos jours. Bouillabaisse sits alongside sashimi on a menu that travels the waters of the world delivering consistent quality and value.
Open for lunch Mon-Fri 12.00-14.30; dinner daily 17.30-23.00.
At this Amsterdam-style bakery-cum-tearoom with three locations in Amsterdam - De Walten, Westergasfabriek and Zuid - we indulge in lovingly prepared breads and scones, hearty sandwiches, salads, soups and the most divine slabs of Quiche. It's teeming with health-minded brunchers (and loads of infants) on week-ends - because there's just no place as cosy.
Hours: Open Mon 10....
With a generous 35 tables scattered around and about the cobbled exterior of this chic brasserie, it's easier to bag prime Amstel real estate at De Ysbreeker than you might think.
Unlike lesser terraces, where summoning a waiter can feel like waiting for a derailed tram, the starched white aprons of the charming staff here are usually out in force and happy to oblige. What's...
