Roger Souvereyns
Roger Souvereyns (December 2, 1938) is a Belgian Michelin-starred chef and former restaurant owner. He received two Michelin stars in the period from 1985[1] to 1993[2] for his cooking skills in Scholteshof.
Career
Roger Souvereyns started his career in 1953 as an apprentice. Then he gained experience in restaurants in Brussels and Paris. Between 1961 and 1979 he opened various shops in the Hasselt area, a caterer shop on the Grote Markt in Hasselt, and several restaurants - Salons Van Dijck in Kermt, Sir Anthony Van Dyck in Antwerp, and Clou Doré in Liège. He sold them in 1979. In 1983 he bought and renovated the Scholteshof farm in Stevoort and opened a restaurant.[3] He was one of the first to offer a farm-to-table concept.[4] After the closure and sale of his restaurant at the beginning of the 2000s, he became the Culinary Director at the Flanders Hotel Holding in 2003.[5]
References
- Wells, Patricia (1985-03-06). "'85 Michelin Tabs Winners and Losers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- PARIS; March 2 -- (1993-03-03). "Creative Chef Given 3 Stars By Michelin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- Fabricant, Florence (1999-09-12). "In Belgium, a Gentleman's Farm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- "New Restaurants in New York, November 2018". Avenue Magazine. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- "20 year anniversary for Le Chalet de la Forêt: 3 dinners including one with Belgian legendary chef Roger Souvereyns". Food and Wine Gazette. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- "Reading Food : Eating in Tongues". Los Angeles Times. 1990-11-08. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- "Feine leichte Kräuterküche : Roger Souvereyns : 9783932023156". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
External links
Rosine de Dijn (1995): Roger Souvereyns im flandrischen Scholteshof. Mit 72 Rezepten
Willem Asaert (2019): Roger and I