Dolce

Culinary fireworks with Belgian top ingredients. That’s what the promotors - and Master Chefs - Pierre Wynants and Frank Follet call the game 'the Star of the Belgian Kitchen'. The competition not only focuses on the use of home-grown ingredients, it also aims at giving the Belgian gastronomy the (inter)national recognition it deserves.

The competition is organized as a "Davis Cup". Eight teams from eight Belgian provinces compete against each other in a two-day competition. Each time, the quarterfinal, semifinal and final will be decided in competitions of two against two.

This year, the finals will take place in the new culinary hall of Countryside. The assessment is done by a panel consisting of some of the best Belgian chefs.

PROGRAM

Thursday, October 30th, 10am

Quarterfinal 1

Candidates Limburg: Simon Lutter & coach Mario Holtzam

Candidates Luxembourg: Jérémy Lebleu & coach Julien Lahire

Quarterfinal 2 

Candidates Flemish Brabant: Koen Gelaes & coach Felix Alen

Candidates Walloon Brabant: Cédric Tennstedt & coach: Jean-Luc Pigneur

Thursday, October 30th, 2pm

Quarterfinal 3

Candidates Liege: Thibaut Laffut & coach Nathalie Tihon           

Candidates Namur: Simon Denis & coach Pierre Résimont

Quarterfinal 4

Candidates East Flanders: Jonas Steyaert & coach Lieven Lootens

Candidates Brussels: Saïd Ben Belkacem & coach Rocky Renaud

Friday, October 31st - showcooking

11am    Pascal Marcin & Dolce 

1pm    Felix Alen & Hof te Rhode 

3pm    Nathalie Tihon & La Bouteille à la Mer 

5pm    Nespresso     

Saturday, November 1st - showcooking

11am    Didier Bolle & DBF Events 

1pm    Frank Fol & De Groentekok 

3pm    Claude Pohlig & Cuisine Potager 

5pm    Nespresso   

Sunday, November 2nd – 10am

10am   Semifinal 

2pm   Final 

At 5pm, the awards ceremony will be held in the presence of HRH Prince Alexander of Belgium

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Dates: October 30th - November 2nd, 2014

Location: Countryside, Flanders Expo, Ghent

For more information, visit www.countryside.be