STAR OF THE BELGIAN CUISINE 2016

04 december, 2015

On Monday, November 2, 2015, Sam Van Houcke, chef of the restaurant 'Onder de Toren' in Hansbeke, won the third edition of the cooking competition ‘The Star of the Belgian Cuisine’. The young chef was assisted by Olivier Saey (Hertog Jan), sommelier Sam Govaert (Entrepôt du Vin) and coach Lieven Lootens (‘t Aards Paradijs). 

In the finals, Van Houcke competed against audience award winner Gary Kirchens (La Villa Lorraine – Brussels) with a dish based on dogfish and a dessert of chocolate mousse with Madras curry, coffee meringue and Sichuan pepper. 

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