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Thoughtful plates at reasonable rates. Thumbs up for this flexitarian hybrid which is just the right side of hipster.

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So I’ve won the lottery a few times. Meeting my wife, the day she lost her mind and agreed to marry me, and of course the special day itself. There was the birth of a little girl in there somewhere too. . At our wedding of course food featured rather heavily. Indeed food dictated who was invited; we decided on the menu first then worked out how many people we could afford to serve it to. Luckily in the Netherlands seafood is dramatically cheaper than my home town so langoustine tartar made it on as a starter. Just. . Next week is our 5 year wedding anniversary (albeit the meeting anniversary is now something like 11 years?!). So I’m revisiting that dish and turning up the volume for a much smaller serving. . Now to continue to eat like this I just need to win the other type of lottery. _____________________________________________________ Flamed langoustine tartar, smoked cauliflower chawanmushi, shiso, kale oil, soy, imperial perle caviar, fried bread, chicken skin. Langoustine bisque served alongside (I poured into the bowl afterwards and mopped up with buttered bread) #amsterdam #homecooking #lottery _____________________________________________________ . . . . . . . . #food #cook #_artonaplate #goodfoodgallery #chefslife #foodstarz #artoffood #gastroart #chefstalk #chefsalert #eatersmanifesto #chefsofinstagram #worldofdining #culinarytalents #cookniche #chefsplateform #finedining #gourmetfood #chefdup

Winner, winner, chicken dinner. It’s wet and windy in Amsterdam tonight so once again I crave a roast bird. However we are now essentially in Summer at least from a calendar perspective so needed to lighten up the normal roast veg sides... turnip greens provided a nice textural contrast and a bit of freshness. That whole mouth rounded astringency from the artichokes though... that and a well flavoured jus gras. Heaven. _____________________________________________________ Chicken supreme, fried baby artichoke, artichoke cream, jus gras from the chicken bones, turnip greens #amsterdam #homecooking #freestyle _____________________________________________________ . . . . . . . . #food #cook #_artonaplate #goodfoodgallery #chefslife #foodstarz #artoffood #gastroart #chefstalk #chefsalert #eatersmanifesto #chefsofinstagram #worldofdining #culinarytalents #cookniche #chefsplateform #finedining #gourmetfood #chefdup

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For dinner after quite a hectic day at work, a return to a dish I’ve tried before. In any variation you just know this will be delicious. Hot and cold, soft and crunchy, punches of acid, fat, meaty umami... desperately needed caviar. 😂 _____________________________________________________ Fillet steak, shallot, gherkin, caper. Kale oil hollandaise, caper sour cream. Fried carrot tops, spring onion. Rose. #amsterdam #homecooking #steakandchips _____________________________________________________ . . . . . . . . #food #cook #_artonaplate #goodfoodgallery #chefslife #foodstarz #artoffood #gastroart #chefstalk #chefsalert #eatersmanifesto #chefsofinstagram #worldofdining #culinarytalents #cookniche #chefsplateform #finedining #gourmetfood #chefdup

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