Having spent a year in the dining room, Dominique Aubry is back where he belongs – the stalwart behind the counter of his kitchen. One can only rejoice, since he…
We like Thierry Bedeur – largely because his Enoteca has now been serving impeccable Mediterranean cuisine for nearly 20 years and, as a true taste craftsman, Bedeur pays due respect…
There are two of them, as close as five fingers of the same hand — as only real brothers can be. The elder, Benoît, was a home chef and from…
We are a few hundred yards from the border, a stone’s throw from Arlon, on the National 4 between Brussels and Luxembourg, at a spot which was once upon a…
It’s a peculiar, almost comical name, ‘Orphyse Chaussette’. There is a part-explanation – Orphyse was the name of one of patron Philipe Renoux’s ancestors but, as for the ‘chaussette’ (socks),…
We recall G.W.F. Hegel 's famous phrase: "Only when dusk starts to fall does the owl of Minerva spread its wings and fly. " By this the German philosopher, an…
White tablecloths, walls in soothing tones and seats draped in cloth, Da Mimmo's Italian cuisine is dressed up haute couture rather than ready-to-wear. The spirit of the place is similar…
In the family of restaurants where the welcome can be described as 'noble' I must include 't Verschil. Initially a cook, Peter Maertens learned his trade in impressive houses such…
The Brasserie-Oyster bar that Ixelles has been missing. Who doesn’t know the Toucan Brasserie, with its colourful and animated atmosphere, its brasserie cuisine, both modern and hearty? Those are just…
The name De Mijlpaal (the milestone) was inspired by an archaeological discovery in the Roman city of Tongres in the 2nd century BC. And this restaurant, too, is a real…
A piece of history, seeped in flavours. Since 1897 Les Éleveurs has been one of the great Flemish Brabant institutions. On this spot they once sold the robust horses that…
Strange name for a townhouse. It was called that simply because the initiators got used to calling it that as a code name for the project: B52 after its address…
