Definitely, a good idea…that is, when two friends, one a Belgian wine waiter and the other a Japanese cook, come together because of a shared passion, and an ability to…
Tucked away in a backstreet in Braine-l'Alleud’s old town, this restaurant run by Valérie and Philippe Meyers is turning out to be one of the places you can really trust…
Heart, passion and talent too—three words that perfectly sum up Patricia and Christian Claes' wonderful eatery. For twenty years now that they gone about their business with discretion; there's no…
Back to basics. Leaving Angre for Mons, Lisa Calcus and Nicolas Campus left the superfluous behind. It was as if by quitting the countryside, the space in their suitcases forced…
All change at la Chaussée d'Alsemberg? Not quite… Le Café des Spores and its neighbour la Buvette across the road have been given a new lease of life by Nicolas…
Dimitri Lysen's kitchen really can boast a unique setting. It's been three years now since Dimitri and Aag moved, setting up within Biessenhuys' ancient walls - this prestigious building, which…
Restaurant Vincent marks the ages: with its fine traditional cuisine it has reigned over the Îlot sacré, regaling us with its gourmet fervour for three generations. This place has a…
One is in the kitchen, the other in the dining room – two brothers playing a gourmet four-handed melody. This ambrosia - which for the record is the nectar of…
L’Alban Chambon is the restaurant housed in one of the most prestigious hotels in Brussels, the Hotel Métropole. Christened Alban Chambon after the French architect who designed the hotel at…
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 can only rejoice at meeting a man like Alex Hanbuckers – he radiates enthusiasm and his joy clearly has an effect on his cooking. He is a happy man,…
When you enter this lovely restaurant, a bit lost in rural sub-Mons, it's a little like walking into the Gingerbread House. Indeed, four small steps take us below ground level…
