Embracing Nature.

Just a few steps separate us. There’s the stone path of rue du Docteur Degrave and a gallery carved through generous trees; this is the short journey that leads to the monumental theater, like an initiation journey, before discovering the Old Castle.

These magnificent 17th-century walls reveal two faces; the main building has retained its ancient soul, majestic, dominant, reigning over the estate. The right wing, however, has been enhanced with a contemporary cube, the glass housing the kitchen and a light-filled room. Sumptuous.

This setting is the stage for Tanguy De Turck. Initially graduating in sociology, nothing predestined this wise man to embrace the profession of a cook, except for his unyielding will to realize his childhood dream, the ultimate lever. As a determined and passionate self-taught individual, over the years, he has continuously grown his establishment, providing it with the structures and tools to place it today on the map of the country’s finest starred establishments.

The dishes signed by Tanguy De Turck reveal a contemporary and exciting vision of cuisine. He offers readable plates that underline the chef and his team’s ongoing quest to subtly present a cuisine where flavors and textures exist solely to put the product at the center of the conversation.

The man puts his talent (and what a talent!) and his immense will (and what will!) into celebrating the Earth. In an era of neglected environmental care and a way of eating that tramples small farmers, he uses his creativity for proximity by working with top-notch local producers to reveal his culinary approach. Under his hands, the ordinary becomes almost noble, and the natural is his lifeline.

Proof of this are his menus entirely focused on vegetation and the air that accompanies it. Tanguy De Turck, with his green thumb, creates grand plates; cooked in the sense of vegetables, herbs, and leaves, revealing paintings of a romantic dimension. When one leaves this magnificent table, one feels a wave of well-being but also a true vision of what a very good restaurant is: with the client at the center of all attentions. The guest is pampered at every moment by a young team that exists in the service, in a collective led by the radiant smile of Davina Declercq, precise and attentive.

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