Het duurzame Hofke van Bazel
Hofke van Bazel viert zijn 25e verjaardag met gemengde gevoelens. Het lijdt onder de coronamaatregelen, maar werd onlangs wel bekroond met een groene MICHELIN ster…
Guide Michelin – 2021
Hofke van Bazel has it all: a unique location, an exceptionally atmospheric setting, a truly driven and enthusiastic team, and an outstanding chef. Chef Kris De Roy, Belgian Mastercook, creates green and inventive cuisine, embraces the latest culinary techniques, all in the name of pure flavour.
Many exceptional ingredients are lovingly cultivated in the restaurant’s own extensive vegetable and herb garden, located in the Polders of Kruibeke.
Geraardsbergen – 21 September 1973
Education
– Hotel School Ter Groene Poorte, Bruges – 6 years
– Hotel School Ter Duinen, Koksijde – Management
1991 Restaurant De Paddock* – 6 months
Garde-manger
1991 – 1994
Restaurant La Pérouse ** – 3 years
Worked in the following kitchen sections:
– Garde-manger
– Chef garde-manger
– Pastry
– Chef rôtisseur
– Chef banquet
– Chef poissonnier
1994
Restaurant De Matelote* – 1 year
Garde-manger
1995
Restaurant De Halewijn* – 1 year
Chef de cuisine
1996 – 1999
Restaurant Folliez* – 3 years
Sous-chef
From March 1999
Restaurant Hofke van Bazel
– Chef de cuisine & co-owner
2013 – First Michelin Star
2015 – Member of Alliance Gastronomique
2017 – Mastercook of Belgium & We’re Smart World – 5 Radishes
2021 – Michelin Green Star
Chef Kris De Roy has been at the stove at Hofke van Bazel since 1999. After six years of an intense professional collaboration, the spark eventually ignited. Since then, together and with great passion, they have nurtured their restaurant and continue to create true culinary fireworks in Bazel.
This couple has truly found each other, sharing the same passion and ambition. Together, they have turned Hofke van Bazel into a gastronomic reference with countless strengths. And it seems they still cherish many plans for the future…
Where Nature, Culture, and Gastronomy Meet. Among Castles and Polders
Bazel is a village in Belgium and has been part of the municipality of Kruibeke since 1977, located in the eastern part of the Waasland region.
Honoured as one of the most beautiful villages in Flanders, the village centre of Bazel is well worth a visit. Bazel is a charming medieval village with a rich history, beautifully nestled within an outstanding natural landscape.
Its unique rural surroundings are a place where happiness comes naturally.
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Hofke van Bazel viert zijn 25e verjaardag met gemengde gevoelens. Het lijdt onder de coronamaatregelen, maar werd onlangs wel bekroond met een groene MICHELIN ster…
Guide Michelin – 2021
The Michelin-starred Hofke van Bazel (Basel, Belgium) can also proudly display a Green Star. Michelin wants the Green Star to stimulate sustainable dynamics …
QL magazine – 10
De MICHELIN Gids heeft de groene ster in het leven geroepen om duurzaamheid op de kaart te zetten. Maar wat houdt die …
Guide Michelin – 2021