Amarone (restaurant) explained

Amarone
Established:September 2006[1]
Head-Chef:Jan van Dobben
Food-Type:French with Japanese influence[2]
Rating: Michelin Guide
Street-Address:Meent 72a
City:Rotterdam
Postcode:3011 JN
Country:Netherlands
Seating-Capacity:50

Amarone is a restaurant in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 2008–present.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The original head chef of Amarone was Gert Blom.[8] Chef Blom and maître Harry Baas were co-owners of the restaurant from 2006 until Baas left in 2015.[9] Present owner and head chef of Amarone is Jan van Dobben. Chef van Dobben worked together with Gert Blom for six years and became the co-owner of the restaurant in 2017.[10] A year later, in July 2018, he completely took over the restaurant from Mr Blom.[11] Chef van Dobben, together with his wife, Yoshiko Takayama-van Dobben, restaurant-manager Jasper Verhagen and sous-chef Yuri Wattimena, retained his Michelin-star in December 2018.

GaultMillau awarded the restaurant in 2019 with 15 out of 20 points.[12]

In 2019, Restaurant Amarone situated on the 60th place in the "Lekker 500" [13]

On August 22, 2019, Amarone had to close its doors after a major fire. There was a short circuit in a wall socket in the basement. After a renovation, the restaurant reopened on February 21, 2020.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Amarone, Rotterdam. Patrick. Hendriks. Misset Horeca. 16 October 2006. 12 September 2012. nl.
  2. http://knoopjelos.nl/amarone/ Knoopjelos - Amerone
  3. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2006 t/m 2011. Dutch. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2006-2011. Misset Horeca. 1 May 2012. 12 January 2013. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015145737/http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2012/5/Historisch-overzicht-Michelinsterren-6006-tm-2012-1081401W/. dead.
  4. Book: Nederland 2009. 2009. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 978-2-06-713833-9. 371.
  5. News: Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2011. Dutch. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2011. Misset Horeca. 22 November 2010. 12 January 2013.
  6. http://www.missethoreca.nl/1088304/restaurant/vakkennis/michelin/Michelindossier-Michelinsterren/TotaaloverzichtMichelinsterren2012.htm Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2012
  7. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2016 t/m 2018. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2016-2018. Misset Horeca. 14 December 2018. 18 June 2019.
  8. http://knoopjelos.nl/amarone/ Knoopjelos - Amerone
  9. News: Mede-eigenaar Harrie Baas verlaat restaurant Amarone Rotterdam. Wieteke. Posthumus. Misset Horeca. 16 July 2015. 17 July 2015. nl.
  10. News: Jan van Dobben wordt mede-eigenaar. Wieteke. Posthumus. Misset Horeca. 4 July 2017. 18 June 2019. nl.
  11. News: Amarone, Jan van Dobben volledig eigenaar. Nathalie. Bluiminck. Misset Horeca. 19 June 2018. 18 June 2019. nl.
  12. News: GaultMillau Netherlands. Gault. Millau. GaultMillau. 16 October 2006. 18 June 2019. nl.
  13. News: Lekker 500 2019. Lekker500. 31 October 2018. 18 June 2019. nl.
  14. Web site: Mulders. Angelique. Restaurant Amarone krabbelt, langzamer dan gehoopt, overeind na brand in zomer. Algemeen Dagblad. 2023-11-07. 2019-11-18. nl.