Château Neercanne Explained

Château Neercanne
Head-Chef:Robert Levels
Food-Type:French
Rating:Michelin Guide
Street-Address:Von Dopfflaan 10, 6213 NG Maastricht
City:Maastricht
Zip:6213 ND
Country:Netherlands
Seating-Capacity:60
Website:website

Château Neercanne (also known as Agimont or kasteel Neercanne) is a restaurant located in Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two Michelin stars in the periods 1957-1982 and 1986–2018.

In 2013, GaultMillau awarded them 16.0 points (out of 20).

Head chef in the Michelin period, were, amongst others, Theo Koch and Ber Stassen.[1] Present head chef is Robert Levels.

Building

The castle is located just north of the Belgian village of Kanne, south of Maastricht but still on Dutch territory.[2]

It is built on a site that was already in use by the Romans. The caves, created by mining blocks to build the fortifications, still exist. They are now in use as the wine cellar of Neercanne.[3]

In 1465 the castle was destroyed by the people of Liège during the Liège Wars. The outbuildings and the prominent corner tower were built in 1611, in the Mosan style.[2]

The main building was built in 1698 by Daniël Wolf van Dopff, lord of Neercanne, at that time the military governor of Maastricht.[4] All present buildings are built from marl.[5]

In the valley in front of the castle flows the river Jeker and is a baroque garden, reconstructed to the original design.[6]

Star history

- 1957-1966: one star[7] [8]
- 1967-1977: two stars[8] [9] [10]
- 1978-1982: one star[10] [11] [12]
- 1986–2018: one star[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
- 2023-now: one star[21]

Head chefs with Michelin stars

Mentioned periods are the proven periods they carried a Michelin star
- 1952-1965: Theo Koch[22] [1]
- 1965-1966: H.P.J. (Bèr) Stassen[1] [23]
- 1967-1978: Gustave van Mieghem[24] [25]
- 1980–2017: Hans Snijders[26] [27]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: De man, die van Maastricht een culinaire stad maakte. Limburgs Dagblad. 7 August 1965. 16 December 2011. nl. 11 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120611060636/http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd:010526489:mpeg21:p014:a0282. dead.
  2. Kasteel Neerkanne
  3. Anton Wolters, Kanne: Een verhaal van 17.000 jaar 1989
  4. Web site: Geschiedenis. chateauhotels.nl. 2014-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018121202/http://www.chateauhotels.nl/chateau-neercanne/extra/over-chateau-neercanne/geschiedenis-nl. 2014-10-18. dead.
  5. Aanwijzing beschermd monument
  6. Erik the Jong, Neercanne Castle and the Dutch garden tradition 1997. In "Restoration of Baroque gardens : the UNESCO Conference on Neercanne"
  7. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1957 t/m 1964. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historic overview Michelin stars 1957-1964 . Misset Horeca. 16 October 2007. 16 June 2014.
  8. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1965 t/m 1970. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Michelin stars 1965-1970. Misset Horeca. 16 October 2007. 16 June 2014.
  9. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1971 t/m 1975 . nl . Vivie . Brandligt . Historical overview Michelin stars 1971-1975 . Misset Horeca . 30 March 2012 . 16 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107130726/http://missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2012/3/Historisch-overzicht-Michelinsterren-BR1971-tm-1975-HOR054243W/ . November 7, 2012 .
  10. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1976 t/m 1980 . nl . Vivie . Brandligt . Historical overview Michelin stars 1976-1980 . Misset Horeca . 30 March 2012 . 16 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116155647/http://missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2012/3/Historisch-overzicht-Michelinsterren-BR1976-tm-1980-HOR054244W/ . November 16, 2012 .
  11. Book: 1979 Michelin Benelux. 1979. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 2-06-006099-0. 319.
  12. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Michelin stars. Misset Horeca. 19 June 2007. 16 June 2014.
  13. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Michelin stars. Misset Horeca. 19 June 2007. 16 June 2014.
  14. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Michelin stars. Misset Horeca. 19 June 2007. 16 June 2014.
  15. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1997 t/m 2000. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Michelin stars 1997-2000. Misset Horeca. 30 March 2012. 16 June 2014.
  16. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2001 t/m 2005 . nl . Vivie . Brandligt . Historical overview Michelin stars 2001-2005 . Misset Horeca . 30 March 2012 . 16 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116140920/http://missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2012/3/Historisch-overzicht-Michelinsterren-BR2001-tm-2005-HOR054249W/ . November 16, 2012 .
  17. Book: 2001 Michelin Benelux. 2001. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 2-06-000298-2.
  18. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2006 t/m 2011 . nl . Vivie . Brandligt . Historical overview Michelin stars 2006-2011 . Misset Horeca . 1 May 2012 . 16 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015145737/http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2012/5/Historisch-overzicht-Michelinsterren-6006-tm-2012-1081401W/ . October 15, 2012 .
  19. News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2012 - 2013. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historic overview Michelin stars 2012-2013. Misset Horeca. 30 November 2012. 15 June 2014.
  20. Alle 2014 Michelin sterren in een overzicht
  21. https://www.oostwegelcollection.nl/en/chateau-neercanne/restaurants/restaurant-chateau-neercanne/
  22. 60 jaar Restaurant Château Neercanne
  23. Oostwegel: 'Chateau Neercanne in oude glorie herstellen' Limburgsche Courant 13 June 1984
  24. Bijzondere restaurants - Nieuws
  25. Limburgsche Courant - 1 April 1978
  26. http://www.chateauhotels.nl/default.aspx?id=321&taal=en Portrait Hans Snijders
  27. http://www.chateauhotels.nl/default.aspx?id=52&taal=en&sc=5 restaurant website

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