De Stenen Tafel Explained
De Stenen Tafel is a restaurant in Borculo, in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1999 and retained that rating until 2011.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
French restaurant guide Gault Millau did not mention the restaurant or its sister bistro De Olliemölle.[9]
The head chef of De Stenen Tafel is Raymond Prinsen,[10] who took over in 1994.[11]
Prinsen closed the restaurant in April 2011, due to lack of motivation.[12] He went on with his Bib Gourmand bistro De Olliemölle and started developing other plans, like a cookery school.[13] Prinsen did not enjoy his restaurant-free period and announced the return of the restaurant in April 2012. Although with a different concept, just open two days a week and 20 couverts, he has promised to try to get his star back.[14] The restaurant, nicknamed "De Stenen Tafel 2.0", reopened on 14 September 2012.[15]
Raymond Prinsen and his wife Gea Meppelink bought the watermill in 2007. The local municipality Berkelland was in financial difficulties and the sale solved a bit of their problems. For Prinsen and Meppelink, this means that they not only own the restaurant, but also the building in which they have heavily invested.[16]
In 2009, Gault Millau awarded the restaurant the Wine Award for the quality of its wine list.[17]
See also
- List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands
Notes and References
- watermolen.nl
- Historical overview Michelin stars 1997 t/m 2000 Last visited 3 June 2012
- Historical overview Michelin stars 2001 t/m 2005 Last visited 3 June 2012
- Book: 2001 Michelin Benelux. 2001. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 2-06-000298-2. 405.
- News: Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2006 t/m 2011. nl. 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.
- Book: Nederland 2007. 2007. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 978-2-06-712249-9. 141.
- Book: Nederland 2009. 2009. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 978-2-06-713833-9. 149.
- News: Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2011. nl. Vivie. Brandligt. Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2011. Misset Horeca. 22 November 2010. 12 January 2013.
- Web site: Knoopjelos - Olliemölle . 2012-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111010123230/http://knoopjelos.nl/de-olliemolle/ . 2011-10-10 . dead .
- Book: Nederland 2009. 2009. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 978-2-06-713833-9. 149.
- watermolen.nl
- News: Topkok Prinsen stopt met De Stenen Tafel. Richard. Kok. Misset Horeca. 6 December 2010. 18 June 2012. nl.
- News: Laatste dag voor sterzaak Stenen Tafel. Nathalie. Bluiminck. Misset Horeca. 31 March 2011. 18 June 2012. nl.
- News: De Stenen Tafel in Borculo keert terug. Richard. Kok. Misset Horeca. 18 April 2012 . 18 June 2012. nl.
- Restaurant De Stenen Tafel Borculo heropent
- News: De Stenen Tafel koopt vastgoed . Richard . Kok . https://archive.today/20130222164525/http://prod.epi.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2007/11/De-Stenen-Tafel-koopt-vastgoed-HOR024999W/ . dead . 22 February 2013 . Misset Horeca . 29 November 2007 . 18 June 2012 . nl .
- News: Raymond Prinsen apetrots op wijnaward GaultMillau. Richard. Kok. Misset Horeca. 26 October 2009. 18 June 2012. nl.