Idylle (restaurant) explained
| Idylle |
| Established: | 3 March 1993[1] |
| Closed: | 1 September 2007[2] |
| Head-Chef: | Joop Zwiep |
| Food-Type: | French |
| Rating: | Michelin Guide |
| Street-Address: | Kruisstraat 21 |
| City: | Zweeloo |
| Postcode: | 7851 AE |
| Country: | Netherlands |
Idylle is a defunct restaurant in Zweeloo, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1997 and retained that rating until 2007.[3]
Owner and head chef of Idylle was Joop Zwiep.[4]
The restaurant regularly organized culinary test-events under the name "Proef op de Tong" (Eng.: "Test on the Tongue") in which chef Zwiep often mocked with standard culinary practices. In 2001, he changed the flow of courses and started with a dessert.[5] In 1997, he confused his guests by serving a blue asparagus soup.[6]
The restaurant lost its star in 2008, due to Zwiep changing course from a fine dining restaurant to a cooking workshop in 2007.[7]
Idylle was a former member of the Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise.[8]
The restaurant was housed in a Dutch national monument, a Saxon farmhouse, built in the 19th century.[9] Earlier it housed Michelin starred restaurant De Bokkenpruik.[10]
See also
- List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands
Notes and References
- News: Restaurant 'Idylle'. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 25 February 1993. 8 August 2012. nl.
- News: Drents sterrestaurant Idylle Zweeloo dicht. Anita. Pepping. Dagblad van het Noorden. 2 August 2007. 8 August 2012. 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. 570.
- Book: 2003 Michelin Benelux. 2003. Michelin et Cie. Clermont-Ferrand. 2-06-100699-X. 785.
- 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. 594.
- News: Cees Helder nieuwe voorzitter Patrons. Richard. Kok. Misset Horeca. 17 January 2008. 8 August 2012. nl.
- News: Sterrendragers beginnen menu met een toetje . Henk. Kuipers. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 2 July 2001. 8 August 2012. nl.
- News: Smaakt blauwe aspergesoep anders dan een witte? . Henk. Kuipers. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 5 July 1997. 8 August 2012. nl.
- News: Idylle verliest ster door koerswijziging. Richard. Kok. Misset Horeca. 2 August 2007. 8 August 2012. nl.
- News: Tien jaar Idylle: Niemand gaat hier met honger weg. Marieke. Kwak. Dagblad van het Noorden. 15 March 2003. 8 August 2012. nl.
- Monumentenregister
- News: Proeven van Bekwaamheid - Restaurant Idylle in Zweeloo. Henk. Kuipers. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 26 June 1999. 8 August 2012. nl.
