SWITCH – first, it is the ‘switch’ in the career of Marc Boutsen, formerly a food journo and TV producer, turned restaurateur. And SWITCH is the name of the restaurant…
Encounters, friendship and talent. They say life is made of beautiful encounters and we would second that. And Stéphane Chermanne and Geoffrey Monturier must surely agree. Their stories each had…
Torgny is on Belgium’s furthest tip, in the beautiful isolated Gaume region, a small village facing France, a hamlet whose colours could have come straight from a painter’s palette, a…
Judging by the finely-wrought dishes that arrived at our table, l’Achepot resembles a talented goldsmith’s little workshop. It’s a small space but it’s cuisine with a big heart, tracing the…
Definitely, a good idea…that is, when two friends, one a Belgian wine waiter and the other a Japanese cook, come together because of a shared passion, and an ability to…
Dominique Aubry’s Chou sits on high in the echelons of Brussels ‘bistronomy’ – a term for a movement that combines the relaxation of the bistro with gastronomic finery. The two…
For the record, Lipsius gets its name from the Flemish humanist Joost Lips (Justus Lipsius in Latin), a brilliant scholar who was born in Overijse. Coming back to the…
It’s a peculiar, almost comical name, ‘Orphyse Chaussette’. There is a part-explanation – Orphyse was the name of one of patron Philipe Renoux’s ancestors but, as for the ‘chaussette’ (socks),…
Le Fruit Défendu is clearly a restaurant that stands out from the gourmet mass of the Châtelain district. With decor that is delicate, playing on the warmth of natural wood,…
Following the restoration of this 17th-century former tannery, which transformed it into one of the most beautiful houses in Wallonia, L’Essentiel took on new ownership following Benoit Gersdorff’s departure, leaving…
What could make you happier than following your dreams? This has been the foundation stone of Couvert Couvert. Fully trained chefs Laurent and Vincent Folmer had already worked with some…
Ever since it first opened, almost 15 years ago now, this cosmopolitan brasserie has become a veritable “classic”, one of those places you never get tired of. The décor is…
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