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Pierre Wynants

CV and info
Date of birth
05.03.1939 in Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode, BE
Training
1955 - 1958: Savoy, Brussels
CV
1958 - 1959: Military service with the navy, ship's cook
1959: Kingsway Hotel, Grimsby, Cleethorpes
1960: Moulin Hideux, Noirefontaine
1961: Le Grand Véfour & La Tour d'Argent, Paris
1962: Chef de cuisine at the court of Prince Albert of Liége (later King Albert II)
since 1962: Comme chez Soi, Brussels (the family business)
1979: *** Guide Rouge (Michelin)
Philosophy
Succulence has top priority.
Member of
Eurotoques
Master Chefs of Belgium
Les Grandes Tables du Monde de Traditions et Qualité
Awards
1976: Golden medal awarded by the city of Brussels
1988: 19.5 points, Gault Millau
1991: Grand prix of Gourmet Cooking, International Academy of Gastronomy
2003: 7th place in the worldwide ranking of the magazine "Restaurant"
Special aspects
Our family has run the restaurant now for four generations.
Consultant for the fish brasserie at "Ostend Queen", the local assembly rooms in Ostend

Publications: Pierre Wynants

1: Comme chez Soi. Robert Laffont, 1985. ISBN 2221042913 2: L'Equilibre Gourmand. Renaissance du Livre, 1990. ISBN 2871480281 3: Le Coeur Gourmand de la Belgique. Editions Standaard, 2001. ISBN 9002210108

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