Comments on: Outstanding Oud Sluis

By: S Lloyd

S Lloyd — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:06:39 +0000

Trine,
May be you can advise:
For our 10th wedding anniversary (Nov 2010 / but the event can take place before that) , both my wife and I are planning to celebrate the event at a 3 Michelin star table. We have stopped our choice on either Old Sluis, Guy Savoy (Paris) or L’Osier (Tokyo). I wont bother you with GS and L’Osier but if you can advise for Old Sluis, we would highly appreciate:
(1)What is the closest airport to Old Sluis? I do not drive. Only my wife drives, and frankly for a romantic travel I do not want her to bother with driving. I am planning to just take a plane and fly over to Amsterdam and from there, flying to a nearest local airport to Old Sluis.
(2)We speak only French and English: do you think that this will be an issue?
Many thanks, Trine.
S Lloyd

By: Trine

Trine — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:07:27 +0000

Hi Nancy,
Wow, lucky you!
I would recommend Else’s bed & breakfast in the summer time (I have only been there once). In month of October I would prefer to be closer to the restaurant and Sluis centre. Laurent from Gastros on Tour http://gastrosontour.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/got-a-oud-sluis/ quite liked this hotel Dikke van Dale Sluis http://www.dikkevandalesluis.nl/english/index.html so I think I would try and book there.

Best,
Trine

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:22:59 +0000

Hi Trine. I have a reservation for Oud Sluis in October. Unfortunately, the guesthouse is not available. Would you have suggestions for where to stay? Many thanks in advance. Best, Nancy

By: GoT à Oud Sluis « Gastros on Tour

GoT à Oud Sluis « Gastros on Tour — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:26:47 +0000

[...] attendue. Récompensé de 3 étoiles par le Michelin, encensé par de nombreux amis, bloggeurs (Trine, Steve , U.E et Ingo) ainsi que par plusieurs chefs (San, Kobe, René Redzepi), Oud Sluis et [...]

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:45:03 +0000

Olaf,
No, you’re right. Not many people has fine dining as their hobby. I know very few in Copenhagen. Most foodie friends have I found abroad. In Germany there is Ingo on High-End Food – Ingo has been to most of the ones on your list and to Sergio Herman as well.

There are also a couple of forums:
Opinionated About Dining
http://forums.opinionatedabout.com/index.php?showforum=87
Egullet
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showforum=48

Please do send me the photo to verygoodfood @ gmail dot com — I would be delighted to see it!

By: Olaf Schilling

Olaf Schilling — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:00:24 +0000

Hello Trine,

the Essigbrätlein do not have a home page and do no marketing, the two cooks Andre Köthe and Yves Ollech are exploring a lot, if you like to I send you a photo out of one book. Their recipes are so genious. If you would like to go there in the future, give me a call. In El Bulli I was very lucky in 2007 to get a table. I will keep my fingers crossed for you!!

It is not that easy to find people, who are that enthusiastic for high end food. I only knew one friend here in Germany. Do you know many people, who share this hobby??

Olaf

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:57:12 +0000

Hello Olaf

Thank you so much for your nice comment and all your German recommendations, especially the Essigbrätlein one that is new to me.

You have to tell how you managed to get a table at El Bulli!? I have just sent off my request for a reservation for 2009 and keep blogging with my fingers crossed the whole time

Yes, noma is special. I just hope I don’t give people too high expectations…

Best from
Trine

By: Olaf Schilling

Olaf Schilling — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:52:25 +0000

Hi Trine,

compliments for your very good blog and the excellent photos. We had the pere et fils menu in Oud Sluis last Thursday (October 23th) and it was quite impressing. I really like the restaurant, very creative courses ( Sergio Hermann plays with products, textures, tastes in such a perfect way) that I put him in a row with Heston Blumenthal and Ferran Adria). I visited the Fat Duck and El Bulli in 2007 and really liked the restaurants. This year my nicest restaurant visits were Philippe Rochat and Sergio Hermann. If you want some tips for Germany, this is my list:
1) Essigbrätlein in Nürnberg (absolut genious cooking and for me one of the best restaurants in the world) **
I went there 20 times and it is the restaurant I liked most in Germany (I think it is the same as you like the Noma )))
I like to go there, what you write about the Noma, sounds very good
2) Christian Bau ***
and Dieter Müller (Nils Henkel)***
3) Moisonnier **
4) Amador ***
5) Sonora ***
Please contact me for more details.

Best regards from Munich

Olaf and Dunja

By: Laurent (GoT)

Laurent (GoT) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:28:31 +0000

Geez, Trine, what a post…. speachless.

This is probably one of the best you’ve done, and the pictures are fantastic !

This give me now more regrets because i had to cancel the booking i made there for end of this month as i’ll be at Alinea the same day – didn’t pay attention when booking my US flights. My booking at Oud Sluis is now on January 11, far, too far, but i had no choice and maybe this could be a good start for the new year !

I’ve been recently to Ledoyen and Troisgros, very interesting, Ledoyen will probably be my meal of the year (except if Alinea or WD50… ), i’ll post them soon.

Cheers !
Laurent

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:14:27 +0000

In that case, I’ll look forward to your an Oud analysis from your hand. And to Japan. One day.
Thanks much

By: ChuckEats

ChuckEats — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:20:47 +0000

While the fish in Japan has left indelible memories, Noma and Oud Suis are top priorities next year. I really liked this paragraph: “Where Fat Duck was a show of what’s creatively possible, Oud Sluis is the aesthetic sense of beauty in perfectly balanced look and taste. Perfection, and even beyond perfection.”

By: Trine

Trine — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:55:00 +0000

1000 tak selv, Lars!
Stockholm har også meget at byde på. Er i gang med at planlægge en tur her i efteråret eller i foråret.

By: Lars

Lars — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:18:57 +0000

Tackar för riktigt trevlig matinspiration:)

Är man i närheten av Oud Sluis ska jag definitivt glida förbi och hoppas på ledigt bord. Närmast ska vi ta oss i kragen då vi har försökt ta oss ner till Köpenhamn i flera år för att testa alla härliga krogar ni har. Av ngn anledning hamnar man alltid i Stockholm istället.

Fortsätt Njut! av livet

By: Trine

Trine — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:43:39 +0000

Ingo, I suspect that you’ll be more likely to be in Sergio’s naighbourhood in the furture than I will. So, I will be looking towards High-End Food and envie you

JC, I like view of it – fish and chips!

Thanks guys!

By: JC

JC — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:18:33 +0000

Wow. Everything looks amazing! And that last dessert sounds like one of those things that look so bizarre on paper, you just can’t help but try it (especially because I love aloe).

The churros made me chuckle. I guess it’s like high end fish and chips?

By: IFS

IFS — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:10:53 +0000

Great review, Trine! I reckon you got some different dishes and also more whch makes me envious;-) Did you had the normal Pere & Ifls menu as this comprises only 5 courses (dessert accounting for only one)? Sergio is a culinary artist with utmost virtuosity…