"Hey! Can you pet me NOW?"
"I love my malt served in my porcelain plate. Please keep it coming but closer."
😀
Jun 24th - 30th, 2023.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Restaurant Session (in Kornelimünster): Sankt Benedikt
On a Thursday evening, we decided to go for dinner at restaurant Sankt Benedikt✨ from chef Maximilian Kreus. Starting with a glass of sparkling wine and some bites.
The amuse bouche. Perfect for Summer weather.
[Ochsenschwanz | Kopfsalat]
The taste was excellent, but we didn't really like the cracker in
between the oxtail and the lettuce. Probably it was placed to separate
the warm and the cold parts of the dish, but it did not really have any
taste and made it difficult to eat (it was hard to crack it).
[Dry aged Stör aus Gressenich | Okinawa Spinat | Erbsen | Vietnamesischer Koriander]
Nicely plated 😊
Pike-perch with pak choi kimchi and lemongrass.
[Zander aus Gressenich | Pak Choi Kimchi | Zitronengrass]
With the main dish, a glass of 2019 Chardonnay Fumé from Weingut Knipser.
...dessert.
Jun 22nd, 2023.
Friday, May 1, 2026
Pannel Discussion to Celebrate Pride Month
It is great the support that my company gives to ERGs (Employee Resource Groups).
As part of the Pride Month, I participated in a panel discussion regarding change (at work, in your community, of yourself). Great discussion and really happy to be an active ally of this great community!
Jun 20th, 2023.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Restaurant Session (in Lommel, Belgium): Cuchara
For lunch, we went to Lommel to one of our favorite restaurants: Cuchara✨✨ from chef Jan Tournier.
They also have a terrace. But actually it was so warm that we decided to stay inside enjoying the air conditioner 😊
We love the decoration.
The black wall - an artwork from Esther Barend.
The glass chandelier is also a piece of art.
I had an Aperitief Chuchara (I think 😊), with yuzu, bergamot, Granny Smith apple and vodka.
[Aperitief op basis van Yuzu, Bergamot, Granny Smith appel and vodka]
Roger had the non-alcoholic aperitif: Everleaf Tonic "Marine" 0%. With bergamot, kelp and sand horn.
[Bergamot, kelp and zanddorn]
The first dish of the lunch menu: tomato. The tomato soup had so much flavour!
Eel.
Dexter style cutlery holder 😊
Poor Roger. We did the bandage every day new, but he still need to use it for some days to protect the stitches.
Delicious!
This dish is a potato mille-feuille with bacon. A homage to his granny and really good! 😋
Spelt bread with...
...a cauliflower dip.
Roger had a mocktail.
The menu would normally continue with lobster and then lam. As we don't like to eat lam, they did a change for us: instead of the lam, we got the lobster as main dish. And replacing the lobster as starter, we got the tuna. We loved it 😍
Quick view to the station where the dishes are plated.
As main dish, the lobster. Excellent!
As dessert, Dame Blanche. The fine chocolate crackers are not my favorite.
To finish, espresso and praliné as gourmandise.
As always, an excellent gastronomic experience!
Jun 16th, 2023.
Friday, April 24, 2026
Visiting the Radio Forest (Neerpelt, Belgium)
After check-out from our hotel, we went to Neerpelt to visit the Radio Forest. It is a radio station, but it also includes several mobile sound installations in the forest, such as the Music Boxes, Whispering Ears and Musiscopes.
Very bucolic place (and interesting😊).
Jun 16th, 2023.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Breakfast at Hotel Park Broekhuizen (in Leersum, Netherlands)
Going down...
The bridge over the lake looks very romantic 😊
Breakfast was served at the table.
I had egg Benedict with salmon.
Bye-bye!
Regarding this hotel, I'm sad to say that we wouldn't go back. The building from outside is really impressive. But the room was nothing special, and the entire atmosphere was a bit stiff. Not our style. Joaninha Bacana does not recommend it.
Jun 16th, 2023.
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