Stefan's Gourmet Blog
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I am Stefan and In this blog I intend to share my experiences with cooking, eating at restaurants, visiting wineries, and related topics. I strive to share every single interesting experience with respect to food and wine. I hope my blog will inspire you to try new things or develop new interests, as well as help you cook better and more easily!
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
1w ago
Yellowtail is one of my favorite types of fish. It goes by many names, like hamachi in Japan, ricciola in Italy, as well as amberjack and kingfish. It is a white fish but more fatty and therefore more flavorful and ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
2w ago
For Easter dinner I wanted to enjoy a nice bottle of Barolo from the 2006 vintage, that I had acquired at the winery in 2010 and had been aging in my wine fridge ever since. It was easy to select ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
2w ago
My friend Melvin had enjoyed Spaghetti V.G.P. at a restaurant in Sicily, and suggested we make prepare this. Pasta with vongole, gamberi (shrimp) and pistachios is quite common in Sicilian restaurants; it uses local ingredients and is a great flavor ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
3w ago
Zoldering is one of my favorite restaurants in Amsterdam. This was my 5th dinner there, but strangely enough this is the first blog I’m writing about it. Zoldering was established in 2019 by Tomas Bron (chef), Job Seuren (sommelier), Wout ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
3w ago
In the Netherlands we have a saying: a good neighbor is worth more than a friend far away. We have the best of both worlds, as our neighbors are also very good friends. One of the things we share with ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
1M ago
A popular dish from Yucatán (Mexico) is Poc Chuc. “Poc” means roasting in Mayan, and “Chuc”, means charcoal. The name doesn’t specify what food is being roasted, but if it just says Poc Chuc it will be charcoal roasted pork ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
1M ago
Six years ago, I studied the Modernist Bread books, and greatly improved the bread I was baking. I’ve been baking bread this way ever since and everyone loves it. I’ve been directing people who wanted to bake the same bread ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
1M ago
Spectrum is the restaurant of chef Sidney Schutte and maître-sommelier Cas Kratz, located inside the Waldorf Astoria hotel in the historic center of Amsterdam. The restaurant, formerly known as Librije’s Zusje, has held two Michelin stars since 2015. Since it ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
4M ago
This is what we had as secondo piatto for our Christmas dinner this year. This dish is very suitable for a special occasion, as you can prepare almost everything beforehand and to serve you only need to quickly brown the ..read more
Stefan's Gourmet Blog
4M ago
This is the appetizer I prepared for Christmas dinner this year. It was very loosely inspired by a dish I enjoyed at Michelin-starred Bistro de la Mer in Amsterdam. The flavor combination is quite unique but works very well. The ..read more