MICHELIN Guide Belgium & Luxembourg 2012 New MICHELIN stars reward a rising generation of talented chefs

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1 PRESS RELEASE Boulogne, France November 21, 2011 MICHELIN Guide & Luxembourg 2012 New MICHELIN stars reward a rising generation of talented chefs The MICHELIN guide & Luxembourg 2012 showcases a generation of young chefs, all recipients of the Bib Gourmand label or a new star. Among them, Gert De Mangeleer stands out with a third star for Hertog Jan, his restaurant in Sint-Michiels near. Restaurants awarded three stars in the MICHELIN guide are those that offer exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey. Thus, Gert De Mangeleer, his wine steward Joachim Boudens, and the entire restaurant team have joined a select group of only around 100 restaurants worldwide. The young chef's approach to gourmet cooking is based on the concept that simplicity is not simple. Emphasizing local and seasonal products, he distills the full flavor of his ingredients, most of which he grows himself. In the two-star restaurant category those that are worth a detour the MICHELIN guide & Luxembourg 2012 announces good news for Flanders. Filip Claeys, head chef at De Jonkman in Sint-Kruis near, has been awarded an additional star for his modern, meticulous culinary style, while Viki Geunes has maintained his two stars despite transferring his restaurant t Zilte from Mol to Antwerp s superb Museum Aan de Stroom. Other stars in the country s Flemish-speaking region showcase such restaurants as Boury, Benoit and Bernard Dewitte, Innesto and De Tuinkamer. All typify this new generation of chefs devoted to a modern style of cuisine who have mastered contemporary cooking techniques to develop dishes that reflect their personalities. Brussels is also in the spotlight. At the elegant Chalet de la Forêt in Uccle, for example, Pascal Devalkeneer has been awarded a second star for his carefully prepared, authentically flavored dishes. Another chef worthy of mention is Gaëtan Collin, whose restaurant Jaloa confirms that the Belgian capital is still on the cutting edge of the fine dining scene. In Wallonia, the country s French-speaking region, a new star has been awarded to D Eugénie à Emilie in Baudour (Mons), whose dishes are firmly rooted in the Franco-Belgian culinary tradition. Recent gourmet dining trends are evident not only in starred restaurants but in many others that display the Bib Gourmand label, indicating especially good value for money. New additions in this category include El Pica Pica in Liège, with its original tapas and contemporary design, and L InVINcible in Antwerp, for diners in search of traditional, no-frills cooking. The MICHELIN guide & Luxembourg 2012 features a selection of more than 700 hotels and over 1,100 restaurants in all comfort and price categories. MICHELIN inspectors visit all establishments anonymously, pay their own bills and make their decisions independently. Stars are awarded on a consensus basis according to five criteria that are the same everywhere around the world: product quality, preparation and

2 flavors, the chef's personality as revealed through his or her cuisine, value for money, and consistency over time and across the entire menu. These criteria are adapted to each type of cuisine. Anonymous visits, independence, consistency and identical selection criteria in all countries enable the MICHELIN guide to direct its readers to high-quality establishments, year after year. These are the values that since 1904 have made it the indispensable reference guide when choosing a restaurant or hotel. Today, the collection comprises 27 guides covering 23 countries. In all of them, readers will find the same diversity and quality criteria, from starred restaurants to small neighborhood eateries and from luxury hotels to simple, family-run inns. Because it satisfies the desires and demands of its readers, the MICHELIN guide is truly for everyone. Whether looking for a romantic setting, a friendly place to dine with friends or a good restaurant near the office for lunch with a colleague between two meetings, readers are always sure to find what they want in the MICHELIN guide. The Michelin Guide & Luxembourg 2012 in a few figures: A total of 1,840 establishments, of which 718 hotels and 1,122 restaurants. 118 starred restaurants: - 3 three-star restaurants, including one that has just been awarded its third star - 16 two-star restaurants, of which 3 just awarded their second star - 99 one-star restaurants, including 14 newly promoted 140 Bib Gourmand restaurants, of which 22 new additions 77 hotels awarded the Bib Htel label 134 guesthouses The guide goes on sale on November 24 for in and in Luxembourg. Media Relations:

3 MICHELIN guide - Luxembourg 2012 Summary Selected s 1,840 Hotels 718 Particularly pleasant establishments from h to l 71 Maison d htes I 134 Bib Hotel * 77 Wellness centre L 54 Restaurants 1,122 Particularly pleasant establishments from to ö Bib Gourmand Good food at moderate price 140 Of which new N 22 Restaurant serving a menu under o (Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey) 3 Of which new N 1 n (Excellent cooking, worth a detour) 16 Of which new N 3 m (Very good cooking in its category) Of which new N 14 99

4 MICHELIN guide - Luxembourg 2012 Starred establishments N : New stars in 2012 o Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey Comfort Chef - Sint-Michiels Kruishoutem De Karmeliet Hertog Jan N Hof van Cleve Geert Van Hecke Gert De Mangeleer Peter Goossens n Cuisine excellente, cette table mérite un détour Comfort - Q. Nord - Dudzele - Sint-Kruis Bruxelles Bruxelles Bruxelles - Uccle Duffel Éghezée - Noville-sur-Mehaigne Ellezelles Hasselt Ypres - Elverdinge Opglabbeek De Panne Profondeville - Arbre Reet t Zilte N Danny Horseele De Jonkman N Sea Grill Comme Chez Soi Le Chalet de la Forêt N Nuance L Air du Temps Château du Mylord Aan Tafel bij Luc Bellings Hostellerie St-Nicolas Slagmolen Hostellerie Le Fox L'Eau Vive Pastorale Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg - Grund Mosconi

5 m Une très bonne cuisine dans sa catégorie Comfort Alost - Boechout - Brasschaat - Stabroek Barvaux Beaumont - Solre-St-Géry Beerzel Berlaar Berlare - Donk Blankenberge Blaregnies Bornem Braine-l Alleud - Sint-Andries - Zedelgem Bruxelles Bruxelles - Sainte-Catherine Bruxelles - Bois de la Cambre Bruxelles - Anderlecht Bruxelles - Ganshoren Bruxelles - Ganshoren Bruxelles Ixelles/ Elsene Bruxelles - Schaerbeek t Overhamme t Fornuis Het Gebaar Bij Lam & Yin Dme Kommilfoo N De Schone van Boskoop Kasteel Withof N De Koopvaardij Le Cor de Chasse Hostellerie Le Prieuré Saint- Géry De Tuinkamer N Het Land Lijsterbes Philippe Nuyens Les Gourmand Eyckerhof Jacques Marit Den Gouden Harynck Aneth Sans Cravate Herborist Ter Leepe Alexandre Jaloa N La Truffe Noire La Paix Bruneau San Daniele Kamo Senza Nome

6 Bruxelles Uccle / Ukkel Bruxelles - Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Bruxelles - Groot-Bijgaarden Bruxelles - Huizingen Bruxelles - Strombeek-Bever Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont Charleroi - Montigny-le-Tilleul Deerlijk Dendermonde Dilsen Dinant - Sorinnes Dranouter Elewijt Fauvillers Gand Haaltert Hasselt Heure Houthalen Hulshout Huy Izegem Kasterlee - Lichtaart Knokke-Heist - Albertstrand Knokke-Heist - Duinbergen Knokke-Heist - Heist Knokke-Heist - Het Zoute Koksijde Kruishoutem - Wannegem-Lede Lavaux-Sainte-Anne Louvain - Heverlee Louvain - Heverlee Liège Malines Malines Malines - Sint-Katelijne-Waver Le Passage Bon-Bon Michel Terborght t Stoveke Pouic-Pouic L Éveil des Sens Marcus t Truffeltje Hostellerie Vivendum Hostellerie Gilain In de Wulf Kasteel Diependael Le Château de Strainchamps Jan Van den Bon Apriori JER N Le Fou est belge Innesto Domein De Barrier N Hof Ter Hulst Li Cwerneu La Durée De Pastorie Jardin Tropical Sel Gris Bartholomeus De Oosthoek Ten Bogaerde N t Huis van Lede Lemonnier Arenberg Couvert couvert Héliport D Hoogh Folliez Centpourcent N

7 Mons - Baudour Namur - direction Citadelle Namur - Lives-sur-Meuse Namur - Temploux Ninove Noirefontaine Paliseul Pepinster Perwez Reninge Roeselare Sankt-Vith Sint-Martens - Bodegem Sint-Martens-Latem - Deurle Soheit-Tinlot Temse Tongeren Tongeren Virton - Torgny Vrasene Zingem - Ouwegem Zolder - Bolderberg d Eugénie à Emilie N Cuisinémoi La Bergerie l'essentiel Hof ter Eycken Moulin Hideux La Table de Maxime Hostellerie Lafarque La Frairie t Convent Boury N Zur Post Bistro Margaux Orangerie Le Coq aux Champs Clandestino N De Mijlpaal N Magis Auberge de la Grappe d Or Herbert Robbrecht Benoit en Bernard Dewitte N Prêt-à-Goûter Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Bourglinster Esch-sur-Alzette Frisange Gaichel Luxembourg Centre Luxembourg Centre Luxembourg - Kockelscheuer Mondorf-les-Bains Oetrange Schouweiler La Distillerie N Favaro Lea Linster La Gaichel Clairefontaine Le Bouquet Garni Patin d Or Les Roses Ma langue sourit Toit pour Toi

8 MICHELIN guide - Luxembourg 2012 New stars From n to o Brugge - Sint-Michiels Hertog Jan n t Zilte (déménagement de Mol) From m to n - Sint-Kruis Bruxelles - Uccle De Jonkman Le Chalet de la Forêt m - Brasschaat Beerzel Bruxelles - Sainte-Catherine Hasselt Houthalen Koksijde Malines - Sint-Katelijne-Waver Mons - Baudour Roeselare Temse Tongeren Zingem - Ouwegem Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Bourglinster Kommilfoo Kasteel Withof De Tuinkamer Jaloa JER Innesto Domein De Barrier Ten Bogaerde Centpourcent d Eugénie à Emilie Boury Clandestino (déménagement de Haasdonk) De Mijlpaal Benoit en Bernard Dewitte La Distillerie

9 MICHELIN guide - Luxembourg 2012 Deletion of stars Deletion n Mol t Zilte (déménagement vers ) Deletion m Gand Haasdonk Keerbergen Paliseul Pepinster - Wegnez Sint-Amands Waregem Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Clervaux - Roder Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg - Clausen La Luna C. Jean Clandestino (déménagement vers Temse) The Paddock Au Gastronome Hostellerie du Postay t Ebdiep t Oud Konijntje Manoir Kasselslay Influences des Saveurs Le Sud

10 MICHELIN guide - Luxembourg 2012 Bib Gourmand N : new Bib Gourmand 2012 Alost Het Verschil N Aalter -.Bellem Den Duyventooren Dock s Café InVINcible N Le Zoute Zoen Cuichine N Marcel N The Glorious - Berchem De Troubadour - Berendrecht Reigershof - Burcht Chef s Table N Arlon Zinc Bastogne Wagon Léo Battice - Charneux Le Wadeleux Bertrix Four et Fourchette Bilzen t Vlierhof Blankenberge Triton Borgloon Ambrozijn Bouillon - Corbion Des Ardennes Bousval L En-Quête du Goût Braine-l Alleud Philippe Meyers Pergola Kaffee Refter Assiette Blanche Bistro Kok au Vin - Sint-Michiels Tête Pressée Bruxelles La Manufacture Bruxelles Bar Bik Bruxelles El Txoko Bruxelles - Sainte-Catherine La Belle Maraîchère Bruxelles - Sainte-Catherine Switch Bruxelles - Sainte-Catherine Viva M Boma Bruxelles - Palais de Justice JB Bruxelles - Anderlecht La Brouette Bruxelles Ixelles Sérafine Bruxelles - Ixelles De la Vigne à l Assiette Bruxelles - Jette French Kiss Bruxelles - Saint-Gilles Leonor Bruxelles - Uccle Mamy Louise Bruxelles - Uccle Le 830 Bruxelles - Uccle Ventre Saint Gris Bruxelles - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Le Coq en Pâte Bruxelles - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Les Deux Maisons Bruxelles - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Medicis Bruxelles - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Jardin de Pékin Bruxelles - Dilbeek De Smidse Bruxelles - Kraainem Sjo d O N Bruxelles - Nossegem Orange Bruxelles - Sterrebeek Chasse des Princes

11 Bruxelles - Wemmel L Auberge de l Isard Bruxelles - Zaventem Brasserie Mariadal Damme De Lieve Damme Luna Piena Daverdisse Le Moulin Diksmuide t Notarishuys Dinant Le Jardin de Fiorine Dinant - Falmignoul Alain Stiers Durbuy Clos des Récollets Durbuy Le Fou du Roy Eksel Deliciouz N (Ce restaurant a fermé ses portes pendant l impression de cette publication). Floreffe Le Relais Gourmand Fosse-la-Ville Le Vin100 Gand Pakhuis Gand Le Grand Bleu Gand De 3 Biggetjes Gand - Heusden Rooselaer Gesves La Pineraie N Gouy-lez-Piéton Le Mont-à-Gourmet s Gravenvoeren De Kommel De Haan - Klemskerke De Kruidenmolen De Haan - Vlissegem Vijfwege Habay-la-Neuve à l Est Les Plats Canailles de la Bleue Maison Hermalle-sous-Argenteau Au Comte de Mercy Houffalize La Fleur de Thym Houtave De Roeschaert Huy Les Caves Gourmandes N Ittre Le Chabichou N Izegem Villared Jalhay Le Vinâve Jodoigne Aux petits oignons Knokke-Heist - Knokke La Croisette Knokke-Heist - Knokke Le Tire Bouchon N Knokke-Heist - Albertstrand Lispanne Knokke-Heist - Het Zoute Aquilon Koksijde - Sint-Idesbald 8chef N Kruibeke De Ceder Lasne - Plancenoit Le Vert d'eau Liège El Pica Pica N Liège Enoteca Liège Le Bistrot d en Face N Liège Frédéric Maquin Liège - Chênée Le Ponticino N Lier Numerus Clausus Maaseik Bienvenue Marenne Les Pieds dans le Plat Middelkerke Hostellerie Renty Mirwart Auberge Du Grandgousier Mons La Table du Boucher N Mons - Baudour Le Faitout Montignies-Saint-Christophe Lettres Gourmandes N Mouscron Au Petit Château Mouscron Mets gusta Mouscron La Cloche N Namur Parfums de cuisine Namur - Jambes La Plage d Amée Neupré l Apropos

12 Nivelles Nivelles Omal Oostduinkerke - Oostduinkerke-Bad Ostende Oudenaarde - Mater De Panne Profondeville Profondeville Rendeux Saint-Sauveur Sint-Martens-Latem - Deurle Sint-Niklaas Stoumont Tienen Torhout Trois-Ponts - Wanne Turnhout Verviers - Heusy Verviers - Petit-Rechain Vielsalm - Hébronval Virton - Torgny Vresse-sur-Semois - Laforêt Waregem - Sint-Eloois-Vijve Watou Wellin Zeebrugge Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Bourglinster Esch-sur-Alzette Junglinster Luxembourg Centre Luxembourg Centre Luxembourg Grund Wiltz dis-moi où? N Divino Gusto N L Isola N Eglantier Au Vieux Port Zwadderkotmolen Le Flore La Cuisine d un Gourmand Olivier Au Comte d Harscamp Les Marronniers The Green Bistro De Eetkamer Zabonprés De Refugie Forum La Métairie Lo Zio La Croustade La Chapellerie Le Val d'hébron L Empreinte du Temps Auberge Moulin Simonis De Houtsnip Gasthof t Hommelhof La Papillote Channel 16 N Brasserie Cté Cour Lounge Favaro Parmentier Mi & Ti Caves Gourmandes Kamakura Du Vieux Château

13 MICHELIN guide - Luxembourg 2012 New Bib Gourmand Aalst / Alost Het Verschil Antwerpen / InVINcible Antwerpen / Cuichine Antwerpen / Marcel Antwerpen / - Burcht Chef s Table Bruxelles / Brussel - Kraainem Sjo d O Eksel Deliciouz (Tijdens het drukken van deze publicatie heeft dit restaurant zijn deuren gesloten. Ce restaurant a fermé ses portes pendant l impression de cette publication). Gesves La Pineraie Huy Les Caves Gourmandes Ittre Le Chabichou Knokke-Heist - Knokke Le Tire Bouchon Koksijde - Sint-Idesbald 8chef Liège El Pica Pica Liège Le Bistrot d en Face Liège - Chênée Le Ponticino Mons La Table du Boucher Montignies-Saint-Christophe Lettres Gourmandes Mouscron La Cloche Nivelles dis-moi où? Nivelles Divino Gusto Omal L Isola Zeebrugge Channel 16

14 MICHELIN guide - Luxembourg 2012 Deletion of Bib Gourmand - Brasschaat Bellevaux-Ligneuville Bruxelles - Q. Louise Bruxelles - Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Bruxelles - Ixelles Bruxelles Uccle Knokke-Heist à Heist Malmédy Mouscron Ostende Robertville Spa Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Dudelange Lucius Du Moulin Notos Les Uns avec les Htes Magenta Villa d Este Old Fisher À la Truite Argentée Madame Villa Maritza Du Barrage La Tonnellerie Parc Le h