At a young age, I already knew what I wanted to do. While working at Hotel Kurhaus in Scheveningen, I knew for sure: to reach the top in the culinary world!
I completed my training with chef Hans Snijders of Chateau Neercanne* after which I started working at:
- Au Coin des Bon Enfants (Maastricht)*
- Krasnapolsky Hotel (Amsterdam)
- Scholteshof** in Belgium
- Restaurant Excelsior* in Amsterdam
- At La Rive** in the Amstel Hotel, Chef Robert Kranenborg gave me confidence and I worked as sous chef from 1998 to 2003.