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Tried & enjoyed: Crab Club Brussels (B)

Published by Kate Stockman

Hip is Crab Club without a doubt. But that’s not the reason we visited. I adore fresh crab. Reason enough? I think so. Owner Philippe Emanuelli has Breton-French roots and chose to focus on fresh, surprising and rare seafood. You enter on the side of the restaurant, and pass by the open kitchen where a bunch of cool young people under the lead of chef Yoth Ondara (chef from the South of France with Thai-Chinese roots) is preparing the food. Don’t expect a fancy expensive designed location. Crab Club looks more like a tiny school refter or a small wine cellar of a monastery. The entire deco is rough, concrete floors and stairs, wooden vintage tables with benches and subdued light. We visited Crab Club with friends and we all liked the no-fuzz vibe, the ‘je ne sais quoi’ service and the ‘I did not care’ deco which looks rather poetic and 100% right. The main idea is to share the food that comes randomly on the table presented on large ‘grandma-like’ plates. We started with a gin …

An Instagram look back at 2014, part 1 FOOD.

Published by Kate Stockman

Peas with goat cheese snow at Souvenir in Ieper. 2015 has kicked off, but it happens these days that I think back about the things that were great last year. What better than have a scroll trough all my Instagram posts of 2014 and take a trip trough memory lane…. I must admit, looking at these moments, it was a good year. Why not share the best of my Instagram memories? I went trough all the great trips I made last year, the restaurants I visited, the wonderful work collaborations and the unforgettable art shows and exhibitions I went to. Here they are. It’s a selection, a best of.

Last minute Terracotta Army-a life inspiration story

Published by Kate Stockman

It becomes a habit: checking out an exhibition on it’s closing day.(Remember Damien Hirst in London and Basqiat in Paris) This one, again, we couldn’t miss. From 18 November 2012 till 17 February 2013 (that’s today!), the Brussels Bourse hosted the landmark Terracotta Army exhibition : a reconstitution of the terracotta army of the first Emperor of China  Qin Shi Huang. Qin Shi Huang who became emperor at the age of 13 lost all track with reality and obsessed as he was by immortality, he ordered the built of a ‘dead city’ with an enormous army to join him when he died. This TERRACOTTA ARMY was the last great archaeological discovery of the 20th century after that of the tomb of Tutankhamun.  The first pieces were found by Chinese farmers in 1974 and this spectacular 8000 terracotta statue army was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Over an area of 800 m², reconstructed to the original scale, we could see more than 150 warrior statues, horses and chariots and a look into the pit in …

Food of the week-a life inspiration series

Published by Kate Stockman

No, it has nothing to do with some late New Years good intentions, but I really want to eat healthier, more conscious and taste all different ingredients. Take time to enjoy preparing, time to enjoy taste. As we did before time was not short.It still is, but hey, we’ll make time.So, this will be a small diary about what was on my different dishes last week, home made, restaurant food, diners at friends.Not weekly but as this blog is always: when I feel like it.Bon appetit. Wrong start! Minor trendwatching exams. 14 students in one day. No time to eat but this croissant and a Cécemel. Bummer. Better! Wok mushroom, spring onions and garlic. Yes! Ready: lukewarm mushrooms on rucola salad, balsamico truffle and some parmesan flakes.  Lovely scallops with Iberico ham at http://www.de-baronie.be/node/83Lunch with my mum. Green tea and a sweet heart for Valentines day at my hairdresser Cut, Paste and Paint. A power breakfast to start a home office working day. Blue berries, greec yogurt, bio honey and pine nuts Soft milk sandwiches with cheese. Lunch with …