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Discover Benelux | Food Feature | Huize van Wely
The team at Huize van Wely. From left to right: patissier robin Hoedjes (former patissier at The Victorian in Kuwait), Chef de patisserie and chocolaterie Joost rotteveel and sous-chef Peter remmelzwaal (member of the Dutch patisserie team).
great heights. You’ll continue to grow and stay motivated.”
The School of Van Wely Over the years, Huize van Wely, has also become a training centre for the craft of the patissier, chocolatier and glacier, also called the ‘School of Van Wely’. Huize van Wely thrives on craftsmanship, love for the profession and perfectionism. All patissiers, chocolatiers and glaciers work inventively and have a great eye for even the smallest detail. For decades, Huize van Wely has been notable for innovation and gaining and sharing knowledge. Getting countless internship applications every year, it is the top knowledge centre and trainee kitchen for students. In the past few years, the ‘School of Van Wely’ has produced many renowned patissiers and chocolatiers, of which it is very proud.
Sharing knowledge Following the fame of renowned chefs, including those in the Netherlands, it is now time for the patissiers and chocolatiers to take the limelight and share their knowl-
edge and expertise. Patisserie is true craft in its own right. Because of this great interest, Huize van Wely offers clients and those curious to look behind the scenes entry into a suitable collaboration. Together with one of the largest cookery schools of the Netherlands ‘The Kookerij Culinary College’, a unique series of individual workshops has been developed, open to all to participate: pralines, savoury pastries, macaroons, ice cream and haute patisserie. For more information about these workshops visit www.kookerij.com
improve your mood thanks to the theobromine and phenylethylamine content. These same chemicals are also produced by the brain when we fall in love. www.huizevanwely.nl Noordwijk aan Zee – Amsterdam – Heemstede – Jakarta
The power of chocolate The quality chocolate of Huize van Wely is, apart from delicious, a powerful natural product. Did you know that the cocoa in the chocolate, particularly in the dark varieties, holds many active ingredients that are beneficial to us? Good quality chocolate contains antioxidants that help protect us against cardiovascular diseases and can even reduce inflammation. It increases the serotonin and endorphin levels in the brain and can
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