Discover Benelux | Editor’s Note
Dear Reader,
Discover Benelux Issue 61, January 2019 Published 11.2018 ISSN 2054-7218 Published by Scan Group Print Liquid Graphic Ltd Executive Editor Thomas Winther Creative Director Mads E. Petersen Editor Anna Villeleger Copy-editor Karl Batterbee Graphic Designers Audrey Beullier Mercedes Moulia Feature Writer Arne Adriaenssens Contributors Chérine Koubat Eddi Fiegel Ella Put Emma Wesseling
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Welcome to 2019. The holiday season - and all the feasting and carousing that goes with it - may be over, but here at Discover Benelux, we are still in a festive mood. This month, we present a mouthwatering ‘Taste of the Netherlands’ special, dedicated to all manner of Dutch delicacies, not to mention a guide to some of Belgium and Luxembourg’s top foodie hotspots and profiles on some of the best Flemish breweries. Gracing our January cover is Dutch actor-and-musician Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, who has been making a name for herself Stateside as one of the stars of the Oprah Winfrey Network series Love Is___. I caught up with the cultural polymath, who also has a degree in sociology from Erasmus University Rotterdam, and was impressed by how seriously she takes her position as a role model. She told me all about using her platform to help causes she believes in, and feeling a responsibility to tell meaningful stories on screen. Read the interview in full on page 40. This month, there is even more to satisfy your cultural cravings, with an in-depth look at the work of 16th-century Flemish master Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Flanders will be hosting multiple events in honour of 2019 being the 450th anniversary of the artist’s untimely death. Cinephiles will also not want to miss our guide to some of the upcoming Dutch and Belgian films to look out for in 2019. Meanwhile, our cultural calendar on page 90 is brimming with indoor and outdoor events that will tempt you off of the sofa on even the coldest of January days. I wish you a healthy, prosperous new year - and happy reading!
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