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Chef Boer’s food was/is naturally delightful and his chef crafted condiments were very popular. He was regularly asked by guests if they could buy the jellies and other dressings served in De Librije. Thus, in September of 2005, Jonnie and Thérèse decided to open ‘Librije’s Shop’ where these items, specialty olive oils, spices, a wide range of the purest, culinary products are sold. All of the products have been prepared or selected with care, knowledge and expertise. In that same year Chef Boer also got the prestigious title of “Ridder in the Orde van Oranje Nassau” or, Knight of the Orange Nassau Order. The
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ever-evolving couple continued growing in 2006 when they went on the go with “Food on Tour”, De Librije’s catering business. In 2006 the culinary couple purchased “Spinhuis”, a 1739 building which was a prison until 2004. They made it De Librije’s little sister restaurant or, “Librije’s Zusje” So they could begin the extensive restoration to ‘Librije’s Hotel’. In November of 2008, six months after their grand opening, Jonnie and Thérèse, along with their young kitchen staff, received a Michelin Star for the Librije’s Zusje -Little Sister- restaurant! In the same year Chef Boer won the ‘Eckhart Witzigmann’ prize from the “Deutschen Akademie für Kulinaristik” or, German Culinary Academy. WG August 2016 -
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