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Stories tagged “netherlands”
Dutch restaurants struggle to train front-of-house staff
Kitchens have a recognised career ladder. The dining room mostly does not, and Dutch hospitality is starting to feel the cost in turnover and service.
Boerenkaas: what the EU raw-milk rule actually protects
A protected name that fixes neither a place nor a recipe, only where the milk came from and the fact that nobody heated it. On a trolley, that is the whole point.
Noord-Hollandse Gouda: reading the label on a cheese trolley
A protected name since 1996, a gold medal at this year's Gouda Cheese Awards and milk prices at their 2026 high: what the label guarantees when the trolley reaches the table.
What to eat in Amsterdam: 10 dishes and where to find them
Raw herring, bitterballen, kroket, appeltaart and rijsttafel: ten plates that tell you where you are, mapped to the carts, cafés and dining rooms serving them in 2026.
What to eat in Amsterdam: 11 dishes and where to find them
From raw herring by a bridge to apple pie in the Jordaan, this is where Amsterdam actually eats, dish by dish and neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
What to eat in Rotterdam: 9 dishes and where to find them
Kapsalon, meatballs on the Maas, Dudok's appeltaart, roti, cachupa and oysters: nine plates that tell you where you are, mapped to the snack bars, cafés and dining rooms serving them in 2026.
Best restaurants in Rotterdam 2026: 12 tables worth booking
Twelve Rotterdam tables for 2026, from Parkheuvel's two-star menus at €185–225 to a vegetarian four-course dinner at €55, checked against the Michelin Guide Netherlands 2026.
What to eat in Zwolle: 9 dishes and where to find them
Balkenbrij, Zwolse mosterd, sugar balletjes and a three-Michelin-star tasting menu: nine addresses for what to eat in Zwolle, with 2026 prices and hours.
Zwolle keeps the country's only three Michelin stars
Michelin confirmed De Librije's three stars again on 5 October, eighteen months after the death of the chef who built it. The rest of this Hanseatic town has had two decades to catch up.
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