De Beukenhof

De Beukenhof was a hotel-restaurant located in Oegstgeest, Netherlands. It was a former fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two Michelin stars since 1957 up to 1995. The restaurant closed in 2014, due to bankruptcy.[3]

De Beukenhof
Restaurant information
Established	1948[1]
Closed	November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)
Food type	French, International [2]
Street address	Terweeweg 2-4
City	Oegstgeest
Postal/ZIP Code	2341 CR
Country	Netherlands
Seating capacity	70

Head chef in the time of the Michelin stars was Coos Fulpen. He retired in 1995.[4]

Notable events

In 1991, the opening of an art exhibition caused a huge turn out of the police. The watercolours were made by the biologist-artist Janneke Brinkman-Salentijn. As wife of politician Elco Brinkman, the opening attracted politicians like Ruud Lubbers, Koos Andriessen and Hans van Mierlo.[5]

In 1997, the first official presentation of the new harvest of caviar was celebrated in the restaurant. Importer J. Toet organized this event.[6]

Star history

- 1957-1965: two stars[7][8]
- 1966-1975: one star[8][9]
- 1976-1980: no stars[10]
- 1981-1983: one star[11]
- 1984-1986: two stars[11][12]
- 1987-1995: one star[12][13]

See also

• List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands

Sources and references

1. (in Dutch) Over De Beukenhof
2. (in Dutch) Knoopjelos.nl - De Beukenhof
3. Kok, Richard (12 November 2014). "De Beukenhof in Oegstgeest failliet" [De Beukenhof in Oegstgeest bankrupt]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
4. (in Dutch) Beukenhof stuurt personeel naar Antillen
5. Huygens, Stan (15 November 1991). "Lubbers krijgt echte Brinkman". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2011.
6. van der Hoff, Christa (3 May 1997). "Feestelijke ontvangst voor nieuwe kaviaar". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2011.
7. Brandligt, Vivie (16 October 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1957 t/m 1964" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1957-1964]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
8. (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 1965 t/m 1970 Last visited 24 July 2011
9. Brandligt, Vivie (30 March 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1971 t/m 1975" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1971-1975]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
10. Brandligt, Vivie (30 March 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1976 t/m 1980" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1976-1980]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
11. Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1981-1985]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
12. Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1986-1990]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
13. Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1991-1996]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.