Idylle (restaurant)

Idylle is a defunct restaurant in Zweeloo, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1997 and retained that rating until 2007.[3]

Idylle
Restaurant information
Established	3 March 1993[1]
Closed	1 September 2007[2]
Head chef	Joop Zwiep
Food type	French
Rating	Michelin Guide
Street address	Kruisstraat 21
City	Zweeloo
Postal/ZIP Code	7851 AE
Country	Netherlands

Owner and head chef of Idylle was Joop Zwiep.[4]

The restaurant regularly organized culinary test-events under the name "Proef op de Tong" (Eng.: "Test on the Tongue") in which chef Zwiep often mocked with standard culinary practices. In 2001, he changed the flow of courses and started with a dessert.[5] In 1997, he confused his guests by serving a blue asparagus soup.[6]

The restaurant lost its star in 2008, due to Zwiep changing course from a fine dining restaurant to a cooking workshop in 2007.[7]

Idylle was a former member of the Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise.[8]

The restaurant was housed in a Dutch national monument, a Saxon farmhouse, built in the 19th century.[9] Earlier it housed Michelin starred restaurant De Bokkenpruik.[10]

See also

• List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands

References

1. "Restaurant 'Idylle'". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 25 February 1993. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
2. Pepping, Anita (2 August 2007). "Drents sterrestaurant Idylle Zweeloo dicht". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
3. • (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 1997 t/m 2000 Last visited 3 June 2012
   • (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 2001 t/m 2005 Last visited 3 June 2012
   • 2001 Michelin Benelux. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2001. p. 570. ISBN 2-06-000298-2.
   • 2003 Michelin Benelux. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2003. p. 785. ISBN 2-06-100699-X.
   • Brandligt, Vivie (1 May 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2006 t/m 2011" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2006-2011]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
   • Nederland 2007. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2007. p. 594. ISBN 978-2-06-712249-9.
4. Kok, Richard (17 January 2008). "Cees Helder nieuwe voorzitter Patrons". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
5. Kuipers, Henk (2 July 2001). "Sterrendragers beginnen menu met een toetje". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
6. Kuipers, Henk (5 July 1997). "Smaakt blauwe aspergesoep anders dan een witte?". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
7. Kok, Richard (2 August 2007). "Idylle verliest ster door koerswijziging". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
8. Kwak, Marieke (15 March 2003). "Tien jaar Idylle: Niemand gaat hier met honger weg". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
9. (in Dutch) Monumentenregister Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
10. Kuipers, Henk (26 June 1999). "Proeven van Bekwaamheid - Restaurant Idylle in Zweeloo". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2012.