NIJGH CUISINE & ATELIER

SPRING/SUMMER 2023

Danny Lee

Emile van der Staak

Emma de Thouars

Janny van der Heijden

Ka Fai Lee

Lelani Lewis

Marloes Coenen

Onno Kleyn

Raghenie Bhawanie

Sun Li

Sylvia Witteman

Vanja van der Leeden

Yan Ting Yuen

Yvette van Boven

Emile van der Staak is the inspired chef and owner of De Nieuwe Winkel** in Nijmegen. He developed the philosophy of ‘botanical gastronomy’ and firmly established it by continuously looking for new uses of edible plants. He cooks fully plant-based and gets his inspiration from what forest garden Ketelbroek has to offer. Today’s choices determine what tomorrow’s world will look like. And many of those choices are simply connected to our food. That is why Van der Staak uses plants to make unique dishes that amaze, overwhelm and inspire, and are, above all, very tasty.

‘We visit many restaurants each year, and rarely is the story so perfectly told, the flavours so well balanced, innovation so truly innovative, and the knowledge and motivation of the team so strong as it is here! The level of De Nieuwe Winkel grows every day, and as a plant-based restaurant example this can count.’ – Jury We’re Smart Awards