Femke Vandevelde
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Core concept and our values
Literary scholar and restaurant critic Femke Vandevelde is not a trained chef. She considers language her ultimate flavour enhancer. Her culinary journey started behind a keyboard, as a fiercely curious food blogger in 2009. Since then, she has written dozens of chef's cookbooks & culinary guides in both Dutch & English. Alongside her journalism for De Morgen, Monocle and National Geographic, she curates food festivals, and serves as Academy Chair for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Based in both Ghent and Ostend, she is more accurately described as perpetually en route. At the table, she looks for what brings us together - or for a negroni, triple-cooked chips, aioli and a bicky cheese. She takes her work very seriously indeed. Herself, considerably less so.
Special offering and specialities
Food critic with 15y+ experience in national and international media.
Impact on the gastronomic ecosystem
1. Cultural impact: defining what “good food” means 2. Social impact: access, equity, and representation 3. Informational impact: translation and education
Partnerships and collaborations
A glimpse of our fingerlicking portfolio Culinary Awards, Festivals & Guides: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants - Lady Chef of the Year - Le Fooding - Garnaalkrokettenfestival - Ostendaise - Brussels Bar Show - Team Young Masterchefs - Jong Keukengeweld - Jeunes Restaurateurs d’Europe Print & Digital Media Partners: De Morgen - De Tijd - Het Laatste Nieuws - Culinaire Ambiance - Libelle Lekker - National Geographic Traveller - Monocle - Lazy Monday - Venuez - Shoot my Food - Food Inspiration Magazine - June - Terroir - Grappa - UIT-magazine - Ons Erfdeel Books & Publishing: Lannoo - Borgerhoff & Lamberigts - Luster - Minestrone - Stichting Kunstboek - Beefcake Publishing - Belgium For Foodies – Zilte - Truth Love and Clean Cutlery TV, Radio & On-screen Work: Banijay - Play - VTM - Celebrity Masterchef - Mijn Restaurant - Radio 1 Academic, Trade & Tourism Partners: University of Amsterdam - Universiteit Gent - KU Leuven - Horeca Vlaanderen - Horeca Forma - Goesting - Smaakhaven - Visit Flanders - Visit Ghent - Visit Ostend - Visit Limburg - Flanders' Food - Leaders Club - Food Service Network - Chef’s Collective Belgium - Fevia - Effost - Wagralim Hospitality: Baracca - Dirkjan Decock - Divin by Sepi - DOOR73 - Haut - Hertog Jan Restaurant Group - Maison 12 - Per Bacco - Rokkebolle - Sans Cravate - Sepideh Sedaghatnia - Shannah Zeebroek - SoepPlus - Storm - The Motel - Viki Geunes - Vrijmoed - Willem Hiele - Zilte Agencies & Food Industry Partners: Bold & Pepper - Campari - Casa Astrid - Chez Claire - De Vegetarische Slager - Duvel-Moortgat - Fever-Tree - Foodpairing - Greenway - HLS - Luc De Laet - Magnum - Monsieur Boudin - Nursh - Pleasures Group - Pubmarket - Rueda - Smeets - Spar - TableFever - Takeaway.com - The Chocolate Line - The Secret Sauce - Unilever Food Solutions - Van Eccelpoel
