20 Friend-chefs at Flemish Food Fest-a life inspiration story

My previous post was about the Flemish Food Fest vibe, but, hey,  wasn't this festival supposed to be a gastronomic rock show in the first place?

©Photo Ivan Missinne

Let's introduce the golden idea by The three Flemish Nudiez*: 
Invite 20 young, talented friend-chefs to co-host your own food fest party and let them (and not you) BBQ for a few hundred guests... "Il faut le faire'!

(*they prefer this nickname before the more media-used 'Flemish Foodies'...So it was used on the red entance wristband :-))

©Photo Kate Stockman

A lecture by Danny Hueghebaert and Filip Claeys from the North Sea Chefs, façon Flemish Nudies. On the table.

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

Done!

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Ivan Missinne

Before 12 o'clock: the early birds.

©Photo Kate Stockman

                        After  2 o'clock: the crowd.

©Photo Kate Stockman

©Photo Kate Stockman

The food concept can be explained as 'EAT YOUR TICKET'. You payed 30 euro for 15 food tickets (each 2 euro's)to eat as much delicious BBQ experiments by the best-of-the-best kitchen talents in Belgium. All the used products (animals, fish, herbs, greens and more) were locally farmed top stuff, all in the Nudiez spirit “Think local, go global”.

To name some toppers that joined the BBQ decks? Danny Hueghebaert and Filip Claeys from the North Sea Chefs prepared fabulous grilled langoustines façon 'frikandel spécial', Bob Vanbiervliet en Jan Verschelden van T'Oud Gemeentehuis in Hansbeke served parts of an entire Brasvar pig that roasted for hours, Restaurant De Kruidenmolen had mouth watering white 'boudin' made of fresh squid.

More innovative BBQ gastronomy experiments?
De Veranda: BBQ-ed fennel, Table D'Amis' version of spare ribs,
Team Dierendonck: a Pastrimi of tender Hollsteiner beef and Kobe's own In De Wulf surprised with a elderberry and wild strawberries dessert. 

And off course, the FFF was sold out in a glimps!

©Photo Kate Stockman

Yep. You all missed a hell of a festival! So, see you next year? 

Kate.

©Photo Kate Stockman