Maartje Boudeling

Maartje Boudeling
Born
Maartje Hoogstrate[1]

(1939-01-29) 29 January 1939 (age 85)
Yerseke
NationalityDutch
OccupationChef
Employerretired
Known forMichelin starred Inter Scaldes
SpouseKees Boudeling

Maartje Boudeling (Yerseke, 29 January 1939) is a retired head chef, known for her cooking in the Michelin starred restaurant Inter Scaldes in Kruiningen, Netherlands.[2]

Boudeling went to school at the MULO in Yerseke, before studying in Rotterdam to become a hairdresser. After finishing that course, together with her sister, she opened Beauté, a hairdresser's shop. This shop went very well, but she left after marrying Kees Boudeling in 1962.[3][4][5]

After her marriage, she started working in the family restaurant from her husband, located on the Rijksweg in Kruiningen. Building on what she had learned from her mother, she took over the kitchen. Quickly the couple realised that Maartje needed more training to realize their dream of creating a fine dining restaurant. So she started to learn French and moved over to France for training, working in several restaurants, from the Alsace to Brittany. Back home again, they started pursuing their dreams. Soon enough Boudelings cooking brought in so many customers that the restaurant became too small. By chance, a large villa in use by the Royal Marechaussee came up for sale and they too that opportunity. In 1968, they opened Inter Scaldes in the villa, where Boudelings cooking flourished. Believing in freshness of the ingredients, she refused to import ingredients to offer exclusive dishes. Instead, she orders all her fish and seafood and most of the vegetables local, sometimes ordering several times a day to maintain the freshness.[6][7]

In 1978, Boudeling was awarded her first yearly Michelin star, exactly ten years after opening Inter Scaldes. In 1984, she was awarded two Michelin stars.[8]

In 1992, Boudeling joined Les Patrons Cuisiniers (LPC) as patron-cuisinier.[9] Earlier, in 1980, the restaurant had joined Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise but they moved away during the split that created the LPC.[10]

Kees and Maartje Boudeling sold the restaurant in 2001 to Claudia and Jannis Brevet, formerly owners of Helianthushof in Uden.[11]

Boudeling is the creator and namesake of the culinary competition for the De Zilveren Oester/Maartje Boudeling Trofee (Eng.: The Silver Oyster/Maartje Boudeling Trophy), awarded since 2006.[12]

In 2007, Boudeling ended ninth in the List "Most inspiring chef of the past thirty years", compiled by the food guide Lekker.[13]

  1. ^ Sondervan, Claudia (19 January 2000). "Boudeling Lady chef van de eeuw" [Boudeling lady chef of the century]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ Ramakers, Edith (13 September 1993). "Het idool van ... Maartje Boudeling" [The idol of ... Maartje Boudeling]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ van der Jagt, Mieke (14 November 1992). "De keuken is mijn beroep" [The kitchen is my occupation]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ^ van Reems, Rien (8 January 1988). "Koken tussen de Scheldes" [Cooking between the Scheldts]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ^ van Dinther, Mac (13 August 2001). "Sloof aan de spijker" [Apron on the nail]. De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ van der Jagt, Mieke (14 November 1992). "De keuken is mijn beroep" [The kitchen is my occupation]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  7. ^ Cats, Jacques (14 December 2000). "Inter Scaldes zoekt uitbater" [Inter Scaldes is looking for a new proprietor]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Tweede ster voor Inter Scaldes" [Second star for Inter Scaldes]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 21 February 1984. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  9. ^ Kluijtmans, Nicole (24 April 1992). "Boudeling enige vrouwelijke lid van Les Patrons Cuisiniers" [Boudeling only female member of Les Patrons Cuisiniers]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Culinaire onderscheiding voor horeca-echtpaar Boudeling" [Culinary Awards for hospitality-couple Boudeling]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 29 October 1980. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Restaurant Helianthushof wisselt van eigenaar" [Restaurant Helianthushof changes owner]. Udens Weekblad (in Dutch). 6 July 2001. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  12. ^ Roemaat, Bianca (9 March 2006). "Zilveren Oester naar In den Wijngaard" [Silver Oyster to In den Wijngaard]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  13. ^ Kok, Richard (12 November 2007). "Cas Spijkers meest inspirerende kok" [cas Spijkers most inspiring chef]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2013.