{"id":47571,"date":"2025-01-23T11:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/shef-gotvachat-kojto-vdahnovyava-chef-david-veenstra\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:49:15","slug":"shef-gotvachat-kojto-vdahnovyava-chef-david-veenstra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/en\/shef-gotvachat-kojto-vdahnovyava-chef-david-veenstra\/","title":{"rendered":"The chef who inspires: chef David Veenstra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"47571\" class=\"elementor elementor-47571 elementor-47465\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e4f1ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22e4f1ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d0ffa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55d0ffa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>We present the culinary virtuoso from the Netherlands, who trained in Michelin-starred kitchens, worked on cruise ships and has proven himself today as a culinary advisor around the world<\/em><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_47472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47472\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47472\" src=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/david-picture-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\u0421\u0438\u0433\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0438 \u0441\u043c\u0435, \u0447\u0435 \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0435\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0421hef David Veenstra \u0432 GastronomiX 2025, \u043e\u0441\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0435\u043c\u043e \u0449\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0435 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u044a\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0438\" width=\"270\" height=\"406\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>\u0421hef David Veenstra<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-47481\" src=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flag_netherlands.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"87\" \/><\/p><p>Culinary is his pride. Perfectionism is like a religion for him, and among his main aspirations is to pass on his knowledge. Yes, in the following lines we introduce you to chef David Veenstra. It is he who will represent the Netherlands at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1873204966422115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GastronomiX 2025<\/strong><\/a> haute cuisine forum at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.iec.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Inter Expo Center<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>The eagerly awaited format will start in Sofia on February 18 and until the 21st, within the framework of the SIHRE horeca exhibition, will meet us with world-class names from the culinary and gastronomy world. They are coming to us especially for the format at GastronomiX &#8220;The Mediterranean &#8211; a sea of \u200b\u200bflavors&#8221;, co-organized by the Guild of Professional Chefs of Greek Gastronomy, with the exclusive assistance of Executive chef Stilianos Dingas.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_48048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48048\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/en\/exhibitors\/accompanying-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48048\" src=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/gastronomix_2025_viziq_1400px_3_eng.jpg\" alt=\"GastronomiX 2025 will start on 18 February\" width=\"380\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/gastronomix_2025_viziq_1400px_3_eng.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/gastronomix_2025_viziq_1400px_3_eng-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/gastronomix_2025_viziq_1400px_3_eng-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/gastronomix_2025_viziq_1400px_3_eng-1024x535.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>GastronomiX 2025 will start on 18 February<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u201cDavid Veenstra\u2019s career as a chef began in 1990 in a beautiful forest restaurant,\u201d share the organizers Inter Expo Center and the Bulgarian Association of Professional Chefs. Studying the intricacies of gastronomy and cooking, he trained in several Michelin-starred kitchens and Masterchef chefs.<\/p><h5><strong><em>Culinary journeys<\/em><\/strong><\/h5><p>Realizing that he had learned the intricacies of his craft, chef David Veenstra embarked on a series of professional adventures on various cruise ships.<\/p><p>There he was a sous chef, and then he started managing his own restaurant and working as a culinary advisor. He has been a freelance chef for 12 years now.<\/p><h5><strong><em>Favorite product<\/em><\/strong><\/h5><p>\u201cI am proud to have been part of the Van Drie Group team of chefs for 10 years now,\u201d shares chef David Veenstra. The virtuoso notes that his favorite product is veal. And as he himself emphasizes \u2013 \u201call types of product packaging.\u201d<\/p><p>It is veal that is the \u201cstar\u201d of the customer demonstrations, seminars, master classes, sophisticated lunches and television productions that he realizes.<\/p><p>We are sure that the participation of Chef David Veenstra \u201cThe Mediterranean \u2013 a sea of \u200b\u200bflavors\u201d, as one of the highlights of GastronomiX 2025, will noticeably contribute to the presence of each of us. Therefore, we are looking forward to the first-hand meetings with all the chefs from Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine and the Netherlands, who will join in with all their energy and inspiration.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46780 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sihre_2025_viziq_1200px.jpg\" alt=\"\u0418\u0437\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0421\u0418\u0425\u0420\u0415 \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e \u0449\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438 \u0446\u0435\u043b\u0438\u044f \u0445\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u043e\u0442 \u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0447\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0438\u043d\u0430\" width=\"1200\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sihre_2025_viziq_1200px.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sihre_2025_viziq_1200px-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sihre_2025_viziq_1200px-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sihre.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sihre_2025_viziq_1200px-1024x719.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><em>SIHRE Exhibition will once again unite the entire HoReCa sector from Bulgaria and abroad<\/em><p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Mjm89sLCng\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sihre.bg\/ameur-eltaief-ne-spira-da-realizira-kulinarni-proekti\/\">\u041c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443 \u0422\u0443\u043d\u0438\u0441 \u0438 \u0421\u0430\u0443\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0410\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0438\u044f: Executive Chef Ameur \u0415ltaief \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0434\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u043a\u0443\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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