Chef Bert Meewis, who has a Michelin star, will start serving his food in Brussels Airlines' Business Class starting in July. You can Book Brussels Cheap flights Tickets Online either it is business class or economy class from any corner of world. Meewis is the ninth chef on the list of “Belgian Star Chefs.”
This is an effort by Brussels Airlines to show the rest of the world what Belgium has to offer. Bert Meewis, the chef at restaurant Slagmolen, will give Business Class passengers flying to Africa, the US, Canada, or India a new menu every month.
For the ninth time in a row, Brussels Airlines and a well-known Belgian chef work together to make a special meal on board. From July on, star chef Bert Meewis will serve an appetizer, a starter, a main course, and a dessert to Business Class passengers flying to Africa, the US, Canada, or India. He is now the ninth Belgian Star Chef, following in the steps of Yves Mattagne.
Bert owns the restaurant Slagmolen (**) in Opglabbeek with his wife Karlijn Libbrecht, who was named Hostess of the Year in 2017. Bert serves classic food with a modern twist in an old watermill. His most famous dish is dame blanche, which he makes from scratch with a Carpigiani machine.
Bert Meewis got his diploma from the “Ter Duinen” cooking school. He worked at Sir Anthony Van Dijck, ‘t Fornuis, Scholteshof, and La Côte St. Jacques in Joigny, where he gained experience. The first Michelin Star for Restaurant Slagmolen came in 1998. The second one came in 2010.
Bert makes seasonal things. The first menu that Brussels Airlines will serve on board has a summery feel to it. It includes a smoked salmon praline with chives and cod with a white wine sauce. The menus go with beers from the Limburg brewery Cornelissen. In July, if you order the Belgian Star Chef menu in Business Class, you will get a Sint Gummarus Triple.
Brussels Airlines wants to show how “Belgian” it is by working with Belgian chefs. The airline also serves Belgian Star Chef meals and has Belgian beers and chocolate on board. The uniform for the cabin crew was made by Xandres, Bellerose, and Ambiorix. Next to this, Brussels Airlines turned 4 Airbus A320 into Belgian icons like TinTin, the Belgian Red Devils, Magritte, and Tomorrowland.
Working with Brussels Airlines was a fun and interesting challenge. It wasn't easy to make the recipes because cooking for an airline is very different from cooking at home. But it turned out to be a very interesting and useful thing for us to do.
