Sofie - lady and chef
She is only 34, very driven and was elected Lady Chef of the Year 2009 at the beginning of this year: Sofie Dumont, chef of restaurant Les Eleveurs in Halle. After her studies she worked at the renowned Brussels patisserie Wittamer. Two years ago she took over her father-in-law's restaurant together with Andy De Brouwer, her partner and a renowned sommelier. Sofie has given the traditional cuisine of Les Eleveurs a very personal, contemporary touch. Her culinary talent is highly regarded by the press and her colleagues. But the general public has also discovered her, among other things as a daily guest on radio station MNM, where she presents a delicious dish every afternoon. In this feel-good book with beautiful photo reports and recipes we follow Sofie for a few weeks in her kitchen and during her free time. She presents herself as a driven chef and businesswoman, but is not afraid to also show her vulnerability, her dreams and her ambitions.