“Sergio Herman’s Rise and Fall in the Netherlands’ Culinary Scene”

He was once undeniably the best chef in the Netherlands, perhaps also the most imaginative chef in the Low Countries. short: Sergio Herman. He stringed together the Michelin stars (and other gastronomic accolades), became a brand in his own right and started an extra business here and there.

But now things are going less for Herman, who has not been stirring the pots himself for some time in Pure C in Cadzand-Bad, just across the border with Flanders.