Château Neercanne

Château Neercanne

Château Neercanne in 2009
Restaurant information
Head chef Hans Snijders[1]
Food type French[1]
Rating 1 Michelin star Michelin Guide
Street address Cannerweg 800
City Maastricht
Country Netherlands
Seating capacity 60
Website website

Château Neercanne (also known as Agimont or kasteel Neercanne) is a restaurant located in Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one or two Michelin stars in the periods 1957-1982 and 1986–present.

In 2013, GaultMillau awarded them 16.0 points (out of 20).[2]

Head chef in the Michelin period, were, amongst others, Theo Koch and Ber Stassen.[3] Present head chef is Hans Snijders.[1]

Building

The castle is located just north of the Belgian village of Kanne, south of Maastricht but still on Dutch territory.[4]

It is built on a site that was already in use by the Romans. The caves, created by mining blocks to build the fortifications, still exist. They are now in use as the wine cellar of Neercanne.[5]

In 1465 the castle was destroyed by the people of Liège during the Liège Wars. The outbuildings and the prominent corner tower were built in 1611, in the style of the Mosan Renaissance.[4]

The main building was built in 1698 by Daniël Wolf van Dopff, lord of Neercanne, at that time the military governor of Maastricht.[6] All present buildings are built from marl.[7]

In the valley in front of the castle flows the river Jeker and is a baroque garden, reconstructed to the original design.[8]

Star history

- 1957-1966: one star[9][10]
- 1967-1977: two stars[10][11][12][11][12]
- 1978-1982: one star[12][13][14]
- 1986–present: one star[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Head chefs with Michelin stars

Mentioned periods are the proven periods they carried a Michelinstar
- 1952-1965: Theo Koch[23][3]
- 1965-1966: H.P.J. (Bèr) Stassen[3][24]
- 1967-1978: Gustave van Mieghem[25][26]
- 1985–present: Hans Snijders[27][28]

See also

Sources and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chef Review Hans Snijders Chateau Neercanne
  2. ↑ (Dutch) Gault Millau - Château Neercanne
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "De man, die van Maastricht een culinaire stad maakte". Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 August 1965. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (Dutch) Kasteel Neerkanne
  5. ↑ (Dutch) Anton Wolters, Kanne: Een verhaal van 17.000 jaar 1989
  6. ↑ "Geschiedenis". chateauhotels.nl.
  7. ↑ (Dutch) Aanwijzing beschermd monument
  8. ↑ Erik the Jong, Neercanne Castle and the Dutch garden tradition 1997. In "Restoration of Baroque gardens : the UNESCO Conference on Neercanne"
  9. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (16 October 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1957 t/m 1964" [Historic overview Michelin stars 1957-1964]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Brandligt, Vivie (16 October 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1965 t/m 1970" [Historical overview Michelin stars 1965-1970]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Brandligt, Vivie (30 March 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1971 t/m 1975" [Historical overview Michelin stars 1971-1975]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Brandligt, Vivie (30 March 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1976 t/m 1980" [Historical overview Michelin stars 1976-1980]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  13. ↑ 1979 Michelin Benelux. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 1979. p. 319. ISBN 2-06-006099-0.
  14. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Michelin stars]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  15. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Michelin stars]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  16. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Michelin stars]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  17. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (30 March 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1997 t/m 2000" [Historical overview Michelin stars 1997-2000]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  18. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (30 March 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2001 t/m 2005" [Historical overview Michelin stars 2001-2005]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  19. ↑ 2001 Michelin Benelux. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2001. ISBN 2-06-000298-2.
  20. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (1 May 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2006 t/m 2011" [Historical overview Michelin stars 2006-2011]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  21. ↑ Brandligt, Vivie (30 November 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2012 - 2013" [Historic overview Michelin stars 2012-2013]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2014. (subscription required)
  22. ↑ (Dutch)Alle 2014 Michelin sterren in een overzicht
  23. ↑ (Dutch) 60 jaar Restaurant Château Neercanne
  24. ↑ (Dutch) Oostwegel: 'Chateau Neercanne in oude glorie herstellen' Limburgsche Courant 13 June 1984
  25. ↑ (Dutch) Bijzondere restaurants - Nieuws
  26. ↑ (Dutch) Limburgsche Courant - 1 April 1978
  27. ↑ Portrait Hans Snijders
  28. ↑ restaurant website

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