Prinses Juliana
Encyclopedia
Prinses Juliana is a former restaurant
located in Valkenburg aan de Geul
in the Netherlands
. It was a quality restaurant
that was awarded one or two Michelin stars in the period 1958-2006.
The last head chef was Andy Brauers.
The importance of the restaurant is found not only in the food that it produced, but also in the chefs that it trained. Many Michelin starred chefs started their career or did part of their training here. Young chefs that worked at Prinses Juliana include Cas Spijkers, Toine Hermsen, Margo Reuten, Nico Boreas, Michel Lambermon, Erik van Loo, Jeroen Granneman and Otto Nijenhuis.
- 1960-1973: two stars
- 1974-1975: one star
- 1976-1984: two stars
- 1985: no stars
- 1986-1988: two stars
- 1989-1991: one star
- 1992-1996: two stars
- 1997-2006: one star
.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
located in Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It was a quality restaurant
Restaurant rating
Restaurant ratings identify restaurants according to their quality, using various notations such as stars or other symbols, or numbers. Stars are a familiar and popular symbol, with ratings of one to four or five stars commonly used. Ratings appear in guidebooks as well as in the media, typically...
that was awarded one or two Michelin stars in the period 1958-2006.
The last head chef was Andy Brauers.
The importance of the restaurant is found not only in the food that it produced, but also in the chefs that it trained. Many Michelin starred chefs started their career or did part of their training here. Young chefs that worked at Prinses Juliana include Cas Spijkers, Toine Hermsen, Margo Reuten, Nico Boreas, Michel Lambermon, Erik van Loo, Jeroen Granneman and Otto Nijenhuis.
Star history
- 1958-1959: one star- 1960-1973: two stars
- 1974-1975: one star
- 1976-1984: two stars
- 1985: no stars
- 1986-1988: two stars
- 1989-1991: one star
- 1992-1996: two stars
- 1997-2006: one star
After the stars
The Stevens family sold the restaurant in 2006, after being the owner for 92 years. A renovation followed and the restaurant reopened as restaurant "J". Unfortunately it was bankrupt after seven months and had to close down. "Prinses Juliana" reopened in 2008 as a hotel-restaurant-hospital in collaboration with the Academic Hospital MaastrichtAcademic Hospital Maastricht
The Academic Hospital Maastricht or AZM is the main hospital of the city of Maastricht and affiliated with Maastricht University.Special units include:* Neurosurgery* Cardiothoracic surgery...
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See also
- List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands
- Juliana of the NetherlandsJuliana of the NetherlandsJuliana was the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980. She was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry...