Kookeet Food Festival, Bruges
This culinary food festival includes 3 sumptuous days of cooking challenges and chowing down with more than two dozen of the top chefs from the ‘Venice of the North’ – Bruges/Brugge.
There is, almost guaranteed, at least a few Michelin star chefs among the group.
Besides the requisite gourmet dishes, you can choose from vegetarian options and quaff some fine bubbly at the Champagne Bar.
Food & Drink Tent Village
A tent village sprouts up next to Bruges’ main train station.
You can go into the village for free and payment for food and drink is done by a preloaded card.
Everything is very well organized and you can buy small dishes to sample lots of different flavors and styles.
Great recommendations for champagne, wine or beer pairing to each dish.
Every day there is a schedule for the cooking challenges, so check the Kookeet Festival website closer to the festival dates and, there will also be a listing of dishes on offer.
Places to stay and Hotel Tips
Located in the historic centre and a 15-minutes walk to the main train station, this delightful hotel has original wooden beams and a luxurious decor.
There’s a terrace, a cocktail bar and private parking is possible on site.
The Bourgogne de Flandres Brewery is located behind the hotel.
More about Bruges
The town is like taken out of a fairytale.
With its stone buildings, cobbled streets and interlocking canals, it has been dubbed The Venice of the North.
Located in northwestern Belgium, it’s a town that functions in Flemish and is the site of the College of Europe, an elite university institute for European studies.
The historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A wonderful Christmas Market
In December you can enjoy a lovely Christmas market with a great Christmas atmosphere;
Check out the Christmas in Bruges page >>
There is a lot to explore…
Besides strolling its various market squares, be sure to take a gander at the the sky-high brick spire of the Church of Our Lady and Michelangelo’s sculpture of Madonna and Child.
The town’s most famous landmark, though, is its 13th-century belfry with a carillon of 48 bells.
You can read more about Bruges at our Bruges Page>>
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