Piet Huysentruyt
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Piet Huysentruyt at the Antwerp Book Fair, 2008
Piet Huysentruyt (born 7 December 1962) is a Belgian TV chef and the author of two bestselling cooking books.
[edit] Biography
Piet Huytsentruyt, born in 1962, studied at the cooking school Ter Duinen in Koksijde before working in a number of restaurants in Belgium and abroad. He opened his own restaurant in Wortegem-Petegem, and got his first Michelin Guide star a few years later.[1]
He starred in a few TV shows, the most famous being SOS Piet, which spawned two books. By December 2008, he has sold 250,000 copies of his books SOS Piet and SOS Piet 2,[2] and his books top the bestseller list in Flanders in December 2008.[3] In December 2009, he will appear in the new film about Kabouter Plop, Plop en de Kabouterbaby.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Piet Huysentruyt" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 12 January 2008. http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleid=GJ1MGF00. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "250.000 keer SOS voor Piet Huysentruyt" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 4 December 2008. http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=GST23L056. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Nieuws" (in Dutch). Boek.be. 15 December 2008. http://www.boek.be/Nederlands/Diverse/Nieuws/Boekbe_sluit_overeenkoms/page.aspx/954?xf_itemId=296. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Ron Brandsteder in 'Kabouter Plop'" (in Dutch). De Morgen. 12 December 2008. http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1008/Showbizz/article/detail/546617/2008/12/12/Ron-Brandsteder-in-Kabouter-Plop-.dhtml. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
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