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Top chef Seppe Nobels blazes his own sustainable trail
‘Vegetables are central to my dishes –
I only add fish or meat when absolutely
necessary.’
On the edge of Antwerp, on the banks of the
River Schelde, you can find the old shipyard and its
historical dry docks. Stormkop – a free port for
adventurers young and old – is situated in one of the
buildings at this maritime heritage site. In the heart of
this industrial environment is the original canteen,
where the shipwrights used to sit down to enjoy their
meals. This is the spot where chef Seppe Nobels
recently opened his new pop-up restaurant Instroom.
Seppe Nobels is a chef on a mission. Several missions,
in fact, as Instroom is just one of the defining missions
of his unique career, which he built upon his passion
and fervent advocacy for vegetables. He has also been
the chef and co-owner of the Antwerp-based restaurant
Graanmarkt 13 since 2009, in addition to being a
well-known TV chef and author of cookbooks.