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Famous Belgians
It’s a bit of a game, really. Belgium has been unfairly described as “A small, dull country with nothing to commend it and nobody famous ever came from there”. In the former case we know full well about some fantastic food and drink - not forgetting chocolate, of course - but what about the latter? Can you name 10 famous Belgians?
Belgium has given us stars of the silver screen such as the obvious Jean-Claude van Damme (aka the “Muscles From Brussels”) and the maybe less obvious Audrey Hepburn, whose birth name was Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston.
The music world has benefited from the likes of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, and guitarist Django Reinhardt. Also in the world of music, though how much of a benefit he has been is debatable, is Plastic Bertrand who delivered that classic 1980’s ditty 'Ça Plane Pour Moi'.
The world of sport is not without its Belgian luminaries, which include tennis stars Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne, as well as five times winner of the Tour de France Eddy Merckx.
And the world of art has been enhanced by the works of baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens and surrealist painter Rene Magritte.
That’s 10 already, without the need to even mention Herge (aka Georges Remi), the creator of arguably the best-known Belgian in the world: TinTin.
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Oh, and let’s not forget one other famous Belgian...
Gary Bush... Another famous Belgian? Well, halfway*
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Status: single
- Occupation: Boss (and Cook) of Cafe Belge
- Age: 40-ish
- Favourite dish: Lisa Snowdon, Louise Rednapp, blondes... oh, off the menu. King Sea Bass Fillet Ragout (the best you’ll ever taste), Fishcakes and Mussels.
- Favourite beer: Tripel Karmliet Delirium
- Favourite drink: Tea. No, really...
- Best night in Cafe Belge for me: having supper with Sheila Ferguson of the Three Degrees
- Favourite music: Soul and R’n’B. I love Barry White, Aretha, Luther, Nina, Motown...
- Worst customer saying: “Ordinary coffee, please”. Ordinary coffee? What’s that? Black? White? Beige? What on earth is an “ordinary” coffee?
- Thing I hate cooking most: Omelettes
- Best value menu item: Mussels and chips with great rustic bread
- My most hated dish: plaice, baked beans, and curry
- What I enjoy most: Giving customers pleasure and having a laugh with them so they return
- I love a laugh and fun is what we try and try and make every night a party
- Any questions you might have I will always answer
- I believe eating out is fun - enjoy it, come as often as you like!
- Fancy something different? Order the day day before and I’ll try and get it for you (though not on a Monday). Your dream dish? We’ll do it, or anything you fancy with one day’s notice - within reason, of course - not bad, huh?
- Ask me any thing I will e-mail you back, even if I can’t answer
- Be nice - I’m a single man with a lot on my shoulders...
- Also, please remember: everything is cooked fresh to order
- What would make me happy? Finding the perfect woman, giving out every meal perfect and lots of happy people
- It’s all about fresh food cooked with love and happy people
- My ambition: To have a Cafe Belge in every good high street, and to get my cook book published....
- PS our fillet steaks are the best... but please don’t have it well done!
- thank you for reading e-mail me and we’ll make friends
* Yes - I’m half-Belgian, though not sure which end...
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