__NOTOC__ ''FG'' (formerly ''Ivy'') is a

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. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one

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for the period 2010–2013, and two stars since 2014.

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awarded the restaurant 17.5 out of 20 points.

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of ''FG'' is , who opened the restaurant in 2009. Geurds, formerly a

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, uses

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in his kitchen.

Name dispute

Due to a lost court case with ''Caprice Holding'', owner of the European trademark for the name The Ivy, Geurds was forced to change the name of his restaurant. Geurds' argumentation that ''The Ivy'' and ''Ivy'' only served their local markets in respectively

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and Rotterdam, were dismissed by the judge. The new name of the restaurant became ''FG'' and was unveiled on 13 June 2013.

Gadgets

* The restaurant possesses an espresso machine with foot-control. In 2011, it was the first time ever the manufacturer made a custom-made machine with foot-control. * The restaurants has a "fragrance table" in the kitchen. The

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can spread 30 different flavours. According to the restaurant ''to promote the taste process''.

Location

Originally, the restaurant was located at the Lloydstraat 294 in Rotterdam. In 2016 is moved to Katshoek 37-b in Rotterdam, the former site of the FG Noodle Bar, next to FG Food Labs.

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Name dispute

Gadgets

Location

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