Margo Reuten (

Maasbracht Maasbracht (; ) is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until 1 January 2007, when it became a part of the new municipality of Maasgouw. History The village was first mentioned in 1265 as "de Bragth", and mea ...

, 1966) is a Dutch

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, known for her cooking in the

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red restaurant

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. From 2009 till 2018, she was the only female head chef in the

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holding two

s. Reuten describes her cooking style as "classic French" and "loyal to the region". For her classic dishes she uses as much as possible locally sourced ingredients.

Career

Restaurant Da Vinci was opened in 1993. It carries one Michelin star since 1999 and two from 2009 till 2018. Before Reuten opened restaurant Da Vinci, she had already a lot of experience on high culinary level. She worked as

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in restaurant Der Bloasbalg, at that moment bestowed with a Michelin star. Other restaurants where she worked and trained were Toine Hermsen (sous chef), De Swaen (chef de partie) and

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(apprentice chef).

Personal life

Reuten was raised in

and is married to Petro Kools.

Awards

* SVH Meesterkok (Master chef): 1990 * Michelin star Da Vinci: 1 star, 1999-2008, 2018–present; 2 stars: 2009-2018 * Freeman of

Maasgouw Maasgouw () is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on 1 January 200 ...

: 2009 *

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Chef of the Year: 2012 * Relais & Chateaux Grand Chef: 2012

Published books

Together with Petro Kools: * 2003: Proeven van Bekwaamheid (Eng.: Tasting Ability) * 2010: Proeven van Bekwaamheid Special Edition (Eng.: Tasting Ability Special Edition)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reuten, Margo 1966 births Living people Dutch women chefs Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants People from Maasgouw