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THE ONYX

Chef & owner

EliasVerbeke

Born in Borgerhout, trained in Ghent and Copenhagen, home since 2014. A cook who talks more about farmers than about technique, and keeps a turntable at the pass.

Elias Verbeke at the pass, black and white
“I cook the way the building sounds. Low, warm, a little echo. Nothing on the plate should shout, but you should remember all of it on the way home.”
‘01A life in kitchens
  1. ‘06Cooking school, GhentGraduates top of his year and talks his way onto the line at a two-star in the Flemish Ardennes.
  2. ‘10CopenhagenFour years foraging, fermenting and plating. Learns Danish badly and patience well.
  3. ‘14The Onyx opensTwenty-four seats, a second-hand hearth and his father’s record collection.
  4. ‘21First Michelin starAwarded in the middle of a lockdown. Celebrated with takeaway duck for the whole street.
  5. ‘26Second starAnd a new record room in the side chapel.

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