Spectrum (Amsterdam)

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Spectrum
Spectrum (Amsterdam)
Restaurant information
Established2014
Head chef Sidney Schutte
Rating Etoile Michelin-2.svg Michelin Guide
Street addressHerengracht 542-556
City Amsterdam
Postal/ZIP Code1017 CG
Country Netherlands
Website Official website

Restaurant Spectrum (formerly Librije's Zusje) is a restaurant located in the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded two Michelin star since 2015. [1]

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Head chef of Spectrum is Sidney Schutte. Schutte, a former chef of "De Librije" and Librije's Zusje in Zwolle, returned to the Netherlands from Hong Kong, where he worked in The Landmark Mandarin Oriental. [2] [3]

On 1 May 2014, this second sister of De Librije opened for business. [4] On 14 September 2014 it was announced that the first sister, Librije's Zusje in Zwolle, would close on 31 December 2014 and that De Librije would take over the location. [5] Contrary to the first "Librije's Zusje", this restaurant is not owned by Jonnie Boer but a kind of franchise. [6]

In October 2018 it was announced that "Librije's Zusje" would become independent and would change its name per 1 January 2019. [7] After a refurbishment, the restaurant reopened as restaurant "Spectrum" on 6 February 2019. [8]

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References

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  2. Kok, Richard (6 May 2009). "Librije verliest twee belangrijke pionnen" [Librije loses two important pawns] (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. van der Reijden, Demian (13 December 2013). "De Librije gaat f&b Waldorf Astoria verzorgen" [De Librije takes care of f&b in Waldorf Astoria]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. van der Reijden, Demian (30 April 2014). "Naam restaurant Waldorf: Librije's Zusje Amsterdam" [Name restaurant Waldorf: Librije’s Zusje Amsterdam]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. Bluiminck, Nathalie (14 September 2014). "Librije verhuist en Zusje weg uit Zwolle" [Lijbrije moving and Zusje leaving Zwolle]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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  7. Prummel, Marjon (6 October 2018). "Librije's Zusje krijgt andere naam" [Librije’s Zusje gets new name]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. Prummel, Marjon (6 February 2019). "Spectrum, het voormalige Librije's Zusje, is geopend" [Spectrum, the former Librije’s Zusje, is reopened]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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