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Ida Kleijnen

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Ida Kleijnen
Born(1936-03-17)17 March 1936
Died15 January 2019(2019-01-15) (aged 82)
NationalityDutch
OccupationChef

Ida Kleijnen (17 March 1936 – 15 January 2019) was a Dutch Michelin-starred chef.

Life and career

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Kleijnen was born on 17 March 1936. She was self-taught.[1]

She worked at the Prinses Juliana[1] before turning her guest house into a restaurant called De Lindenhorst.[2] She won a Michelin star in 1983 which she held onto until 1994 when she handed the business over to her son, Paul.[1]

In 1991, she was voted the best female chef in the Netherlands[1] and between 1997 and 2010, she gave cooking lessons.[3]

She died on 15 January 2019.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "IN MEMORIAM Ida Kleijnen (1936- 2019)". www.chapeaumagazine.com (in Dutch). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Eerste Limburgse vrouw met Michelinster, Ida Kleijnen (82), overleden". De Limburger Mobile (in Flemish). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Eerste Nederlandse vrouwelijke sterrenchef, Ida Kleijnen, overleden". www.derestaurantkrant.nl. Retrieved 11 May 2020.