{"id":11547,"date":"2024-09-27T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T12:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bistronomie.digitalengineers.be\/bistro\/taste-and-colours\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T20:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T19:39:40","slug":"taste-and-colours","status":"publish","type":"bistro","link":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/bistro\/taste-and-colours\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste And Colours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Taste &amp; Colours in Kortrijk: Dining with a View of the Chef<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dirkjan Decock<\/strong> and <strong>Hilde Reynaert<\/strong> have created a <strong>unique dining experience<\/strong> in Kortrijk with their restaurant <strong>Taste &amp; Colours<\/strong>. Here, guests <strong>literally dine in the kitchen<\/strong>, witnessing firsthand how the chef prepares each dish. The restaurant is housed in a <strong>beautifully restored historic townhouse<\/strong>, and on sunny days, guests can enjoy their meal <strong>on the terrace in the enclosed city garden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The duo takes pride in making everything <strong>in-house<\/strong>, from <strong>sourdough bread<\/strong> to <strong>preserved lemon<\/strong>. Dirkjan cooks with <strong>passion and a commitment to quality, origin, and pure flavors<\/strong>, presenting dishes such as <strong>salt-crusted beetroot, North Sea shrimp with kohlrabi and green apple, or capon with roasted vegetables<\/strong>. He also enjoys exploring <strong>unexpected flavors<\/strong>, surprising guests with creations like <strong>savory poffertjes with furikake (Japanese seaweed)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The menu is a <strong>seasonal surprise<\/strong>, based on <strong>market availability<\/strong>. There is <strong>no \u00e0 la carte menu<\/strong>\u2014on weekdays, guests enjoy the <strong>Taste Menu (4 courses, \u20ac67)<\/strong>, while on weekends, the <strong>Taste &amp; Colours Menu (5 courses, \u20ac79)<\/strong> takes center stage. The wine list reflects a preference for <strong>authenticity<\/strong>, offering a <strong>curated selection of Spanish, Belgian, French, and Italian wines<\/strong>, primarily from <strong>small-scale producers<\/strong>. Natural wines and specialty beers, including <strong>various geuzes<\/strong>, are also given a prominent place.<\/p>\n<p>Taste &amp; Colours has become a <strong>renowned name in Kortrijk&#8217;s dining scene<\/strong>. Dirkjan is a member of the <strong>Kortrijk chefs&#8217; collective Caf\u00e9 Pat\u00e9<\/strong> and the author of the book <strong>conFOODenties<\/strong>, where he collaborates with fellow young chefs <strong>Felix (Het Vliegend Tapijt), Matthias (Va et Vient), and Martijn (Rebelle)<\/strong> to share their stories and recipes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taste &amp; Colours: A Flavorful, Colorful Bistronomic Gem in Kortrijk.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11548,"template":"","bistro-provincies":[229],"bistro-categorie":[],"class_list":["post-11547","bistro","type-bistro","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","bistro-provincies-west-flanders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bistro\/11547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bistro"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bistro"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bistro-provincies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bistro-provincies?post=11547"},{"taxonomy":"bistro-categorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bistronomie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bistro-categorie?post=11547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}