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culinary Athens
Not many people know I have a past with Greece. After studying Ancient Greek in college, I opted to study interpreting English and Modern Greek. Greece joined the European Union in 1981, so working for the European Parliament seemed like a good career path. It turned out differently, and media became my true passion. Having […]
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Herwig Van Hove
Ik ken Herwig Van Hove. Van televisie. Nog voor ik iets te betekenen had bij Eén, maakte Herwig samen met Felice (wijlen Dre Steemans) “1000 seconden”. Het staat in mijn geheugen gegrift en het was een soort “Dagelijkse Kost ” avant la lettre. Maar ik heb hem ook een aantal keren in het echte, niet […]
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The Power of the Dog left me speechless
I watched The Power of the Dog, not really knowing what I was seeing. A paper flower put to fire, the relentless time it takes to tie a rope, two adult brothers still sleeping together in their childhood bedroom, … But director Jane Campion made the images so beautiful you are glued to the screen. […]
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Brussels restaurant Top 5 (edition 2022)
My last review of my favourite restaurants in Brussels dates back from 2012. Time for an update. I promise to review this list on an annual basis from now on. We love traveling, my husband and I. Good hotels and great food are part of the journey. In Brussels, where we have a home, no […]
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coaching Justine
Justine Hutteau is the founder of the French ecological cosmetics brand Respire. The company started small, with just one product a few years ago, but now has grown successfully. Justine not only co-owns the business, she is also the face of the company. She has more than half a million followers on her social media […]
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life of David Hockney
When a gallery owner who was organising a group show asked the artists to reveal the source of their inspiration, David wrote: “I paint what I like, when I like, and where I like”. Over the holidays my husband and I had the chance to visit two David Hockney exhibitions, one at Bozar in Brussels […]
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coming out, now and then
I have been gay all my life. Don’t recall the exact time when I realised I felt more attracted to men but I guess I must have been twelve or thirteen. I came out when I was nineteen. My mother was very supportive, and so was everybody else. Friends and family, and later my colleagues […]
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geldzaken
Ik kan me niet meer herinneren dat ik “economie” als vak kreeg in het middelbaar onderwijs. Dat zal vast wel, maar het is me ontgaan. En duidelijk, veel is me niet bijgebleven. Sinds ik als volwassen in het leven sta, heeft economie me wel geboeid. Maatschappij, democratie en persoonlijke welvaart staan met mekaar in verhouding. […]
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nomads love no man’s land
The last 18 months I haven’t been travelling a lot. At the heart of the pandemic I did only a handful of flights compared to the 100+ per year I used to have. Now I’m back on the road and it feels good. Although I feel particularly at home in Geneva and Brussels, I love […]
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devenir Edouard Louis
I have read every book Edouard Louis wrote. His first book “En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule” was published in 2014 and flabbergasted me. Since then he wrote a total of six books. I struggled with “Historie de la violence”, perhaps because I read it in French and here the language felt “constructed” compared to the […]
JEAN PHILIP DE TENDER 