Living
23:04 04/06/2021
Despite being restricted to serving takeaway so far this year, 2021 is proving to be a tumultuous year for young chef Manon Schenk and her partner David Delmas. Their restuarant La Table de Manon opens on 9 June for the first time since winning two prestigious awards by the Michelin Guide Belgium & Luxembourg 2021.
The stylish restaurant, located in a charming village near Wallonia’s top tourist destination Durbuy, picked up a Bib Gourmand in December, followed by Schenck being named Young Chef of the Year in January.
The latter came as a complete surprise, she says. “We were invited to join by video and told that journalists would arrive at the restaurants of the winning chefs. We looked around and there was nobody there. Within moments of the prize being announced a couple of cars turned up. I turned to David and said ‘I can’t stand up’.”