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Piet Vande Casteele
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Portrait of Piet Vande Casteele
i. Biography
The Climb
Hotelschool Ter Duinen is the line in the CV that explains the method: Piet Vande Casteele’s work is built on formal hotel-school discipline, where timing, service, and kitchen control are learned as a system rather than a slogan. That training now sits behind Duchateau Catering in Deinze, where Piet Vande Casteele works as manager and head chef, and behind the pop-uprestaurant Dhoye 37 in Deinze, where Piet Vande Casteele is operator.
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He leads Duchateau Catering in Deinze as manager and head chef.
Signature
Fish cook is the specialty attached to Piet Vande Casteele: the work is centered on fish cookery.
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Asked of Piet
What is Piet Vande Casteele's current role?
As of 2026, Piet Vande Casteele is manager and head chef.
Where did Piet Vande Casteele train or study?
Piet Vande Casteele trained at Hotelschool Ter Duinen.
What recognition has Piet Vande Casteele received?
Eerste Kok van België (2023).
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