Just food or food design?

World-class chefs and designers worked together as a couple in order to design their own Signature Snack. The question was whether the synergy between the designers and chefs could result in more than just a nicely presented piece of food.

The assignment was not an easy one: in addition to being innovative, beautifully presented, delicious and true to both of their trademarks, the haute cuisine snacks should also be easy to produce so they could be sold for just 5 euro's, straight from the vending machine.

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www.d-andt.com
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Bonbon of smoked mackerel in gold, sweetened with a red beetroot egg, served in a cone sized small, medium and large

The Signature Snack by Dinie van den Heuvel (d'Andt) and Gerard Wollerich (Restaurant Wollerich) approaches the snack as if it were clothing in a shop. Whether your preferred appetite size is S, M of L: they are all priced the same.

Mackerel Mousse 1 smoked mackerel without skin or bones
3 dl milk
1 dl fish fumet
6 gr gelatine
4 dl beaten pati crème

Cut the smoked mackerel into small pieces. Stew the mackerel for ± 30 minutes at 80º C in milk and fish fumet. Dissolve the gelatine, combine with the fish mixture and season to taste. Put through a fine sieve. Leave hanging. Add the beaten cream and fill the desired mould. Freeze lightly.

Beetroot Eggs 7 dl beetroot pulp (cooked fresh beetroots, peeled, seasoned with a little onion and a dressing of balsamic vinegar)
1 dl Yanté
1 gr Xantana


Mix beetroot pulp, Yanté and Xantana. Season to taste and pour into the desired mould. Freeze lightly.

Beetroot Juice 4 dl beetroot juice
30 gr gelatine vegatal
11 gr sugar


Heat the beetroot and the gelatine vegatal to 80º C. While stirring, mix in the frozen beetroot pulp using a needle. If the outer layer is too thin, repeat. Allow to defrost in the refrigerator.

Golden Shell 4 dl fish fumet mixed with gold powder
30 gr gelatine vegatal


Put the mackerel mousse through this, just as the beetroot pulp.