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LOCALThursday 29 October 2015

Hadicurari is proud to present Ronald van

                                Hasenbroek as its new Executive Chef

Exciting vibes are sweeping     has a wealth of experience     and he tries to instill this in  beer. Ronald will also take     broiled,’’ says Jeroen. Lon-
through Hadicurari Restau-      behind him: he is a multiple   his staff.                       the kitchen of Nos Club-        fish are considered a threat
rant as experienced top         gold medal winner of the       The new executive chef is        huis under his wingson as       to the environment as they
chef Ronald vanHasen-           Aruba National Culinary        planning to raise the culi-      his second project, but this    have no natural enemies;
broek takes the helm in         Team, has spent 9 years at     nary level on the menus.         will be at a later stage. It    it is therefore of great im-
the kitchen. His goal: rais-    Chez Mathilde Restaurant,      Working with fresh fish          is a relaxed place, where       portance that they are
ing the level and improving     9 years at Divi Resorts and    caught by local fisherman        one can eat a hamburger,        caught. Volunteer divers
the various parts that make     4 years as a consultant, 2 of  is a pleasure for all.           the catch of the day or a       catch the lionfish on Aruba.
a kitchen great. ``I want       which for the Aruba Wine                                        shrimp basket and down
Hadicurari to stand out         And Dine (AWD) family, of      Lovely Hadicurari has an         a few cocktails or beers.       Talking about the up-
for its quality, presentation   which Hadicurari and Nos       upstairs neighbor: Nos           Open from 7 am until 10 pm      coming holiday season,
and creativity,’’ says Ron-     Clubhuis, located right on     Clubhuis, where the lo-          it is also a wonderful place    chef Ronald is planning a
ald, who is still bowled over   top of Hadicurari, form        cal fishermen shoot the          for private parties, get-       5-course Christmas dinner,
by the amazing restaurant       part. The quest for culinary   breeze, have their morning       togethers and weddings:         which can also be split up
view of the azure ocean,        excellence runs in his blood   coffee or afternoon glass of     ``We’re already getting         as separate options. Res-
the fishing boats and the                                                                       quite a few bookings for        ervations for groups of 6
white beach, which is shim-                                                                     the coming months,’’ tells      or more people are made
mering in sunshine. Had-                                                                        Jeroen Kuling proudly. Be-      with a credit card back-up;
icurari, located between                                                                        sides the stunning view, Nos    on December 31 guests are
the Marriott Surf Club and                                                                      Clubhuis has something re-      welcome on a first-come,
MooMba Beach on the hi-                                                                         ally special to offer as well:  first-serve base.
rise strip, probably has one                                                                    eating lionfish.
of the best locations on the                                                                                                    ‘’I am looking forward to
island; it is wildly popular                                                                    ``Lionfish can only be          working at Hadicurari,’’
with guests of the Ritz Carl-                                                                   caught by spearfishing          Ronald sums up. ``This chal-
ton and the Marriott, but                                                                       by divers – the caught fish     lenge is right up my
locals also know where to                                                                       are put into a special hold-    street.’’ Hadicurari with Je-
find it. The restaurant is run                                                                  ing bag, because their          roen and Ronald and a ter-
by general manager Je-                                                                          spines are poisonous. When      rific staff are happy to wel-
roen Kuling.                                                                                    cleaned and prepared,           come you once again and
                                                                                                the fish is delicious. I love   to make your dining experi-
Ronald van Hasenbroek                                                                           eating it as a ceviche or       ence unforgettable. q
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