Eating in a piece of art at restaurant Rebelz aan de Rotte
At restaurant ‘Rebelz aan de Rotte’ in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), you eat in a piece of art and support a social purpose.
The 27th of February restaurant ‘Rebelz aan de Rotte’ opened. An extraordinary restaurant in many ways: the interior, the kitchen and the staff. The restaurant seats about 70 guests that can go there to have lunch, high tea or dinner. They also cater meetings and parties. In the summer there will be a terrace on a pontoon where people can dock their boats.
Instead of entering a restaurant it looks like you’re stepping in a piece of art at ‘Rebelz aan de Rotte’. The art is realised by artists Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam who are known for the ‘Hoorn des Overvloeds’ (Cornucopia) in the ‘Markthal’ (food hall) of Rotterdam.
The Syrian chef Maher Al Sabbagh is responsible for the kitchen. Maher is a passionate chef that spend a lot of time in the kitchen with his grandmother, as little boy. He has his own restaurant in Maastricht, Marres Kitchen. He brings Levantine influences from his homeland. The Levant is the Eastern part of the Mediterranean; Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel. A kitchen known for its aromatic herbs and spices.
Amongst the staff there are several ex-convict women that get a chance to be retrained into a chef or hostess. The founders created the restaurant to give them a better access to the labour market.
Founders
Karin Nijman and Klaasjan Krook are the founders of restaurant ‘Rebelz aan de Rotte’. Their dream is to trigger positive movements into the society. They already have plans for more locations where ex-convict women will also be hired. ‘Rebelz aan de Rotte’ is supported by: ‘Stichting DOEN’, ‘Start Foundation’ and the ‘VSBFonds’.
Website: restaurant Rebelz aan de Rotte
