As construction on its premises in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) nears completion, the Capital Club has announced the appointment of Jeremy Bastiaan as its Executive Chef. With more than two decades of expertise in the hospitality industry, Netherlands native Jeremy joins only a handful of Michelin-starred chefs presiding over kitchens in the Middle East region. His role with the Capital Club will be to ensure a consistently superior level of cuisine across the dining outlets at Dubai’s premier private business club.
“As evidenced by the Michelin-starred status of his previous restaurant, Jeremy brings to the Capital Club a vision for fantastic dining experiences using superlative ingredients and a well-seasoned vision of kitchen management. His oversight as our Executive Chef will enable the Capital Club to deliver cuisine that rivals anything currently available in the region’s and indeed the world’s finest dining establishments,” said Guy Guillemard, Chief Executive, Signature Clubs International – parent company of the Capital Club.
Prior to joining Capital Club, Jeremy has been Executive Chef at the five-star Grand Hotel, Karell V in Utrecht, Holland. He supervised an extensive kitchen team responsible for a Brasserie, Bar Cellars and 12 Banquet Halls as well as the Gastronomic Grand Restaurant. Just nine months later, the restaurant was awarded with its first-ever Michelin star.
Jeremy began his career as a Commis Chef in 1986, working in a number of Michelin- starred restaurants in Amsterdam in his early years before joining Holland’s leading five-star hotel, The Amstel Intercontinental as Chef de Partie. Over the course of the next eight years, he achieved the rank of Head Chef, leading a team of 45 staff in the two Michelin-starred restaurant, La Rive.
Scheduled to open in late 2007 in DIFC’s Gate Village, the Capital Club is designed to offer its Members exceptional meeting, networking and entertaining opportunities. The Club is affiliated to 240 leading clubs around the world.
About the Capital Club
Located at the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre, occupying a prestigious site on the top four floors of Building 3 of Gate Village, the Capital Club is Dubai’s premier private business Club and is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2007.
The Capital Club is exclusively designed to meet the demands of those from the top echelons of business, finance and government. The Club provides the highest level of comfort and cuisine, an exceptional event programme which fosters the exchange of ideas, global business and social interaction, camaraderie and unmatched personal service.
Membership is by invitation, and reflects the international and cultural diversity of the region. Select corporations and individuals are introduced to the Club through personal introduction and referral to the Board of Governors.
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