About The Dutch Table
On this website, I document Dutch food culture through historical recipes, regional traditions, and the stories that connect the Dutch diaspora to its culinary roots. All research, cooking, writing, and photography is done with care so our food heritage remains accessible and preserved.
If The Dutch Table has taught you something new, helped you rediscover a dish from home, or simply made you smile, I invite you to subscribe to our YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts. You can also share and comment on our posts (the algorithm will help spread the word) or even just click on the occasional ad.
If you enjoy the site and would like to support my work directly, buying me a coffee is a lovely way to say thanks. It helps cover hosting, research, ingredients, and time spent testing and photographing recipes.
Your support also helps fund the upcoming The Dutch Table Magazine, dedicated to Dutch food history, travel, stories, and recipes.
Thank you for supporting independent culinary history! Together we’ll ensure our shared culinary history is preserved for later generations.
About Me
I graduated with a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management in Barcelona, Spain, where I lived for a decade. Upon returning to Holland, I also obtained a diploma in Café and Restaurant Management from the SVH. At one point in my life, I realized that there were three things that made me happiest: teaching, writing, and all things food. I was able to leave my job in a technical field and return to school, this time to get a culinary education.
To better hone my skills, I also became a Master Gardener and a Master Food Preserver, and had the amazing opportunity to obtain my ProChef I certification at the Culinary Institute of America. I returned to school, but this time to be a culinary arts instructor, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I taught both baking and culinary arts, as well as managing front of the house, for almost six years, until the program closed. Nowadays, I still work in higher education, but in a different field.
My freelance writing and food photography has been published regularly in Dutch, the magazine, Idaho Women's Journal, and other publications. The website has been featured in KLM's in-flight magazine, in Jamie Magazine, and in Margriet among others, and served as a resource for other print media publications such as Mimi Sheraton's "1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die", and Emily Wight's "Dutch Feast". You can also hear me in SBS Dutch's food podcast "Aan Tafel!".
I am always open to new opportunities to promote our cuisine and food traditions. If this is something that speaks to you, or if you have any questions, please reach out. I'd love to hear from you at nicole at the dutch table dot com.
Tot ziens!
Nicole Holten
