Rudolph (Rudi) Van Veen, The Netherlands

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Classes Taught
2009 - The Taste of Life - Out of the box desserts (with Robert van Beckhoven)

Born in Belgium, Rudolph grew up in the South of Holland where he still lives. Already at the age of 11 Rudolph decided he wanted to become a chef. He went on to study at the Culinary School in Breda, Holland where in 1985 he won the Best Graduate Award.

From the start of his culinary career gastronomic events and trade contests formed his inspiration serving effectively as a test laboratory for research and new experiences. Not only his curiosity but also his creative instinct urged him to visit many countries and cultures and meet with a great variety of distinguished chefs all over the world. In the first instance mostly participating in trade contests or demonstrations and often for an international audience. But later and increasingly so as a guest or host chef as well as a member of a number of culinary juries. More than the prizes he earned on the way Rudolph considers the many international contacts with prominent experts one of the great treasures of his professional career.

In 1995, after precisely ten years' work experience and at the very young age of 27, he obtained the highest Dutch qualification in his field: Certified Master Chef (SVH Masterchef).

Pastry always had a special place in his heart and therefore he co-founded together with a team of 5 pastry chefs including his friend Robert van Beckhoven in 1998 the 'Dutch Pastry Team' to guarantee a professional structure for future competitors and events. Today The Dutch Pastry Team is the biggest promotion group for pastry in The Netherlands.

In 2000 Rudolph launched his television career by co-hosting the Dutch TV show 'Life & Cooking'; the ultimate way to communicate about his passion for cooking and pastry to a greater public. 3 successful cookery books were published and more TV appearances followed. In the meantime the public had awarded him the coveted Rembrandt Award for best Dutch talent (2002).

Since 2007 his dream of combining all of his interests; cooking, pastry, communication and traveling came true. In the TV series The Taste of Life Rudolph travels around the whole world revealing culinary secrets while cooking together with local people and professional chefs.

Awards:

Year	Price / Award	City	Country
2006	Silver Medal, Culinary World cup	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
2005	Winner of the public award for most popular TV Chef 2005	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
2003	Nomination World Cookbook Awards (Category Best TV Chef Cookery Book)	Worldwide	Worldwide
2003	5th place, and best Chocolate Creation and best Dessert on plate Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie	Lyon	France
2002	Winner Dutch Rembrandt Award	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
2002	Hair Color Ambassador Award	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
2001	6th place and Best Ice Creation, Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie	Lyon	France
1999	Winner Best Dutch Master Chef, National Master Chefs Cooking Competition	Rosmalen	The Netherlands
1999	Winner Press Innovation Award, National Master Chefs Cooking Competition	Rosmalen	The Netherlands
1999	Winner Design Award, National Master Chefs Cooking Competition	Rosmalen	The Netherlands
1999	Silver medal, Salon Culinaire Basle	Basle	Switserland
1999	8th place, Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie	Lyon	France
1996	Gold medal, Grand Prix de la Patisserie Mandarine Napoleon	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
1995	Gold medal National Championship, Cuisine Economique à la minute	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
1992	Silver medal, Culinary Olympics	Frankfurt	Germany
1992	Gold medal, Salon Culinaire International	Singapore	Singapore
1992	Bronze medal, Salon Culinaire International	London	United Kingdom
1992	Gold medal National Championship institutional cooking	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
1990	Gold medal National Dessert Championship	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
1989	Gold medal & Best in Show, International Kochkunst Ausstellung	Karlsruhe	Germany
1989	Gold medal National Dessert Championship	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
1985	Best Graduate Student, Culinary School Breda	Amsterdam	The Netherlands

Cooking & Pastry demonstrations as Guest Chef at international events:

Year	Cooking & Pastry Demonstrations	City	Country
2007	Guest chef ‘Good food & Wine Show’	Cape Town	South Africa
2006	'Holland Culinary Festival' and member of the jury at the National Salon Culinaire	Cairo	Egypt
2005	Mother's Day Cake for Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, on behalf of The Dutch Pastry Team	The Hague	The Netherlands
2004	Member of the jury, 'The World Pastry Team Championships'	Las Vegas	USA
2004	Member of the jury, Salon Culinaire	Beirut	Lebanon
2003	Guest speaker 'The World Pastry Forum'	Las Vegas	USA
2002	Food & Wine Festival, Gauteng (Red Cross Children’s Hospital)	Johannesburg	South Africa
2002	Guest speaker, ‘The World Pastry Forum’	Las Vegas	USA
2002	Member of the jury, The ‘World Pastry Team Championship’	Las Vegas	USA
2000	Member of the jury, ‘USA Pastry Team Championship’	Beaver Creek, Colorado	USA
2001	Member of the jury, ‘USA Pastry Team Championship’	Beaver Creek, Colorado	USA
1999	Demonstration, ‘The International Dessert & Pastry Show’	Las Vegas	USA
1999	Guest Teacher, Master Class Patisserie at the ‘Culinary Institute of America’ (CIA)	New York	USA
1999	Tasting Awards of the America’s Show at the MGM	Las Vegas	USA
1999	Cape Gourmet Festival (Red Cross Children’s Hospital)	Cape Town	South Africa
1988	International Youth Skill Olympics	Sydney	Australia

Publications:

Year	Books
2005	Rudolph's Cookery book - Samen Koken also a special edition including a DVD available
2004	Cookery book - Koken met Superchefs (contains recipes from Rudolph, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay)
2004	Cookery book - Koken voor Ieder&een (contains Rudolph's recipes from the TV show Life&Cooking)
2003	Rudolph's Cookery book - Lekker Snel
2003	Rudolph's Cookery Calendar 2004
2002	Rudolph's Cookery Calendar 2003
2002	Cookery Series - Succesvol Koken