Schilo Van Coevorden Becomes Executive Chef of the Stein Group
EUROPEAN UNION, November 29, 2005. The management of The College Hotel has announced that Schilo van Coevorden, presently the Executive Chef at The Dylan Amsterdam and The College Hotel, will be fully employed by The Stein Group as of 1st January 2006. Van Coevorden will remain Executive Chef at The College Hotel but will also oversee all things culinary for the other Stein Group hotels. The Stein Group manages The College Hotel and ten other 5-star boutique hotels in Europe, with an additional four hotels currently under development.
During his extensive career, Schilo Van Coevorden worked under the tutelage of Roger Souvereyns (Belgium) and Cees Helder (Parkheuvel, Rotterdam). He also gained culinary experience working in London and Dubai, where he was introduced to Asian cuisine. He went on to work in Hong Kong and Japan, and in 1999 Anouska Hempel (of hotels Blakes and The Hempel in London) brought him to Amsterdam, where he became Executive Chef in charge of food and beverage at Blakes. Blakes was later renamed The Dylan under management of The Stein Group in 2005.
The College Hotel officially opened its doors in May 2005 and recently received a prize for 'Best Hotel Interior' in Europe. The College Hotel is owned by the ROC Hotel Management School of Amsterdam and its aim is to be a training hotel for students of the Amsterdam Schools of Hotel Management, Bakery and Tourism. The intention of The College Hotel is to provide the international hotel industry with young professional talent, all trained in a well-designed and luxury boutique hotel.
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