Frouckje State

Frouckje State is a restaurant in Ryptsjerk in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 2009–2013.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} In the period 2006–2008, the restaurant was awarded a Bib Gourmand.^[7][8]

Frouckje State
Restaurant information
Established	2003[1]
Head chef	Gilbert van der Heide
Food type	International, Regional, French
Street address	Binnendijk 74
City	Ryptsjerk
Postal/ZIP Code	9256 HP
Country	Netherlands
Seating capacity	40
Website	Official website

GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 15 out of 20 points.^[9]

Head chef of Frouckje State is Gilbert van der Heide.^[10] He took over the reign of the kitchen in 2006, when chef René Vaartjes left.^[11][12]

Frouckje State is in existence from 1976, as a party centre and restaurant.^[13] After many changes of ownership, Thom van der Heide and Johan Oordijk acquired the farmstead in 2003. They upgraded the restaurant to a fine dining restaurant. John Oordijk sold his part in the company to Maître d'hôtel Thom van der Heide, effective per 1 January 2010.^[14]

See also

• List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands