Topkok Jonnie Boer, owner of, among others, star restaurant De Librije in Zwolle, died at the age of 60. His son Jimmie Boer has that on Instagram on Wednesday confirmed. Earlier in the evening written De Telegraafbased on a spokesperson for Boer’s wife Thérèse, that he would have died on Bonaire from the effects of a pulmonary embolism.
Boer was the only Dutch chef with three Michelin stars with the Librije. Boer and his wife Thérèse took over the restaurant in 1993 and received their first star that same year. At the age of 33, Boer already became the first Dutch chef to have two stars. The third star was added in 2004.
On Instagram, son Jimmie writes: “Thanks for everything you have given me. I’m going to make you proud even if you’re not going to see it.” Daughter Isabelle At a party in honor of the thirty -year anniversary of De Librije, Jonnie and Thérèse Boer announced that they would transfer the restaurant step by step to their children and chef Nelson Tanate.
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