Thank You!

Making this book has been a wish of mine for several years. This could never have been accomplished on my own.

It all starts with the recipes. A big thank you first of all to Ray Keisen, who worked in Small World for over a decade, and also to Zoe Painter Gottehrer and Salka Hamar Penning. They all tweaked the recipes in their own way and introduced their favourites as well.

I would also like to thank the staff, past and present for their loyalty, enthusiasm and hard work.

Making a book is very much like making a recipe. Only here the ingredients are people. I like to use good ingredients and I was lucky to find good people who were equally passionate about making a delicious book.

Thank you to Salka Hamar Penning for the wonderful photography and for being a sweetheart.

A huge thank you to Hélène Lesger for making this book happen, and giving it her own personal touch.

Along the way I was helped by many people especially Ayla Ryan who kept pushing me to continue.

Thank you also to Anat Geiger and Rosemary Barron for their share in getting the text right, and to Anja Timmerman from Forte Publishers who believed in this project from the get-go.

And finally thank you to my partner Clarence Yssel for his contribution to this book, and most of all for always being there.