Ida Kleijnen (17 March 1936 – 15 January 2019) was a Dutch chef.
Ida Kleijnen | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1936-03-17)17 March 1936 |
| Died | 15 January 2019(2019-01-15) (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Chef |
Kleijnen was born on 17 March 1936. She was self-taught.[1]
She worked at the Prinses Juliana[1] before turning her guest house into a restaurant called De Lindenhorst.[2] She won a Michelin star in 1983 which she held onto until 1994 when she handed the business over to her son, Paul.[1]
In 1991, she was voted the best female chef in the Netherlands[1] and between 1997 and 2010, she gave cooking lessons.[3]
She died on 15 January 2019.[1]