Zilte - Viki Geunes

An unconventional journey

For the first time in years, a new book by a Belgian three-Michelin-star chef is released.

Built around the 30 ingredients Geunes values most — beautifully interpreted by illustrator Carll Cneut and photographer Kris Vlegels — this book is not a classic cookbook. It is a sensory and personal journey through ambition, discipline and the pursuit of culinary excellence.

It speaks of the sensation on the tongue of a perfectly cut scallop. Of family as a foundation. Of how art — whether a dish, a drawing, a book or a photograph — becomes a reflection of personality.

This book reads the way a dish at Zilte tastes: pure, layered and unexpectedly emotional.

Geunes writes as he cooks — confident, honest, intense and balanced, yet always surprising. He shares his unconventional path to the top: without formal training, without a network, and his rise to become one of only 137 chefs worldwide awarded three Michelin stars.

A unique insight into the mind of a top chef.

Includes 30 signature dishes and 10 homemade recipes and cocktail creations.