Here we are with our second Newsletter. Newsletter Number One got a great many positive reactions and feedback from its readers; we are very grateful for this as it means that De Suikertuin is as alive and kicking to you, our future guests, as it is to us. The Newsletter was received so well that we already got inquiries about our lunch menu and some people already wanted to make reservations! It is a little bit too early for that, we hate to admit, although we are already accepting reservations for parties and weddings starting June 1st. Our suggestion: start planning your hot dates and secret breakfast- and lunch meetings on a long-term basis, preferably in two months’ time. A new, and very welcome, addition to our two-men staff is Xandra, a well-known face from Délifrance, who has taken her smile with her and has decided to come and work for us. Great! Xandra is a wonderful waitress, warm and professional; her presence will make you feel right at home in the Wilhelminastraat. As you can imagine, we have not been twirling our thumbs in the past few weeks. Actually, we have been working our tails off, scraping, painting and overseeing our excellent workforce. If you have recently driven by De Suikertuin you may already have admired its new, elegant front: it has emerged from its cocoon like a lovely butterfly. The colors mustard and cream are understated and stylish, yet we predict that the outside bar is going to be a roadside hotspot for the curious and the young@heart. Together with Xandra, who came back in a hurry from her stay in Holland, we have tackled the inside of De Suikertuin: the window frames needed to be replaced and the toilets have been repaired and spiced up. Our fabulous handyman Nando has fashioned a wooden table around the big tree in the backyard. Now we are waiting with bated breath for the kitchen appliances to be shipped from the United States and for the finished products of our carpenter in the Frenchmen’s Pass to make their appearance in our restaurant. We promise you that the inside will match the outside and that you will love the place as much as we do. Photos show the prototypes of our furniture, Xandra caught in the act of painting, the mind-blowing front of De Suikertuin and various action shots of our renovation-in-progress. If you are not in a hurry, stop by to take a peek inside De Suikertuin. Thank you for your unflagging interest and we shall keep you posted of our progress in Newsletter Number Three. Willeke & Gaston

Hello everyone! Greetings from De Suikertuin, our new and exciting restaurant in the Wilhelminastraat. Formerly called La Fondue, the place is now undergoing major renovations and primping and we hope to be able to welcome you on June 1st at our Grand Opening. Through this Newsletter, we wish to keep you up to date on the progress we are making. You will be with us through the ups and downs during the coming few months and you will know the color of the thick, brick walls, the decorations and the landscaping of the cute garden before anyone else through this publication. After June 1st De Suikertuin Newsletter will continue to keep you abreast of all major happenings at our place, our specials, changes in the menu and upcoming celebrations. If you provide us with enough sizzling material, we shall even start a gossip column! On Sunday, March 8 we celebrated the fact that we finally got the keys and signed the lease of this stunning, historic mansion. It might not look like much at this time, but we promise that this gem will be restored to its former glory in no time flat. Friends showed up in droves, champagne flowed freely and the snacks arrived, after all, one hour late. We are sure that your imagination worked overtime, standing in those barren, empty rooms of the house. For those of you who did not get the grand tour of the house: the front porch will be used as an outside, sit-down bar. Enter through the front door and you will see a cozy seating area plus a reading table. In the in-between rooms and in the back will be tabled for four or two people, but we also have our back porch as ace-in-the-hole. As De Suikertuin’s opening hours are from 7 am till 5 pm, regular coffee, as well as designer coffees, will be on the menu, so you can have your morning coffee and read the latest news or splurge on tea with the cake with friends in the afternoon if you had your breakfast or lunch. De Suikertuin’s colors will be mustard and cream; maybe you saw the splashes of paint on the front wall when you entered at our first happening. The restaurant will be truly amazing, emerging slowly but surely, so keep your eyes peeled! Well, this was the first Newsletter of De Suikertuin. See you again in a month’s time! Willeke & Gaston