In 2004, he created the menu of the Ostend Queen establishment. This restaurant received a rather good review in the 2005Benelux edition Michelin restaurant guide (or "Benelux Michelin Guide"), although the restaurant had not opened yet at the time of publication of the guide. This breach to the renowned guide's rules created quite a stir in the Belgian press, particularly in Le Soir. Shortly after this scandal, the managers of the France-based restaurant guide recalled all copies of the newly published guide, i.e. fifty thousands copies.
