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su abuela le llevaron finalmente a formarse en Spermalie y a trabajar en cocinas con estrellas Michelin en Gante y Amberes. Tras alejarse de los fogones para una etapa en ventas, el deseo de viajar lo trajo a Australia justo antes de cumplir los 30 a\u00f1os. Un puesto de jefe de cocina en Broome lo devolvi\u00f3 a la cocina, seguido de dos temporadas en Mount Mulligan, donde Gianni redescubri\u00f3 no solo su creatividad como chef, sino tambi\u00e9n su pasi\u00f3n por formar y liderar un equipo. Cuando estuvo listo para un nuevo desaf\u00edo, Southern Ocean Lodge capt\u00f3 su atenci\u00f3n. Conoc\u00eda el lodge por su reputaci\u00f3n, pero Kangaroo Island en s\u00ed le resultaba bastante desconocida. Eso cambi\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoy en d\u00eda, la isla es una de las mayores fuentes de inspiraci\u00f3n de Gianni. Los paseos y trayectos revelan colores, texturas, paisajes e ingredientes que despiertan ideas para nuevos platos, mientras que las relaciones con los productores cercanos ponen productos excepcionales a pocos kil\u00f3metros de su cocina. Su filosof\u00eda consiste en empezar por Kangaroo Island y construir a partir de ah\u00ed, permitiendo que los ingredientes locales sigan siendo los protagonistas en lugar de ocultarlos con la t\u00e9cnica. Los cuatro men\u00fas rotativos del lodge evolucionan con las estaciones, brindando a los hu\u00e9spedes la oportunidad de saborear la mayor parte posible de la isla durante su estancia. Gianni sigue recurriendo a la precisi\u00f3n, la organizaci\u00f3n, las salsas y el meticuloso emplatado que aprendi\u00f3 en las cocinas europeas, pero su medida del \u00e9xito es mucho m\u00e1s sencilla: por muy hermoso o t\u00e9cnicamente logrado que sea un plato, \u00absi no te dan ganas de dar otro bocado, entonces no hemos cumplido nuestro objetivo\u00bb.    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","specialty":[],"class_list":["post-18465","person","type-person","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gianni Hendrickx | Southern Ocean Lodge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gianni deja que Kangaroo Island marque el camino, combinando la precisi\u00f3n de su formaci\u00f3n europea con productos locales e inspiraci\u00f3n extra\u00edda del 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