Belgian TV chefs Ballieu and Meus open restaurants in Leuven

Leuven will soon be home to two new restaurants, coincidentally both run by celebrity chefs Wim Ballieu and Jeroen Meus, writes Het Laatste Nieuws.

Popular chef Jeroen Meus, of TV channel Eén, plans to serve his “haute dogs”, or gourmet hotdogs, in the student city at his new restaurant Würst. To create the perfect hotdog, Meus joined forces with Leuven butcher Philippe Rondou. Würst is set to open up at the end of June on Margarethaplein.

Channel Vier chef Wim Ballieu meanwhile, is bringing his giant meatballs to Leuven with Balls & Glory, already a household name in Ghent, Antwerp and, soon, Brussels. Ballieu’s Leuven establishment will open in September in Tiensestraat, less than a kilometre from Würst.