The delicious details
Lutum sits inside a 16th-century building on the market square of Wijk bij Duurstede, where chefs Roy Schipper and Rik Veen cook to the philosophy of "Volg de natuur" (Follow nature). The name refers to the clay-rich soil of the surrounding river region, and the kitchen treats that soil as the starting point of every plate.
Dining is a surprise tasting in three lengths, from four courses at lunch to eight in the evening. Sommelier and host Toby Sadettan, who trained in fine-dining rooms across France, Denmark, Australia, and Finland, runs the wine programme around small-scale growers working close to nature.
The dining room is calm and considered, the pace set by what arrived from the gardens that morning rather than a fixed card. A second chef's hat from Gault & Millau and one red and one green Michelin star sit behind the cooking.













