Stiel opens intimate pop-up restaurant in Bergweg Station

Mattia Sabino Caso and Wendy Persoon haveb opened a pop-up restaurant in Station Bergweg. From 16 April, Stiel will offer a year-long fixed 3-course menu with optional additional courses. The dishes are prepared according to the 'polder Italian' style' with a focus on quality and local ingredients. Everything comes from as close as possible, as long as it is available in an accessible and responsible way. Responsibly made wines are served with this.

Mattia Sabino Caso was born in Naples and moved to Delft when he was six. While completing his Digital Media Studies, he decided to start cooking full-time. He liked this, in fact, after his thesis he decided to pursue this path. Seven years later, and he has been the head chef at Vuurtoreneiland and Café de Parel and has done a number of successful pop-ups. After his long time at Vuurtoreneiland, appropriate wild-picked herbs, special fermentation techniques and cooking on an open fire feature a lot in his menus.

Wendy Persoon chooses the wines. These come mainly from Germany and France and are made by small wineries that operate responsibly. She is a former sommelier and restaurant manager of Restaurant Renilde. She started working in catering businesses in Leiden as a teenager, but has now been in Rotterdam for more than 10 years. In recent years, she has immersed herself more in wine through studies and practical experience at a winery.

The focus of the two is on the craft and nature of Western Europe, with the Netherlands at its epicentre. This approach influences decision-making in the choice of products, techniques and design. Therefore, they work with ceramists, greengrocers, hunters, cheese makers, game pickers, winemakers, beekeepers and artists. Where their stile is central!

Stiel is open from Wednesday to Saturday.