Allie and Alain Simonis in Encore

Another new project for Simonis fish family

Even though he and his now-deceased brother Herman built their grandparents' eel-smoking business into a veritable empire, Allie Simonis still calls himself a fishmonger. Catch in the Second Harbour For this pater familias, no fancy suit and frills. This afternoon he sits...

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'Our new project will be five times bigger than now'

The cocktail shaker rattles on. It is Friday afternoon and restaurant Encore by Simonis is slowly filling up. Two gentlemen at the bar wait for their eldorado negroni. Further along, a group of guests are being served sushi and tempura. "Mmm, this spicy tuna maki is really tasty," says someone....

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