De Graaf van het Hoogveen was a small restaurant with just eight tables.[6] The restaurant was famous for its wine list with 650 wines and its wine cellar of 15,000 bottles of high quality wines. It received several national and international awards for it.[7]
Badhotel Zeerust started in 1934 as a small guesthouse in a double villa. In 1962, Joop Droogh took over from his father Lambert Droogh. He started an expansion and improvement program, adding many facilities and rooms to the former guesthouse. Joop Droogh married his former receptionist Ine Goossens in 1969. In 1977, he added a restaurant to the hotel and Ine started a career as maitre and sommelier. In 1978, the hotel consisted of 32 luxury rooms, conference rooms, swimming pool, sauna and solarium.[18][19]
The restaurant lost its star in 1989, due to divorce and subsequently Ine Goossens leaving the restaurant.[20]
^Esser, Piet (27 October 1983). "Bloedworst op sterrenniveau". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2012. Collected by Justaddwine.nl
^Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Michelin stars]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
^1985 Michelin Benelux. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 1985. ISBN2-06-006055-9.
^Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Michelin stars]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
^Esser, Piet (27 October 1983). "Bloedworst op sterrenniveau". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2012. Collected by Justaddwine.nl
^den Hollander, Marijke (21 November 1987). "Erkenning in Amerika". Ondernemend Holland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2012. Collected by Justaddwine.nl
^van Es, Ton (2 March 1978). "Kort culinair nieuws". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2012. Collected by Justaddwine.nl
^Folkertsma, Han (3 November 1980). "De Graaf mooiste wijnkaart". Elsevier Bouquet (in Dutch). Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2012. Collected by Justaddwine.nl
^Huygens, Stan (24 December 1981). "Beste wijnkaart van Nederland". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2012. Collected by Justaddwine.nl
^den Hollander, Marijke (21 November 1987). "Erkenning in Amerika". Ondernemend Holland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2012. Collected by Justaddwine.nl