Since 1997 Alain Alders has been the head chef of the restaurant De Vrienden van Jacob nestled behind the dunes of the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park outside Amsterdam. The restaurant is ranked at 7 in the annual top 100 compiled by culinary magazine Lekker and holds a Michelin star. He also received the highest accolade a Dutch chef can attain – the title of Meesterkok – Master Chef.
