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Herman van Ham (16 April 1931 - 2 August 2012) was a Dutch head chef. He worked in the Michelin starred ''Hostellerie De Hamert'', in Wellerlooi, the Netherlands, when it earned his stars in the period 1963-1989. In 1952, Van Ham started working at ''De Hamert'' as an assistant. Soon after that he took over as head chef and stayed till his retirement in 1988. Herman van Ham specialized in asparagus to such an extent that he had several nicknames related to this. He was named as ''De Ongekroonde Koning van de Asperge'' (Eng.:The uncrowned king of Asparagus), ''Asperge Paus'' (Eng.:Asparagus Pope) and ''Mister Asperge'' (Eng.: Mister Aspargus). One of his famous asparagus dishes was the "Cocktail Prins Alexander", a combination of chicken, asparagus and oranges, created in 1967 in celebration of the birth of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange. After his retirement, Van Ham started collecting asparagus dishes. His collection went on display in ''Keramiekcentrum Tiendschuur Tegelen'' in 2012 under the name "Het keramische bedje voor de asperge." (Eng.: The ceramic bed for the asparagus.)〔 (Het keramische bedje voor de asperge. )〕 Earlier, in 2008, his collection was on display in ''Aspergemuseum De Locht''〔 (Aspergeschalen )〕 Herman van Ham died on 2 August 2012, after an illness. ==Awards== * Michelin star 1963-1988 * Prix d'Escoffier de l'Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise/Alliance-Escoffier Prijs: 1988 * Chevalier de Confrérie de l'asperge de Limbourgondie〔 (Herman van (de) Ham(ert) ) Interview with Herman van Ham. Better source requested.〕 * Eremedaille in goud Oranje Nassau〔 (Rouwkaart )〕 * Chevalier de Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herman van Ham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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