Judith Cyrus

(Suriname) is a chef, runs a lunchroom and writes about cooking and food. She grew up in a Surinamese family in The Netherlands, where her mother brought her up with classic Surinamese dishes but also with oysters, asparagus and a glass of wine. In 2017 she launched her business &Judith, leads Surinamese, Ottolenghi and vegan cooking workshops and cooks for private dining events. In 2021 she publishes her first cookbook: Paramaribo, een culinaire smeltkroes (Paramaribo: A culinary melting pot) and in 2023 her second: Toespijs, Creools-Caribische gerechten (Toespijs, Creole-Caribbean dishes). She writes a weekly column for Dutch daily Trouw. Judith's lunchroom is De Buitenvrouw in Amsterdam.