A Food Affair

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A Food Affair Gent: Asian Kitchen at Hoogstraat 58 with Gault&Millau 14 Points

A Food Affair, at Hoogstraat 58 in Gent, is an Asian kitchen built on Southeast Asian cooking, and Gault&Millau awarded it 14 points in 2026.

Chef and cooking style

Laurent Locquet leads the kitchen, cooking Thai-Vietnamese dishes with fresh produce and sharp, clean flavours. A longtime acquaintance recalls his wok training and his habit of giving each ingredient its own cooking time, so vegetables and meat keep their texture and taste.

Dishes worth ordering

The crispy chicken springroll comes with a sweet and sour mango sauce. A salad of blue-seared entrecote with papaya and cucumber is finished with a green herb sauce. The panang curry is gently spicy and paired with grilled Holstein beef shank. Portions are generous for the price.