The record you put on in the morning to start the day with a smile…

I’m not really a morning person, so most of the time it’s better to let me wake up in peace. Once I’m fully awake I can listen to all kinds of music and smile!

You travel the world DJing in the most far flung locations, what is the most unusual thing you have ever eaten?

I did a sort of mini tour through Latin America a short while ago and we were served some sort of stew. Thought it would be like a beef stew but to this date, I have no idea what it was.

The dish that reminds you of your childhood…

Mashed potatoes with kale, or as us Dutchies call it ‘boerenkool’

The Kingsday after party looked to have lots of alcohol floating around for yourself, Skrillex and Martin Garrix to enjoy. What is your choice of tipple when you wanna get drunk?

That really differs, I love to drink a beer every once in a while but I’m not really a drinker. Sometimes like at the Kingsday afterparty I drink a bit of vodka.

A DJ that has surprised you with their cooking skills…what did they make you…

Sander van Doorn made me a sandwich once when we were in the studio, can’t really get better than that.

Your favourite restaurant in Europe, North America and Asia…

In Europe definitely my mom’s kitchen! I once had an amazing burger in America; unfortunately I was so jetlagged that I can’t remember the place. I haven’t been in Asia yet, but I love their cuisine, so I can’t wait to go there on tour in December and enjoy the food (lots of it)!

Your guilty pleasure food. You know you shouldn’t but you always do…

Junk food after a performance or after a night out.

You are lost in the jungle and have to eat. As a last resort would you kill and eat your favorite animal the cheetah?

Haha that’s a situation that would be really weird. If it’s my last resort I think I would do it. It’s eat or be eaten right!

If you could have a master-class with a celebrity chef, who’d you pick and why?

I would want to make sushi with the best sushi chef in the world, Jiro Ono! I once saw his documanarty ‘Jiro dreams of sushi’ and it was really inspiring. Also it left me with a great urge for sushi!

I know they are all shit, but the best airline food is…

I really like the nuts KLM is serving on the plane ☺

Your favourite restaurant in your home town of Rotterdam…

There is this small Asian place near my house. They serve the best sushi, so when I’m home I always stop by there. I don’t even have to look at the menu anymore, I memorized it haha.

Can you cook…what is your signature dish?

I really can’t cook, Lucky for my I’m on the road a lot so room service and restaurants save me from a lot of disasters in the kitchen!

Ibiza…

Your favourite restaurant on the white isle…

El Chiringuito in Es Cavallet.

A record that always reminds you of Ibiza…

Miami 2 Ibiza – Swedish House Mafia ft. Tinie Tempah, simply because it’s in the name of the song haha.

Your favourite place to watch the sunset…

Same as the restaurant, the sunset is epic at that beach.

The best paella you’ve ever eaten was at…

I love shellfish! I once had a plate of paella with baby squid in it! That really was the best paella I ever had. Hope to go there next time I’m on the Island. Have to look up the place though, while I don’t remember what the name of the restaurant was.

You have a day off in Ibiza, how would you spend it…

If I have a day off on the Island I’d go to the beach and relax a bit, maybe fall a sleep with the soothing sound of the ocean on the background…

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