About Richard Jacobsen
Chef, food stylist, trainer. In that order.
Richard Jacobsen is the founder of Health & Cooking and a specialist in practical vitality, nutrition and behavioural change. Over more than 35 years in hospitality, he has developed a sharp understanding of how food, energy, performance and wellbeing are connected.
The story
Started behind the stove. Never really left.
Richard started out in restaurant kitchens, then worked in hotels and on international projects in Switzerland, Austria, France, England, Iceland, the Czech Republic, Tanzania and Ethiopia. He trained chefs in safari camps and for the Dutch embassy, cooked for international retreats and founded a community and hospitality concept in Prague.
Over the years he discovered that health isn't about complicated theories, strict protocols or quick fixes. Lasting change happens when people understand what their body needs and can put that into practice straight away.
His starting point is simple: real change doesn't come from more information, but from experiences you can apply directly in everyday life. His view of food draws on age-old knowledge, on science and on a healthy dose of down-to-earth common sense.
In brief
Thirty years of hands-on experience.
The key steps. The full CV, including training and projects, has a page of its own.
Founder & vitality trainer, Health & Cooking
Apeldoorn, across the Netherlands- Vitality training, workshops and group programmes for teams and organisations
- Food styling, demos and presentations
Founder & culinary director, Zen City
Prague, Czech Republic- Co-founder of an international community and hospitality concept
Owner & food stylist, Art & Cooking
The Netherlands- Culinary workshops, food styling for media, events and promotion
International retreat chef & facilitator
Europe and Africa- Food and hospitality at international retreats and multi-day programmes
Cook, chef de partie and independent chef
Restaurants, hotels and Kasteel Engelenburg- Hospitality training in Apeldoorn, SVH restaurant cook, SVH teacher training
What he does best
Turning complex topics into concrete experiences.
His strength lies in translating health and vitality topics into experiences you can apply straight away, in daily life and at work.
Want to meet?
Call or email Richard directly.
No quote form needed to get started. A short conversation about your team or production is enough to know whether it's a good fit.