THE WAFEL HAUS TEAM
BRENNAN "the Dutch oven" VAN DER HOEVEN - As executive chef and CEO, the Dutch oven enjoys cooking in his trademark apron. He obtained the recipe for his family's famous stroopwafels and has since gone through years of intensive culinary training in his sweltering home kitchen. When he's not making his trademark waffles he's spending time with his cat Sten. Brennan has four pairs of clogs in his walk in closet, but he loves to put his dancing shoes on and head to his local 'nederpop' dance club after a long day of working in his windmill.
BLAKE "the Belgian beast" SEIDNER - Known to cook for hours on end, Ze Wafel Haus is proud to have it's quintessential Executive Chef and CFO, the Belgian beast. He's been known to forage through the city of Brussels and its subsequent forests looking for the highest quality sugar crystals for his trademark Belgian waffles. Before he got his start in the culinary world, he was star college handball player at Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel in Brussels. He recently moved to the Seattle area and he has often stated his excitement to check out the Volkwagen dealership that is near his home. Additionally, Blake is one of about 300,000 today who can still fluently speak the native Belgian language, Walloon.
ANDREW "big Netherlands" HELEAN - Standing at well over 6' tall, the big Netherlands has been proven to be a valuable asset for the Wafel Haus team. Whether he's carrying enormous loads of the secret waffle mix, doing some paperwork or whipping up a delicious treat for a customer, he's always got a smile on his face. Outside of the workplace Andrew is well liked in his community for planting and tending to a huge tulip garden in his Seattle neighborhood. Before coming to the Northwest, the big Netherlands lived for two years in Netherlands Antilles playing semi-professional baseball.
CATE "the pedaling princess" GUYMAN - Another crucial member to the Wafel Haus team, the pedalling princess is a big time negotiator and sales representative. Cate has is well renowned in the Seattle area for being an important leader in the field of energy conservation. On a sunny day you'll likely catch the pedaling princess riding her bike down the burke gilman trail with her friends. Cate had a brief stint on the Dutch national speed skating team and she won an olympic medal in the winter games at Torino in 2006. Cate owns a tabby cat named Aalbert and her favorite musician is DJ Tiesto.
JACK "crepe eating condor" BETCHER - Here at Ze Wafel Haus we are proud to have the crepe eating condor as a mentor and chef for our team. Jack drives a Volkswagen Passat with a turbo engine, but chooses to drive responsibly when on the Autobahn. Jack has become some what of a folk legend in these parts due to his sweet fashion line 'das life nederlands'. The Condor is also rumored to have literally knocked Gordon Ramsey of Hell's Kitchen's socks off once during a taste test at a cooking competition. Jack loves to watch football and his favorite player is Robin van Persie of the dutch national team.
RANA "das auto" BANSAL - Das Auto is one of the most important and respected of the Wafel Haus crew. He is not only a feared security guard but also a valued employee. Das auto is certainly das man around the Seattle area. In his free time, Rana enjoys making cheese as well as taking skiing vacations in the Northern Alps where he was raised in his youth. Rana has recently become an internet celebrity for his hilarious memes about current Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte. Rana has also been known to tell a vivid story about the time he actually saw the real Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) when he was hiking in the Alps with his golden retrievers, Maartin and Rik.