GRIJPSKERKE – Eric Rotte died suddenly in his hometown of Grijpskerke. He was best known in Zeeland for his role as a TV chef at Omroep Zeeland. The Zeeland cry ‘Maek ‘t mae’s nae!’, with which he concluded every broadcast, became a popular expression.
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Rotte said he was averse to calm, regularity and predictability. “Whatever I do, I really go all in. Up to the hole,” he said in a 2016 PZC interview. He had numerous and varied jobs and jobs. In 1996 he opened his own restaurant in Middelburg: De Kluizenaer.
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As an extension of this, a few years later he went on to present the Kookpunt program for Omroep Zeeland, in which, as a TV chef, he mainly promoted the use of regional products. Later he concentrated on the presentation of radio programs in particular.
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In 2011, he decided to take a different path. He opened the Warstaal studio in Grijpskerke, where he made special products with old oak as an interior builder and furniture maker.
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Eric Rotte turned 60 years old. According to Omroep Zeeland, he died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday evening.
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