{"id":700,"date":"2026-07-29T10:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spicebyblake.com\/?p=700"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:06:49","slug":"meet-the-team-ellen-buik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spicebyblake.com\/en\/meet-the-team-ellen-buik\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team: Ellen Buik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Ellen Buik, Business Manager<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"> <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">25 years old, Rotterdam<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Ellen started as an intern at restaurant Aji, as part of her hospitality management course at Zadkine (level 4). She ended up at Aji through a former colleague and, after a year's internship, was offered a permanent position. When that same colleague, who was the company manager at the time, left, Ellen took over his role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">The team kept Aji on for another year under the new owner, and Spice by Blake has now been open for seven months. Ellen is now the business manager of this new concept, and she is doing it with full conviction: together with the team, she ensures that every shift runs smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">What she likes most about her job? The contact with the guests. Making them happy, ensuring a pleasant afternoon or evening; the busier the place, the more Ellen is in her element. She loves the interplay between the bar, kitchen and waiting staff, and the moment she sees a nice review a day later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Her favourite on the menu: the skewers. \u201cThe different skewers offer versatility and a true Indonesian and Balinese flavour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Ellen is enthusiastic about the new menu: \u201cWe\u2019ve significantly revamped our menu. Also some simpler dishes, less fine dining, more modern Indonesian dining, and that\u2019s really great, and tasty, to come and try.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellen Buik, Bedrijfsleidster 25 jaar, Rotterdam Ellen begon als stagiaire bij restaurant Aji, in het kader van haar horeca-managementopleiding aan het Zadkine (niveau 4). 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