Syrco Bakker made his first break in the culinary world at 25, when Sergio Herman entrusted him to run the Pure C kitchen when it first opened in 2010—in the dunes of Cadzand village in the Zeeland province of the Netherlands. Herman became a mentor to Bakker, continually pushing them to improve their culinary skills.
Under Bakker’s skilful hands, Pure C received its second Michelin star in 2018, and just a year after that Bakker was named the Netherlands’ Chef of the Year by the Gault&Millau guide. At the age of 38, he thought it was time to open up his own food business; he’s going to open a restaurant called Syrco BASE in Ubud in November 2023.
Syrco Bakker pertama kali mengukir namanya di dunia kuliner pada usia 25, saat Sergio Herman mempercayainya untuk memimpin dapur Pure C saat restoran itu pertama kali dibuka di bebukitan pasir di desa Cadzand di provinsi Zeeland di Belanda. Herman menjadi seorang mentor yang selalu mendorong Bakker agar meningkatkan keterampilan kulinernya.
Berkat tangan dingin Bakker, Pure C mendapatkan bintang Michelin kedua pada 2018. Setahun setelah itu, Bakker dinobatkan sebagai Chef of the Year Belanda oleh panduan Gault&Millau. Ia memutuskan bahwa memasuki usia ke-38 adalah saat terbaik untuk membuka bisnis makanannya sendiri; ia akan membuka sebuah restoran bernama Syrco BASE di Ubud pada November 2023.
