De Worsten van Babel ("The Sausages of Babel") are a Dutch trio (chef Hugo Kennis and actor brothers Jasper & Marius Gottlieb) who present a series of television programme involving travel and food for 24Kitchen, as well an in-person show.[1] They have also written cookbooks together.[2] Their first collaboration featured a sausage with three courses and a coffee as a filling.[1]

Members

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Hugo Kennis

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Hugo Kennis
 
Hugo Kennis in 2019
Born17 April 1986[3]
NationalityNetherlands
Known forEigen Huis & Tuin:Lekker Leuven

Hugo Kennis, from North Brabant,[4] trained as a chef and catering manager at De Rooi Pannen in Eindhoven and Tilburg.[5] He also studied Musical Theatre at the Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts.[6][4]

On the culinary channel 24Kitchen he presented the children's cooking program Smaakpupillen.[7] He was also one of the chefs in the 24Kitchen shows, Food Truck Challenge,[8][9] Grenzeloos Koken and De Eenvoudige Maaltijd.[4] In 2010 he was understudy in the musical theatre production Je Anne ("I, Anne") by Mark Vijn.[10] In 2011 he played a role in the SpangaS live stage show. In 2017 Kennis was briefly seen in Goede tijden, slechte tijden soap opera as the Italian chef Antonio.[4] In 2018 Kennis participated in the Een goed stel hersens game show.[11]

In 2019, Kennis won the twentieth season of the RTL show Expeditie Robinson.[12][11] In the spring of 2022, Kennis was seen after three years in the special season Expeditie Robinson: All Stars, in which former (semi)finalists compete with each other to become the ultimate Robinson.[13] This time he was eliminated in the fourth episode and finished in twelfth place.

In 2018 he became the permanent chef in the RTL 4 afternoon program "5 Uur Live".[4] After that he became the permanent chef in the daily RTL program Eigen Huis & Tuin:Lekker Leuven.[14]

In 2022, Kennis took part in the Halloween season of De Verraders,[11] first as a faithful and later as a traitor on Videoland. That same year, Kennis was seen in the Waku Waku quiz show,[15] and worked with Thomas Cammaert in the Christmas special of LEGO Masters.[16] He was also a judge in a national Oliebollen making competitions for SBS6.[17]

In 2023, Kennis won the first season of RTL 4's Race Across the World with DJ Eva Cleven.[18] In the same year, Kennis also participated in the "Make Up Your Mind" celebrity drag queen competition on RTL4.[19]

In 2024, he participated in the television program "Voor het blok" together with Cleven.[20] That same year, Kennis also participated in the television program "Say Whut!?".[21] In addition, he participated in the "The Connection" quiz show in 2024 on NPO 1.[22]

In July 2021, Kennis split from his fiance, dancer Sander Vos, after a relationship lasting over 6 years.[23][3]

Jasper Gottlieb

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Jasper Gottlieb
Born29 May 1989
NationalityNetherlands
Years active1997-present
Known forSpangaS
Notable work

Jasper Gottlieb is a Dutch actor, presenter and podcaster. He is best known for his role in the SpangaS soap opera and as a (football) presenter and podcast maker.[24] He studied at the Utrecht School of the Arts and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.[25][26]

He presents "Weekendcrashers" on NPO 3.[27] He also presents "Studio Jaxie",[28] a talk show on AT5 about AFC Ajax.

Gottlieb is one of the two hosts of Studio Socrates, a podcast about "everything that makes football beautiful."[29] In Studio Socrates, Gottlieb discusses an aspect of football with Daan Sutorius every week. The podcast is named after the Brazilian footballer Sócrates.[29]

Gottlieb is a curator at the Lisser Art Museum (LAM).[30]

In 2023 he acquired the De Druif restaurant in Amsterdam with Xander Waller.[28]

Filmography[31]

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  • Character (1997), as Jacob (age 6)[32]
  • Amazones (2004), as Moes[33]
  • Allerzielen (2005), as Dylan[34]
  • SpangaS (2007-2011), as Flip van Hamel
  • Happy End (2009), als Moshe
  • Verliefd op Ibiza (2013), as Dylan[35]
  • Wat maak je menu? presenter, with Marius, NTR (2020)[36]

Marius Gottlieb

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Marius Gottlieb
Born29 May 1989
NationalityNetherlands
Years active1997-present
Known forSpangaS
Notable work

Marius Gottlieb is a Dutch actor. He is best known for his role in the Dutch youth drama series SpangaS.

In 2008, he starred in Radeloos, based on the book by Carry Slee.[37] The Gottlieb brothers also played together in Character.[32]

After SpangaS, Gottlieb obtained a graphic design diploma at the Royal Academy of Art, in The Hague.[38]

Filmography

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Television

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De Worsten van Babel op de Camping

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This is a 10-episode series from 2017, involving the trio staying at campsites across The Netherlands, and cooking meals based on ingredients available (including through foraging on the site itself).[46]

De Worsten van Babel On Tour

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This 10-episode series from 2017, involved the boys travelling by camper-van across Europe from The Netherlands to Spain.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "5 vragen aan... Hugo Kennis" [5 questions for... Hugo Kennis]. VisRecepten.nl (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "De worsten van Babel koken overal - Jasper Gottlieb". Bibliotheek.be.
  3. ^ a b Huis, Joris van (18 August 2023). "TV-kok Hugo Kennis zet zijn mooie villa te huur voor 4000,- per maand" [TV chef Hugo Kennis is renting out his beautiful villa for €4,000 per month]. Man-Man.nl (in Dutch).
  4. ^ a b c d e "Oostzaanse kok duikt op in kennisquiz". RODI.nl. 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Hugo Kennis kreeg op De Rooi Pannen plezier in koken: 'Zure mensen maken zuur eten'" [Hugo Kennis started enjoying cooking at De Rooi Pannen: 'Sour people make sour food']. Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "TV-kok Hugo Kennis: "Fontys hardste leerschool ooit"". Fontys.nl.
  7. ^ "Driehoek Strijp-S". Driehoek Strijp-S.
  8. ^ "Food Truck Challenge (serie)". FilmVanDaag.nl. 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ "TV-tip: een nieuwe Food Truck Challenge met oa Rick Brandsteder en Berget Lewis!". VeronicaSuperGuide.nl. 25 September 2018.
  10. ^ Goutziers, Joost (12 January 2011). "Tilburgse Abke speelt Anne Frank". BD.nl. Tilburg.
  11. ^ a b c "De Verraders: Halloween Editie". ShowbizzNetwork.nl. 24 October 2022.
  12. ^ Jansen, Dennis (15 December 2019). "Televisiekok Hugo Kennis wint Expeditie Robinson: 'Ik stierf duizend doden'". Ad.nl.
  13. ^ "Expeditie Robinson krijgt een All Stars-seizoen en deze kandidaten doen mee". Rtl.com. 10 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Hugo Kennis is klaar voor een kersvers seizoen van Eigen Huis & Tuin: Lekker Leven". Televizier.nl.
  15. ^ "Waku Waku maakt deelnemers nieuwe reeks bekend - BM". 4 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Satirisch TV magazine • Tv-Vrouw". Tv-Vrouw. 29 December 2022.
  17. ^ "De Staatsloterij Beste Oliebollenbakker van Nederland" [The National Lottery Best Dutch Oliebollen baker]. KIJK (in Dutch).
  18. ^ "Race Across the World met Martijn Krabbé in 2025 pas terug op RTL4". TVgids.nl. 17 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Panel in shock na onthulling winnaar Make Up Your Mind". Ditjes en Datjes.
  20. ^ "Aflevering 2 | Zaterdag 17 februari 2024". Zapp.
  21. ^ "Nieuwe dagelijkse quiz Say Whut!? bij AVROTROS op NPO Zapp - BM". 9 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Tv-koks Sandra Ysbrandy, Mounir Toub en Hugo Kennis sluiten het seizoen van The Connection af". Televizier.nl.
  23. ^ "Hugo Kennis en verloofde Sander uit elkaar: 'Verdrietig nieuws'" [Hugo Kennis and fiancé Sander split: 'Sad news']. RTL Nieuws & Entertainment (in Dutch). 14 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Terug de schoolbanken in: hoe is het nu met de cast van SpangaS?". RTL Nieuws & Entertainment. 17 August 2018.
  25. ^ Laeven, Janna (21 May 2011). "'Voetbal en veel eten'". Nrc.nl.
  26. ^ de Groot, Sam (June 2021). "THE CAVE at Amstel 41, Saturday 8 June". RietveldAcademie.nl. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Weekendcrashers". TV Time.
  28. ^ a b Appels, Lisa (29 July 2023). "Vier jonge ondernemers nemen een van de oudste cafés van Amsterdam over". Food Inspiration.
  29. ^ a b "Studio Socrates". Podnews.net. 22 October 2024.
  30. ^ Nugteren, Pim (7 October 2021). "Podcast | Je Eerste Keer | Jasper Gottlieb in het LAM | Museum" [Podcast | "My First Time" | Jasper Gottlieb in the LAM | Museum]. CJP.nl (in Dutch).
  31. ^ "Jasper Gottlieb | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  32. ^ a b c "Marius Gottlieb". Nederlands Film Festival.
  33. ^ "Amazones - Where to Watch and Stream Online". Entertainment.ie.
  34. ^ "Allerzielen (2005) :: starring: Jasper Gottlieb, Merijn van Heiningen". RareFilmFinder.com.
  35. ^ a b "Hoe gaat het nu met de tweeling Jasper en Marius Gottlieb – die Flip en Tobias speelden in SpangaS?" [How are the twins Jasper and Marius Gottlieb – who played Flip and Tobias in SpangaS – doing now?]. Cosmopolitan.com (in Dutch). 28 July 2023.
  36. ^ a b "Wat maak je Menu?" – via Zapp.nl.
  37. ^ a b "Radeloos (2008) | MUBI" – via Mubi.com.
  38. ^ "KABK-alumni Grafisch Ontwerpen". KABK.nl.
  39. ^ "Marius Gottlieb | Rotten Tomatoes". RottenTomatoes.com.
  40. ^ "Erik in the Land of Insects". APrivateView.be.
  41. ^ Hochgemuth, Yuki (8 November 2023). "Jasper (34) over Sebastiaan (66): 'Hij heeft het eerste seizoen van Spangas elke aflevering moeten huilen'" [Jasper (34) about Sebastiaan (66): 'He had to cry every episode of the first season of Spangas'] (in Dutch).
  42. ^ "Bruno en Violet". TildeHekje.nl.
  43. ^ "Don - Where to Watch and Stream Online". Entertainment.ie.
  44. ^ "Keyzer & de Boer advocaten [De advocatenserie] (2005): Obsazení, herci a tvůrci". Kinobox.cz.
  45. ^ "Joji Na & Marius Gottlieb" – via YouTube.
  46. ^ "De Worsten van Babel op de Camping - Programma" [The Sausages of Babel go Camping - Programmes]. 24Kitchen.nl (in Dutch).


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