Caspar Henricus Augustinus (Cas) Spijkers (12 January 1946 in Tilburg – 29 October 2011 in Oirschot)[1][2] was a Dutch head chef and author of several cookbooks.
[6][7] After Spijkers stepped back as head chef in 1998, the restaurant lost his star.
They also backed him for his "month restaurant" Chez Cas in "De Kersentuin" in Amsterdam in 2006.
Cas Spijkers was very surprised to hear that he was responsible for the demise of De Swaen, because he left there a few years before they lost their stars.
[16] On the 6th of July 2011, Spijkers was appointed as Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau for his great services to the Dutch culinary culture.