Daan van der Lecq
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About
Dutch chef, food creator, entrepreneur, and social media personality known online as Chef van der Lecq and known for approachable cooking videos, creative recipe ideas, restaurant tips, and food-focused lifestyle content which he shares under the handle @chefvanderlecq on Instagram and TikTok with more than 230,000 Instagram followers and 70,000 TIkTok followers.
Before fame
He studied at Hotelschool and worked in hospitality before becoming known online. He began posting cooking content on Instagram and TikTok in 2021.
Trivia
He released his first cookbook F*cking Lecqer in October 2025. He has been featured by TalkiesMAN, Culy, Entree Magazine, LINDA., and Discovered by Porsche. He also appeared on the 7DTV interview series in 2023 and on Studio Sedee in November 2025.
Family life
His mother and grandmother helped inspire his early love of food. His grandmother's Indonesian-influenced cooking helped shape the flavors he grew up with.
Associated with
He has made cooking content with Sepp van Dijk.
