Background
Van Waarden was born in Haarlem, but raised in Lisse, Huizen and Goes.
Van Waarden was born in Haarlem, but raised in Lisse, Huizen and Goes.
In Goes he went to the Vocational school where he studied "Consumptieve technieken" (culinary skills).
After his study he worked and trained at Oudt Leyden, Parkheuvel (one year under Cees Helder) and Vreugd en Rust (18 months under Henk Savelberg). After that, he became head chef at Seinpost. In 1998, Van Waarden opened his restaurant De keuken van Waarden in Wassenaar.
This restaurant was later moved to Rijswijk and changed its name to Paul van Waarden.
The loss of the Michelin star for 2013 was a real shock for the restaurant and they requested a discussion with Michelin. The restaurant closed down unexpectedly on 21 March 2013, to avoid formal bankruptcy.
In 2013, one week after the demise of Paul van Waarden the restaurant went bankrupt. Michielsen and Van Waarden are still involved in the restaurant.