Alexander Fankhauser
Alexander Fankhauser (born January 9, 1974 in Hochfügen ) is an Austrian cook , author of cookbooks and TV chef .
Life
Alexander Fankhauser was born as the son of Gretl and Lutz Fankhauser, owners of the Hotel Lamark in Hochfügen. He commuted between Hochfügen and Kleinboden , his grandmother's place of residence, while his parents took care of the construction of the hotel. In Fügen in the Zillertal, Fankhauser attended kindergarten, elementary school and secondary school. Fankhauser completed his training at the Hotel Management School Villa Blanka in Innsbruck in 1993 with the Matura.
In 1993 he completed an F&B training course at Helvetia Bristol in Florence . In 1994 he went to London , Hyde Park, where he became a chef at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel . In 1995 he decided to return to Vienna and successfully applied to the Korso restaurant not far from the opera. A five-year collaboration with Reinhard Gerer emerged from which a friendship developed. In the autumn of 1999, Fankhauser made the decision to return to the family environment. He gave up his work as head chef in his native Lamark and traveled to the USA in May and June 2000 to get an idea of the gastronomy in the USA . Among others he visited Wolfgang Puck in Los Angeles .
In 2003, Fankhauser made his first appearance on the ORF television program Freshly cooked is half won on ORF 2 as the representative of the state of Tyrol . From 2008 to the end of 2013 he cooked together with Andreas Wojta as the main actor in the cooking show called Freshly Cooked with Andi and Alex .
Books
- Alexander Fankhauser, Christian Grünwald (Hrsg.): Tyrolean food & the highest cuisine. The cookbook from "Chef of the Year 2005". D + R Verlag Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-902469-04-8
- Andreas Wojta, Alexander Fankhauser: Cooking with Andi and Alex - The best recipes by Andreas Wojta and Alexander Fankhauser , D + R Verlag Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-902469-15-1
Awards
- 2001: first award from Gault-Millau with 2 toques (with 16 points)
- 2002/2003: two toques (with 16 points)
- 2004: upgraded to 3 toques (with 17 points)
- 2005: Award for Chef of the Year 2005 from Gault-Millau
- 2006: 3 toques (with 17 points)
- 2009: 1 Michelin star
- 2010: Romy in the category Most Popular Show Entertainer (together with Andreas Wojta)
Web links
- Literature by and about Alexander Fankhauser in the catalog of the German National Library
- Andi & Alex's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fankhauser, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian cook |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hochfügen |