Erhard Schäfer (cook)

Erhard Schäfer (born January 10, 1959 in Gillenfeld ) is a German chef .

Live and act

education

Schäfer began his apprenticeship as a pastry chef in Prüm in 1973 . He then became a cook in the State Kurhaus in Bad Bertrich . In 1985 he passed the examination to become a chef at the IHK Berlin. In the following year he moved to Cologne Bonotel as Chef de cuisine . After extensive positions in Cologne and the surrounding area, Schäfer took over the management of the kitchen in the Cologne stock exchange restaurant in 1997, with which he received a Michelin star from 1999 to 2005 . Since June 2009 he has been running the Landhaus Kuckuck in Cologne-Müngersdorf.

Stock exchange restaurant

During the time of the stock exchange restaurant , Schäfer made a name for himself in Cologne with the Maître , where he cooked in the style of traditional French cuisine at star level. After the renovation-related closure of the stock exchange restaurant, he moved to the Landhaus Kuckuck on Cologne's green belt.

Country house cuckoo

On June 1, 2009, Schäfer took over Landhaus Kuckuck, which was first mentioned as an inn in 1925 . There the Maître reopened in September of the same year - based on his previous station . In the Gault Millau 2010 Shepherd became the Restaurateur of the Year 2010 awarded. He is known outside of the Rhineland for radio broadcasts on the WDR and small television appearances.

Ratings in restaurant guides

In 2020 Erhard Schäfer achieved the following results:

• 1 star in the Michelin Guide
• 16 points in Gault Millau
• 4 cutlery in the Schlemmer Atlas
• 1 hood in the Varta guide
• 3 FFF in Feinschmecker

Web links

• Homepage of the Landhaus Kuckuck
• Criticism in the Kölner Stadtanzeiger on May 21, 2008
• Criticism in the Kölner Stadtanzeiger on June 29, 2009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ website of the Gault Millau .
2. ↑ Internet page ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the WDR: Food & Drink on WDR 5 from April 21, 2010.