Gerd Käfer
Gerd Käfer (born October 19, 1932 in Munich ; † May 23, 2015 there ) was a German restaurateur who also worked as an author on cookbooks .
Life
Gerd Käfer's parents, Paul and Elsa Käfer, opened a grocery store in Munich's Prinzregentenstrasse in 1930 to sell wines, liqueurs and bottled beers. He took over the delicatessen business with his brother Helmut Käfer and opened a bistro. In 1959 Gerd Käfer started organizing events and thus founded what is now the most important branch of the Feinkost Käfer company . In 1971 Gerd Käfer opened a tent at the Oktoberfest .
At the beginning of the 1990s, his son Michael Käfer took over the Feinkost Käfer company. Gerd Käfer was a partner in Kurhaus Gastronomy Wiesbaden.
2015 Beetle succumbed to the presence of his wife Uschi Ackermann and his son's cancer . His final resting place is in Munich's Ostfriedhof in the Obergiesing district .
Awards
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Inclusion in the “Hall of Fame” of Der Feinschmecker magazine
- Colorful Restaurant Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Award from the city of Munich " Munich shines - the friends of Munich"
- "Manager of the Year"
- 2009: Gastronom of the year from Busche Verlag, Editing Schlemmer Atlas
Cookbooks
- Gerd Käfer's Wiesn delicacies . Heel Verlag, Königswinter, 2014, ISBN 3-868-52958-6 .
- Carpaccio : 77 wafer-thin delicacies . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, 2009, ISBN 3-440-11745-6 .
- with Erich Lejeune : The gourmet pope . Redline, Heidelberg 2006, ISBN 3-636-01357-2 .
- with Ernst Lechthaler: How to make your summer party a success . Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2002, ISBN 3-8289-1121-8 .
- Käfer's little cooking school . Zabert Sandmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-932-02303-X .
- with Ernst Lechthaler, Susi Eising and Alexander Haselhoff: snacks and drinks. Zabert Sandmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-924-67889-8 .
- Let's have a party . Herbig, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7766-1615-6 .
- Great parties, happy celebrations . Hoffmann and Campe, 1977 Hamburg, ISBN 3-455-08945-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerd Käfer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of the company Feinkost Käfer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Munich delicatessen king Gerd Käfer is dead
- ↑ kurhaus-gastronomie.de: Imprint
- ^ Wiesn host: Delicatessen dealer Gerd Käfer is dead. In: Spiegel Online . May 23, 2015, accessed June 9, 2018 .
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Gerd Käfer
- ↑ http://www.gerdkaefer.de/gerd-kaefer/produkte-publikationen-auslösungen
- ↑ http://www.busche.de/presse/?pressemitteilungen?gastronom09
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beetle, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German restaurateur and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 2015 |
| Place of death | Munich |