Helmut Thieltges

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Helmut Thieltges (born September 24, 1955 in Dreis ; † July 26, 2017 ) was a German chef . His restaurant Sonnora in Dreis has been awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide 18 times since 1999.

Life

Waldhotel Sonnora, garden side

Thieltges was the only child of the innkeepers Vinzenz and Maria Thieltges, who ran the Pension Elisabeth in Dreis . After his apprenticeship with the Roman Emperor in Trier , he moved to the Schlosshotel Pontresina near St. Moritz in 1973 , then to the Breidenbacher Hof in Düsseldorf and in 1977 to the Bastei restaurant in Cologne . Since 1978 he has been cooking in the family-owned Waldhotel Sonnora, which is located in a forest on the edge of Dreis.

Thieltges hardly gave interviews, did not publish any cookbooks and just wanted to concentrate on his work. Nonetheless, he was able to enjoy not only German guests but also guests from Belgium , Luxembourg and France . At first he started with the normal program of a dining restaurant, today his cuisine is praised for its "standard-setting precision".

He said of his culinary art:

“Classical is the real art. That is the basis of everything. Anyone can call themselves modern who wants to do something different with violence. "

Helmut Thieltges died in July 2017 at the age of 61 after a brief serious illness. His successor as head chef was Clemens Rambichler (* 1988), who has been part of the team since 2011. Thieltges leaves behind his wife Ulrike and a son. The couple met in the restaurant, where she works as a restaurant manager.

Awards

The classic from Thieltges: Tart made of beef fillet tartare with imperial caviar

In 1982 the Michelin Guide awarded the Sonnora restaurant its first star, followed by the second star in 1991, and since 1999 Thieltges' cuisine has been regularly rated with three stars. The Gault Millau awarded Thieltges 1998 as "Chef of the Year" and the restaurant Sonnora with four domes and awarded the highest score Rated (19.5 / 20 points). The magazine Der Feinschmecker gave the restaurant a 5 out of 5 F, and the Schlemmer Atlas also gave it the highest rating (5 cooking spoons).

Movies

  • Sausage platter and three stars. Documentary, Germany, 2000, 30 min., Script and director: Stefan Quante , production: WDR , series: Die kulinarische Reportage .
  • Top chefs from Rhineland-Palatinate. Helmut Thieltges. Documentary, Germany, 2013, 6:41 min., Script and director: Ansgar Zender, production: SWR , series: Known in the country , first broadcast: July 28, 2013 on SWR Fernsehen RP, synopsis by ARD , online video by SWR.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmut Thieltges, Chef de Cuisine at the Sonnora in Dreis. In: Restaurant rankings , accessed on January 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Helmuth Thieltges: The great unknown. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . November 24, 2004, p. 9 , accessed October 20, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b Ansgar Zender: Three-star chef Helmut Thieltges. ( mp4 video , 46.3 MB; 4:20 minutes) In: Deutsche Welle . September 30, 2013, accessed October 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Andreas Platthaus: He made himself great. In: faz.net . July 27, 2017, accessed October 20, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Alexandra Leibfried: Clemens Rambichler becomes head chef at the Waldhotel Sonnora. In: AHGZ . August 2, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Cooks: Stefan Quante. In: Effilee . August 18, 2006, archived from the original on February 11, 2013 ; accessed on July 27, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Thieltges, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cook
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Three
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 2017