Josef Viehhauser

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Josef Viehhauser (born August 4, 1950 in Sankt Johann im Pongau ) is an Austrian cook and restaurateur. Along with Eckart Witzigmann, Viehhauser was one of the pioneers of purist nouvelle cuisine in Germany. The Gault Millau evaluated the kitchen cattle Hauser occasionally, with 19 points.

Life

Josef Viehhauser grew up at his parents' mountain inn Herkuleshof in Kolbnitz . He completed an apprenticeship as a cook in Bad Hofgastein and then worked in the orangery in Düsseldorf and with Hans-Peter Wodarz in Munich . In 1976 he started as head chef at Landhaus Dill in Hamburg .

In February 1978 Viehhauser set up his own restaurant Le Canard on Martinistraße in Hamburg-Eppendorf . The restaurant was awarded a star in the Michelin Guide after just nine months . In 1989 Le Canard was moved to a building on Elbchaussee designed by the architect Meinhard von Gerkan . In 2004 the company, which had grown into a group of companies, had to file for bankruptcy. After that, in addition to publishing cookbooks, he initially worked as a consultant and also as a guest chef at various events. From December 2011 to 2014 he was head chef at the Marbella restaurant in Hamburg-Winterhude.

In November 2014 he cooked in the Schmilinsky wine bistro in the Aussen Alster Hotel in Hamburg-St.Georg.

Student of Josef Viehhauser

In the 1980s and 1990s, Josef Viehhauser was the teacher of a whole generation of highly respected cooks, including Michael Hoffmann , Johann Lafer , Hartmut Leimeister , Kolja Kleeberg , Heiko Nieder , Manfred Stocker , Alexander Tschebull , Jörg Wörther , Marc Mueller and Rainer Wolter .

Works

  • “Le Canard. Culinary pleasure at the Elbchaussee ” . Hugendubel, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-88034-965-7 .
  • "My fine cuisine: the 400 best recipes and variations" . Mosaik-Verlag, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-576-11101-8 .

Awards

  • 1991 Golden Roulette Ball awarded by Casino Austria
  • 1992 Chef of the Year " Gault Millau "
  • 1993 Four toques by Gault Millau
  • In 1997 he received an “A la Carte” gourmet trophy.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans-Juergen Fink: Star chef Josef Viehhauser is back at the stove. In: Hamburger Abendblatt, November 29, 2012, accessed on January 5, 2020
  2. ↑ herkuleshof.com: Imprint
  3. ^ Hamburger Abendblatt of January 11, 1986, page 87 ( Memento of July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ welt.de: The battle for Le Canard
  5. ↑ handelsblatt.com: Out for star chef Josef Viehhauser
  6. ↑ Josef Viehhauser conjures up for Parliament: Food like 100 years ago for the one-year birthday on February 6, 2008, accessed on April 25, 2009
  7. ↑ Angelika Fischer in the general hotel and gastronomy newspaper of March 24, 2014: Good cuisine for young people. Retrieved September 27, 2013
  8. ↑ New job at 64: Viehhauser is now cooking in St. Georg on December 17, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Viehhauser, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian cook
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Sankt Johann im Pongau