Karl Obauer
Karl Obauer (born August 23, 1953 in Werfen ) is an Austrian chef and hotelier who runs the Restaurant-Hotel Obauer with his eight years younger brother Rudi .
Career
Karl Obauer comes from a family of restaurateurs in Werfen in the Salzburg region . He completed his training from 1968 to 1971 at the “Bayrischer Hof” in Salzburg . This was followed by various stations in Austria, Norway and Switzerland, for example in 1974 with "Sagafjord & Vistafjord" on the "Norwegian America Line".
In 1979 he began to modernize the family business in Werfen. In the winter season from 1979 to 1984 he worked as head chef at the “Zürser Hof” on the Arlberg , where his brother also cooked. In between, in 1981, 1982 and 1983 he did internships in kitchen and service at “Au Crocodile” with Émile Jung in Strasbourg and in 1987 with Leon de Lyon at “Lacombe” in Lyon .
In 1985 a visit to the Obauer brothers' restaurant was a key experience for Johanna Maier .
In 1996, Karl and Rudolf Obauer were awarded two Michelin Guide stars , a very rare occurrence if a star had not already been awarded. Since 1997 the brothers have published various cookbooks.
Awards Karl and Rudi Obauer
- 1989 “Chef of the Year”, Gault Millau Austria
- 1996 Two stars in the Michelin Guide
- 2012 “Cooks of the Decade” (with his brother), Gault Millau Austria
- 2012 Five wooden spoons from the Schlemmer Atlas
- 2013 honorary citizenship of his home community Werfen
- 2019 La Liste world's best restaurant selection, Top 50
- 2019 Falstaff 99/100
Publications Karl and Rudi Obauer
- "The new Austrian cookbook", Verlag Zabert Sandmann, Munich 1997
- "The New Austrian Cookbook", Verlag Zabert Sandmann, Munich 1999
- “Cooking without restraint. 24 truths about good cuisine ”, Verlag Knaur, Munich 2002
- "Our Austrian Cuisine", Verlag Zabert Sandmann, Munich 2004
- “Better to cook passionately”, Verlag Knaur, Munich 2008
- “From cooking in the country”, Verlag Zabert Sandmann, Munich 2011
- "The hunt and the cook", Verlag Servus, 2019
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Obauer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Own website
- Karl Obauer in the restaurant rankings
- In the pub of the Obauer brothers in FAZ
Individual evidence
- ↑ ots.at: The chefs of the decade 2004 to 2013 are called KARL and RUDOLF OBAUER Restaurant & Hotel Obauer
- ↑ Obauer ( Memento from November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Honorary citizen of the Werfen community in Salzburgwiki, accessed on March 11, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Obauer, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian cook |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd August 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Throw |