Michael Hoffmann (cook)

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Michael Hoffmann (born October 30, 1967 in Dillenburg ) is a German cook and gardener.

life and work

In 1992 he became sous chef at the Wald- & Schlosshotel Friedrichsruhe with Lothar Eiermann in Öhringen . Then he cooked for Eckart Witzigmann and Josef Viehhauser .

In 2000 he became head chef of the starred restaurant Margaux in Berlin , in 2003 he became the owner. Hoffmann has renewed top gastronomy with its vegetable kitchen . “Vegetarian has become too much of a fighting term. That's why I speak of vegetable cuisine. ”He offered vegetable menus with up to eight courses. He mainly uses herbs instead of spices to flavor his dishes. He personally checked the producers of most of his products on site. For ethical reasons he refrains from processing foie gras (foie gras) and tuna as well as fish that are spawning. In 2010 he was named Chef of the Year by the editorial team of the specialist magazine Der Feinschmecker . In 2010, the gastronomy critic Wolfram Siebeck described Hoffmann's restaurant as “Berlin's most avant-garde cuisine”. Hoffmann lives in Berlin. He has been growing his vegetables himself in his own garden in the Berlin area since March 2010. In 2012 there were around 140 types of vegetables and herbs.

In February 2014 Hoffmann closed his restaurant Margaux Berlin . He describes his exit from top gastronomy as a liberation. He felt a “certain ignorance” with the Michelin Guide . "When the testers were there, as we know them, it became clear: They don't eat the vegetable kitchen." After the death of the organic baker Peter Klann, he bought his SoLuna bakery in Berlin-Kreuzberg in spring 2014 , which now also offers pickled vegetables offers his garden. In July 2014 he took over the canteen in the Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg, a former railway market hall , with "vegetable-heavy, honest, home-style cuisine in the best sense of the word", where a plate dish cost no more than 12 euros.

In 2015 he left the canteen nine and has been working as a consultant in the catering industry ever since. He is Corporate Executive Chef at Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten , for whose cruise ships he develops and establishes new culinary concepts.

Publications

  • Herbs. Tre Torri Verlag, Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 3-937963-60-X .
  • Trust in Taste - Cookbook for the blind and sighted . 2 volumes with audio CD, Justina Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3981260243 .
  • Michael Hoffmann: Herbs - A culinary update. In: Journal Culinaire - Science and Culture of Food , May 2011, No. 12, Münster, Edition Wurzer & Vilgis , pp. 10–15, (PDF; 123 kB).

Awards (selection)

  • 2000–2013: Star in the Michelin Guide (Guide Rouge)
  • 2010–2013: 18 points with three toques in Gault-Millau
  • 2010: Chef of the year - trade magazine Der Feinschmecker
  • 2001 & 2002: Berlin master chef - capital city marketing
  • 2001: Restaurant of the Year - Bertelsmann

membership

  • Slow Food and Admission to the Ark of Taste 

Movies

  • The weight of the stars. Top chefs between genius and broke. Documentary, Germany, 2015, 22 min., Script and director: Ralph Quinke, production: Spiegel TV , first broadcast: June 10, 2015 on Sat.1 , summary ( memento from June 17, 2015 in the archive.today web archive ) on SRF , online video from Spiegel TV.
  • Michael Hoffmann, star chef and gardener. Conversation with video recordings, Germany, 2013, 40:25 min., Moderation: Hajo Schumacher , director: Jochen Ketzel, production: Deutsche Welle , series: Typisch deutsch - Leben in Deutschland , first broadcast: July 21, 2013 on DW, summary and online video from DW.
  • The new vegetarians. Documentary, Germany, 2012, 43:30 min., Script and director: Michael Richter, production: Heidefilm, NDR , arte , first broadcast: August 19, 2013 by arte, summary by arte, ( memento from March 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b press release: "Der Feinschmecker" chooses the Chef of the Year! Michael Hoffmann, "cook and gardener" from Berlin. In: Der Feinschmecker , October 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b Heik Afheldt : Heik Afheldt meets… Michael Hoffmann, Cuisinier. In: Der Tagesspiegel , December 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ a b Lars Reichardt: "I'm a beetroot freak". And that's exactly why Michael Hoffmann from Berlin is the leading chef in the new vegetable kitchen. In: SZ-Magazin , issue 48, December 2, 2010, interview.
  4. ↑ Dirk Lehmann: "Vegetable Kitchen" - new vegetarian dishes for Europa 2, by Michael Hoffmann. In: Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten / E2Mag , February 13, 2017, accessed on April 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ a b Ursula Hannan: Germany's best cooks. ( Memento of May 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) In: World's Luxury Guide / Die Welt Online, accessed on December 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Franz Michael Rohm: Happy without meat. Berlin is developing into a European metropolis for vegetarian gastronomy. In: Die Welt , August 17, 2008.
  7. ↑ Michael Hoffmann is Chef of the Year. In: dpa / Berliner Morgenpost , November 5, 2013.
  8. ↑ Wolfram Siebeck: In the garden of earthly delights. How our columnist in the Berlin restaurant Margaux was astonished. In: Zeitmagazin , November 18, 2010, No. 47.
  9. ↑ Björn Rosen and Norbert Thomma: “The soul has to feel with the pumpkin.” In: Der Tagesspiegel , December 7, 2012, interview, accessed on August 4, 2013.
  10. ↑ Alexandra Kilian: Berlin loses a star with the restaurant "Margaux". In: Berliner Morgenpost , July 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ a b Ralph Quinke: The weight of the stars. Top chefs between genius and broke. In: Spiegel TV , June 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kai Röger, Michael Pöppl: Back to the roots. In: Tagesspiegel , February 19, 2014, interview with Michael Hoffmann.
  13. ↑ Andreas Busche: The best bread in Berlin. In: tip , March 19, 2015, accessed on June 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ a b Kai Röger: Pleasure: The taste of love. ( Memento from June 17, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ). In: Zitty , March 19, 2015.
  15. ^ Canteen Nine. ( Memento from June 17, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ). In: Facebook , accessed June 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ Miriam Zissler: Without her, Kreuzberg would be poorer. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , December 2, 2013.
  17. ↑ Constanze Hallensleben: Vegetable whisperer Michael Hoffmann's favorite places in Berlin. In: cremeguides.com , July 13, 2016, accessed January 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ Michael Hoffmann, star chef and gardener. In: Deutsche Welle , July 12, 2013.
  19. ↑ Table of contents 2013 and table of contents 2014 of the series Hoffmanns fabelbare Welt der Gemüse at Phlox Films , accessed on April 18, 2018, (PDF files).
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cook and gardener
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Dillenburg