Torsten Michel
Torsten Michel (* 1978 in Dresden ) is a German chef. He is the successor to Harald Wohlfahrt in the Schwarzwaldstube restaurant , which has been awarded three Michelin stars 25 times , more often than any other German restaurant.
Career
From 2000 he was in the Bülow Residenz in Dresden with Stefan Hermann . In January 2004 he moved to Harald Wohlfahrt's Schwarzwaldstube in the Hotel Traube Tonbach (three Michelin stars). In May 2007 he became sous chef there.
In April 2016 he became head chef alongside Wohlfahrt. In July 2017, when Harald Wohlfahrt retired, he became head chef. In November 2017, the three Michelin stars were confirmed.
The Schwarzwaldstube restaurant was destroyed in a fire on January 5, 2020 ; consequently, the Michelin stars were not awarded in March 2020. The Interim of the Schwarzwaldstube opened on May 29th. The restaurant is housed in the so-called "Temporaire" until the new main building is built.
Awards
- Michelin 2017: Three stars in the Michelin Guide 2018
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Favorite of the Year 2019, National Chef of the Year
- Gusto 2019/20: Chef of the year
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.baiersbronn.de/de-de/torsten-michel
- ↑ restaurant-ranglisten.de: Guide Michelin Germany 2015 - press release
- ^ Restaurant.michelin.de: Schwarzwaldstube
- ↑ a b sternefresser.de: 24 hours with Sous Chef Torsten Michel
- ↑ spiegel.de: Top chef is now giving up the spoon
- ↑ restaurant-ranglisten.de: Harald Wohlfahrt and Traube Tonbach agree
- ↑ spiegel.de: Top chef is now giving up the spoon
- ↑ restaurant-ranglisten.de: Guide Michelin 2018 - New star restaurants in Germany
- ↑ Finkbeiner wants to use the brand in the Schwarzwaldstube as an “opportunity”. Retrieved January 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Traube Tonbach: "Our stars are burned, but they stay on the plate". Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Traube Tonbach opens new gourmet restaurants. Retrieved May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ restaurant-ranglisten.de: Schwarzwaldstube
- ↑ https://www.restaurant-ranglisten.de/news-magazin/details/7324-unsere-lieblinge-torsten-michel-ist-koch-des-jahres/
- ↑ Gusto 2020: Torsten Michel is Chef of the Year. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Michel, Torsten |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cook |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |