Heinz Beck (chef)

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Heinz Beck (Friedrichshafen, 3 November 1963) is a German-born, [1] three-Michelin starred chef, and a founder of The Order of the Knights of Italian Cuisine. [2]

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Chef history

Beck spent his early culinary history cooking in restaurants such as Tantris in Munich, Tristán in Mallorca and Residenz Heinz Winkler in Aschau, Germany. Beck came to the Rome restaurant La Pergola in 1994, and became executive chef at the restaurant. Between 2009 and 2013, Beck ran the restaurant Apsley's, A Heinz Beck restaurant in London, which had received a Michelin star. In April 2018, Beck opened a new restaurant inside the Brown Hotel in London, following a pop-up restaurant in the same location that the chef launched with sommelier Salvator Calabrese in November 2017. [3]

Restaurants

Awards

Published works

TitleAuthorISBNPublished DateTypeLanguage
Heinz BeckHeinz Beck978-88861743292001
PastaHeinz Beck978-88861745102003
Vegetariano (Vegetarian)Heinz Beck978-88861748552005
Finger FoodHeinz Beck97888861749162006Cook Book
L'ingrediente segreto. La filosofia e le passioni di un grande maestro del gustoHeinz Beck978-88045846982010Italian

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References

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