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| Johann Lafer | |
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|   Lafer in 2012 | |
| Born | 27 September 1957  St. Stefan im Rosental, Steiermark, Austria | 
| Occupation | Chef | 
| Website | lafer | 
Johann Lafer (born 27 September 1957) is an Austrian chef living in Germany. [1] He became well known through his TV cooking show and his numerous cookbooks. His television show is self-produced.
He was a regular guest of the television host Markus Lanz, in whose show he regularly prepared meals in front of an audience. [2]
He lives with his wife Silvia [3] and two children Jennifer and Jonathan in a little village called Guldental. [4] He also operates a cooking school in Guldental.