Lisl Wagner-Bacher

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Lisl Wagner-Bacher
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Lisl Wagner-Bacher in 2009
Born
Elisabeth Wagner-Bacher

(1953-11-05) 5 November 1953 (age 71)
Known forCooking

Elisabeth "Lisl" Wagner-Bacher (born 5 November 1953) is an Austrian cook. [1] She was the co-owner of the family restaurant Landhaus Bacher. [2]

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Biography

Wagner-Bacher attended high school in Krems and graduated from hotel management school in Bad Reichenhall. She then worked in her parents' business, initially in service and, from 1977, in the kitchen.

In 1979, Wagner-Bacher took over her parents' inn and ran it together with her husband Klaus Wagner (1948–2025) [3] under the name Landhaus Bacher. She gained inspiration for her cooking in seminars given by Werner Matt  [ de ] and Reinhard Gerer  [ de ] at the Hilton Hotel in Vienna.

In 1982 she was awarded the first toque by Gault Millau.

In 2010, her son-in-law Thomas Dorfer  [ de ] became head chef at Landhaus Bacher. [4]

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Landhaus Bacher in winter

From 2003 to 2007, Wagner-Bacher worked as a cook on the ORF program Frisch kochen (Freshly Cooked). In November 2014, she cooked again on Frisch kochen (Freshly Cooked) together with Elisabeth Engstler. In 2017, she cooked on Schmeckt perfekt  [ de ] (previously: Frisch kochen) about once a week. [5]

She has two daughters. [6]

Awards

Library

Wagner-Bacher maintains an extensive cookbook collection, dating back to the 17th century. The majority of the collection was donated by Lillian Langseth-Christensen  [ de ] an American cookbook author and contributor to American Gourmet magazine. The portion of the library donated by Langseth-Christensen to a foundation and available to Wagner-Bacher alone comprises approximately 3,500 books. The oldest item in the collection is the Pomegranate Cookbook, published in 1699 —one of the few surviving originals.

Publications

References

  1. von Sabine, Hottowy (2019-01-15). "Familienrezepte für jeden Tag: Lisl Wagner-Bachers letztes Buch". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  2. "Landhaus Bacher in Mautern (AT) - new interpretation of the Austrian classics". www.landhaus-bacher.at. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  3. "Der Padrone ist nicht mehr: Klaus Wagner, 1948 – 2025" (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  4. "Thomas Dorfer ist der Leuchtturm in Niederösterreich". www.vinaria.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  5. "„Frisch gekocht" – neue Folgen ab 9. Oktober in ORF 2" (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  6. "Landhaus Bacher - Nouvelle Cuisine auf höchstem Niveau" (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  7. "Grande Dame Lisl Wagner-Bacher: 40 Jahre „Koch des Jahres"". www.vinaria.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-19.