Schwarzwaldstube (English: Black Forest) is a restaurant located in the Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn, Germany. Since 1993, the restaurant has maintained its three-star Michelin rating,[1][2] the longest streak for any restaurant in Germany. The gastronomy portal Restaurant-Ranglisten ranked the restaurant first in Germany.[3]
History
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The Schwarzwaldstube was established in 1977, with Wolfgang Staudenmaier as the head chef and Heiner Finkbeiner as the restaurant manager.[4] Shortly after its opening, the Schwarzwaldstube earned two Michelin stars.[5]
In 1980, Harald Wohlfahrt became the head chef. The restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars for the first time in the Guide Michelin 1993.[6]
In 2017, Torsten Michel succeeded Harald Wohlfahrt[7] as head chef and maintained the three-star rating.[3]
In January 2020, a fire destroyed the original building of the Schwarzwaldstube, necessitating its demolition.[8][9][10][11] The restaurant reopened in a temporary location named "Temporaire" at the end of May 2021. The original site was rebuilt, and on 8 April 2022, the Schwarzwaldstube reopened in its newly constructed premises.[12] In 2022, the restaurant was again awarded three Michelin stars.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Fire destroys famed Black Forest restaurant". DW. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Schwarzwaldstube – Baiersbronn - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b c "Schwarzwaldstube. Baiersbronn (Germany)". Restaurant Ranking. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Traube Tonbach | Tradition and history in Tonbachtal". Hotel Traube Tonbach. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "STAUDENMAIER, WOLFGANG". www.verlag-waldkirch.de. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "100 years of the MICHELIN Guide Germany: 14 times 3 stars" (PDF). restaurant-ranglisten.de. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-24.
- ^ "Top chef Wohlfahrt leaves "Schwarzwaldstube"". www.manager-magazin.de (in German). 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "„Fühlt sich an, als ob mein Wohnzimmer abgebrannt ist"" [Feels like my living room burned down]. faz.net (in German). 2020-01-05. ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Bote, Schwarzwälder. "Baiersbronn: Traube Tonbach: Brandursache bleibt unklar". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Abriss der Schwarzwaldstube hat begonnen". Tageskarte (in German). 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ ""Traube Tonbach" fire (DE): 3-star Restaurant "Schwarzwaldstube" completely burned down". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ SWR Doku (2022-04-18). Die Traube Tonbach: Comeback für einen Sternetempel? | SWR Doku. Retrieved 2024-06-27 – via YouTube.