As a native of Munich Bobby Brauer When he returned to his hometown in 2013 after several years in Düsseldorf, Berlin and Kitzbühel, it was above all a coup for Michael Käfer. He had been awarded the contract by BMW for the catering in the BMW World. A lucrative contract, because it is Bavaria’s biggest tourist attraction, ahead of Neuschwanstein Castle. Next to a fast food restaurant and the Bavaria This also included the gourmet restaurant dining room under the roof of the prestigious building at the Olympic Park. Beetle may have already speculated on a Michelin star back then, and it was given straight away. But just a year later the second one, and Bräuer still holds it to this day.
Like many top chefs of his generation, his cooking style is based on French high cuisine with regional products, which he likes to enrich with Mediterranean sprinkles and trips to Japan and other Asian cuisines. But New Year’s Eve this year will be his last day of work at BMW World. “After 40 years in top gastronomy,” he says, “I would like to devote more time to my family and do something else.” His previous sous chef will follow him as head chef Jens Madsen after. The 30-year-old was born in Tanzania and grew up in Chiemgau. According to Bräuer, he will by no means follow in his footsteps, but rather implement a new concept “with his own signature”.
Beetle and BMW World want to announce what this will look like soon. With Bobby Bräuer, Munich is losing its oldest star chef, although 63 is of course not an old age. And Bräuer promises to continue cooking occasionally, for “private dining,” for example, but also at pop-up events for Käfer and elsewhere together with other chefs (Dining room in the BMW World, Am Olympiapark 1, Tuesday to Saturday, 7 p.m. – midnight, telephone 358 99 18 14, www.bmw-welt.com).
However, the city lost its youngest star chef in August. Because Joshua Leise, 29, dated Mural felt the need for a change of air after six years. He already won a Michelin star for the mural in 2020. Now he’s cooking in the Austrian town of Stuben am Arlberg in the luxury Hotel Mondschein. The two managing directors Wolfgang Hingerl and Moritz Meyn want to reveal what will happen next with the mural in the next few weeks. Until then, the current team will continue to cook (Mural, Hotterstraße 12, Wednesday to Saturday 6.30 p.m. – midnight, Thursday to Saturday also 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., telephone 23 02 31 86, www.muralrestaurant.de).