The German edition of the Michelin Guide will be presented in just under a month, and that’s why the gastronomy scene is happily speculating: who could gain weight and who could lose a star? There have never been as many top restaurants in the city as there are now, and you can find out why that is on TV on Vox (8:15 p.m.) on Sunday, for example. Here comes the Munich man Hans Jörg Bachmeier at Kitchen Impossible against Tim Mälzer at.
Bachmeier sends his colleague to… Tantric DNA, where he has to recreate the legendary “Veal Sweetbreads Rumohr” by Eckart Witzigmann. There are easier tasks! When the show was recorded, Virginie Protat (one star) was still head chef at DNA; after her departure, head chef Benjamin Chmura took over her position from the Tantris gourmet restaurant (two stars).
The Tantris DNA is dedicated to the culinary history of the house and offers à la carte gentle reinterpretations of classic dishes from the three great, former Tantris chefs. Chmura recently showed the press how he modernizes the classics, if possible in close consultation with the inventor. The starter “Ossetra Royal Caviar from Petrossian” according to Eckart Witzigmann is a dream of caviar and beetroot on a plate of jellied beef consommé, which Chmura has supplemented with diced eel. The way he delicately balances the individual aromas and robust, powerful flavors of the components reveals supreme mastery. Likewise the light and carefree “Soufflé Scallop” according to Heinz Winkler with leaf spinach and champagne sauce – as if it had no origins in water, but rather a perfect cross between air and earthly gravity.
You can see that you become a poet! Unfortunately, this isn’t a cheap treat; The starters cost over 40 euros, the main courses up to 88 euros – that’s how much you pay for the “Veal Sweetbreads Rumohr”. Tip: at lunchtime there is now a business menu with two courses of your choice for 68 euros (Tantris DNA, Johann-Fichte-Straße 7, Wednesday to Saturday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. – midnight, telephone 089-3619590, www.tantris.de).
Inspirations on the exhibition grounds
In the meantime the fair is taking place Food & Life takes place twice a year parallel to one of the two large craft fairs. This time the spring version focuses on healthy eating and slow food, and start-ups are also presented. And you can learn all kinds of things from the numerous cooking shows (Food & Life, Riem exhibition center, tickets 7-18 euros, until Sunday, March 3rd, 9.30 a.m.-6 p.m., www.food-life.de).