About Alfons Schuhbeck
Alfons Schuhbeck is one of Germany's top chefs, as well as being a restaurateur, celebrity chef, author and businessman. In 1983, Schuhbeck was awarded with one star in the French Michelin Guide, as the third chef outside France at this time. Born Alfons Karg, Schuhbeck trained as a telecommunications technician, but soon became disenchanted with this profession. While playing with his band in the Bavarian holiday resort of Waging am See, he ran into the restaurateur Sebastian Schuhbeck, who committed Alfons in a career in the hospitality business and became his mentor.
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