Alfons Schuhbeck

Alfons Beck ( born May 2, 1949 as Alfons Karg in Traunstein ) is a German chef, cookbook author, restaurateur, television chef and entrepreneur.

Professional career

Shoe Beck grew up in the Bavarian Chiemgau and first began training as a telecommunications technician. When he The Scalas in the Bavarian resort of Waging am See, not far from Salzburg stopped over with his rock band, he came across the landlord Sebastian shoe Beck, who convinced him to do an apprenticeship to become a chef. Shoe Beck adopted Alfons, employed him in his bar and installed him as his heir. After visiting the Hotel School Bad Reichenhall Alfons Beck worked in Salzburg, Geneva, Paris, London and Munich ( including among delicatessen beetles, Dallmayr and restaurant Aubergine by Eckart Witzigmann ).

Restaurateur and entrepreneur

In 1980, Alfons Beck the Kurhausstüberl in Waging. He soon became the driving force in Schuhbeck'schen operation and convinced the guests with his culinary skills. The " Kurhausstüberl " became the insider tip for the Munich and Salzburg prominence and became the village inn at a top restaurant. Shoe Beck earned a reputation as a " celebrity chef " in which politicians, television stars and managers came and went.

Beck Shoe mediated during the 1990s in his restaurant investments, behind which put a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. In 1994, he was convicted in this context for embezzlement and tax evasion to one year probation and a fine of 250,000 DM. After years of investigation for fraud, the method of the prosecutor's office was set against shoe Beck.

Since 1990 he runs a catering service with which he supplied high-class events such as the Chancellor hard, the ball of the sport or the Echo Awards. In 2003 he opened the restaurant South Tyrolean Stuben am Platz in Munich.

Shoe Beck founded in the late 1990s the gastronomic business Schuhbecks at Platz GmbH. These include the one-star restaurant shoe Beck's, the restaurant Orlando, a wine bistro, catering service, a cooking school, a spice shop, a tea shop, a chocolate shop and an ice cream parlor. Except for the Caterers in Riem enjoy all facilities in the center of Munich at the Platz.

Another company is the shoe Beck 's Check Inn GmbH (founded in 2001) with the restaurant shoe Beck 's Check Inn at Egelsbach near Frankfurt am Main and shoe Beck 's Check Inn estate Bachgrund in Buettelborn - Worfelden. The latter location has already been closed in February 2012 after almost a year of operation. Shortly afterwards reported the shoe Beck 's Check Inn GmbH after leaving Schuhbecks from the Executive 21 March 2012 filed for bankruptcy.

The end of 2006 he opened at the Munich Marienplatz Galeria Kaufhof " Schuhbecks delicacies shop" in the Kaufingerstrasse -port passage. This facility offers Schuhbecks spices, ice cream, wine, mustard, Gift Baskets and More. For the entrepreneur Jürgen Drexler he designed in 2007/2008 " Blue Star Train", a former train the Trans - Europ - Express, the menu.

Shoe Beck is cooking for many years the football team FC Bayern Munich at away games in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Ratings / Awards

Effective media appearances

In addition to now over 20 published cooking and recipe books, including bestsellers such as The new Bavarian cookbook ( first time in 1989 ) and Love menus ( starting in 1994 ), he achieved great popularity especially through numerous cookery programs on TV. In addition to his regular BR- cooking show Schuhbecks (since 1993, formerly Enjoy allowed) he is a regular at many talk and television shows.

Alfons Beck is one of the TV chefs that in the ZDF broadcast Küchenschlacht are regular guests. He also frequently appeared in the broadcasts Kerner cooks and lance boils! , which were also sent on ZDF. Since October 2008, he presented together with the organizer Clemens Zipse at a dinner show, a four -course menu in the " Schuhbecks Teatro " Munich.

In television series shoe Beck was also seen in small supporting roles. He played among others in Munich 7 itself as a restaurant owner and in The Emperor of Schexing a pastor.

Promotional activities

Shoe Beck worked repeatedly for various companies as a testimonial or advertising in the past. In 1989, he campaigned for the meat sausage, Herta. Later, he applied for an instant soup and a fish stock of the manufacturer Escoffier, for which he was publicly criticized by the Organization Food Watch 2009. In July 2011, launched a nationwide radio campaign that advertises in the shoe Beck himself for a series of specially tailored to the motorway catering Serways products. In November 2011, an advertising campaign for McDonald's ran on, advertises in the shoe Beck with Uli Hoeness together for a typical " Bavarian " designated burger. The German railway advertises that shoe Beck created some menus in the ICE trains. 2013 applying shoe Beck for the electronics mail order Redcoon even kitchen appliances. In Winter 2012/2013 Shoe Beck worked again with McDonald's in the Action Weeks " Hüttengaudi " together.

In December 2013 he campaigned for Eurest for a currywurst.

Private

Shoe Beck has four children and is not married.

Writings

• The new Bavarian cookbook ( Photo by Christian von Alvensleben ), Steinhagen 1989 ( several editions, most recently Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18866-7 )
• Together with Armin Roßmeier: Culinary duel. Cooking with imagination in Old Bavaria and Franconia, Munich, 1993 ( ISBN 3-87287-401-2 )
• Love menus, Munich 1994 ( several editions, most recently as a new edition under the title Love menus. Refined sensual delights for hours, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-453-86398-4 )
• Together with Lisa Fitz Enjoy allowed, Munich, 1993 ( ISBN 3-924678-70-7 )
• The new German cookbook ( Photo by Christian von Alvensleben ), Munich, 1994 ( ISBN 3-924678-67-7 )
• Enjoy allowed. Schuhbecks regional cuisines, ( Photo by Christian von Alvensleben ), Munich 1995 ( ISBN 3-924678-83-9 )
• Fine light cuisine. For beginners and connoisseurs series Enjoy allowed ( Photos by Christian R. Schulz and Alexander Haselhoff, Munich 1997 ( ISBN 3-924678-53-7 )
• Together with Monika Kellermann and Nicole Neumayer: Alfons Beck's new regional delicacies, series Enjoy allowed, Munich 1997 ( ISBN 3-932023-08-0 )
• Together with Monika Kellermann and Edelgard Prince Korte: My most beautiful menus (. Photos of Susie Eising et al ), Munich 1998 ( ISBN 3-932023-21-8 )
• Together with Kathrin Gritschneder: Alfons Schuhbecks culinary city break, (photos by Christian R. Schulz ), Munich 2000 ( ISBN 3-932023-56-0 )
• Together with Kathrin Gritschneder and Edelgard Prince Korte: Alfons Schuhbecks Christmassy baking, (photos by Christian R. Schulz ), Munich 2000 ( ISBN 3-932023-60-9 )
• My sauces. Dips, Dressings, Salsas & Co., (photos by Christian R. Schulz ), Munich 2001 ( ISBN 3-932023-59-5 )
• Along with Leslie Rowe, Monika Reiter and Simone van de Voort: Sun Moon and Star kitchen. Signs and their favorite recipes, ( Illustrations by Frank Duffek, photos by Jo Kirchherr ), Munich 2002 ( ISBN 3-89883-032-2 )
• The FC Bayern cookbook. Alfons Beck's success recipes, photos by Susie Eising ), Munich 2005 ( ISBN 3-89883-130-2 )
• Together with Monika Reiter, Gerlinde Reiter, Peter Barth and Marcus Reckewitz: Dishes with history. Discovered 100 famous classics, (photos by Christian R. Schulz ), Munich 2005 ( ISBN 3-89883-117-5 )
• Bavarian enjoy. Delicacies and traditions from Bavaria. ( Photos by Karl Newedel ), Munich 2005 ( ISBN 3-517-06745-8 )
• Together with Gertrude Koehn, Monika Reiter and Gerlinde rider: Schuhbecks cooking school. Learn to cook with Alfons Beck ( Photo by Jo Kirchherr ), Munich 2006 ( ISBN 978-3-89883-156-7 ISBN 3-89883-156-6 or )
• Together with Edelgard Prince Korte Schuhbecks new cooking school. Learn to cook with Alfons Beck, (photos by Andrea Kramp and Bernd Gölling ), Munich 2008 ( ISBN 978-3-89883-192-5 )
• My home cooking for gourmets. For the 60th anniversary of Alfons Beck, Munich 2009 (ISBN 978-3-89883-244-1 )
• Refined tarts. Sweet and spicy, together with Annik Wecker 2010, ISBN 978-3831016334
• My journey into the world of spices. Publisher Zabert Sandmann 2011 (ISBN 978-3-89883-297-7 )