Helmut Thieltges

Helmut Thieltges ( * 1955 ) is a German chef.

Life

Thieltges is the only child of restaurant owners Vincent and Mary Thieltges who led the Pension Elisabeth in Dreis. After his apprenticeship in the Roman emperor in Trier, he moved in 1973 in the Castle Hotel Pontresina near St. Moritz, then in the Breidenbacher Hof in Dusseldorf and 1977 in the restaurant 's Bastion in Cologne. Since 1978, he cooks in the family " forest Sonnora ", which is located in a forest on the outskirts of Dreis.

Thieltges are few interviews, no published cookbook and will only concentrate on his work. Nevertheless, he can now enjoy of encouragement by guests from Belgium, Luxembourg and France. At first he began with the normal program of a dining restaurants, today announced its cuisine is famous because of the " standards -setting precision ".

Awards

1982 awarded the Michelin Guide the " forest Sonnora " the first star, the second star followed in 1991 and since 1999 is Thieltges ' kitchen regularly assessed with three stars. The Gault Millau awarded Thieltges 1998 as "Chef of the Year" and rated the " forest Sonnora " with 4 domes and the highest assigned score ( 19.5 / 20 points ). The magazine rated the The Gourmet Restaurant 5 out of 5 F, and the Schlemmer Atlas assigns the highest score (5 wooden spoon ).

Film

• Sausage plate and three stars. Documentary, Germany, 2000, 30 min, written and directed by Stefan Quante, Production: WDR, Row: The culinary reportage, movie data from Effilee.