Holger Stromberg

Holger Stromberg ( born March 15, 1972 in Münster ) is a German chef, known TV chef, author and chef of the German national soccer team.

Career

Holger Stromberg comes from a family that has been in the restaurant business for 150 years. He grew up in Waltrop, where his parents, Gasthaus Stromberg operated until he and his business partner Stefan manner took this in 2005 itself.

For cooking training Stromberg went to Oberboihingen in the Gasthof Zur Linde. Following positions in several Michelin-starred restaurants he worked his way to Executive Chef high, including the Black Eagle in Upper Mountains, in Le Crocodile in Strasbourg, Santaboddio in Lugano, in Goldschmieding in Castrop -Rauxel and restaurant Mark's the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Munich. According to his own statement Stromberg was - at the age of 23 years in 1994 Goldschmieding - the youngest chef in Germany, which was awarded a Michelin star.

Self-employed restaurateur

2002 Stromberg made ​​with his company food. Entertainment. Beverage. independently. The company operates outside the traditional star cuisine in the fields catering and cooking events. In 2003, he also opened the " Event Location" Kounge.

2005 to 2009 he led the G- Munich in Munich, a combination of restaurant, bar and lounge. In addition, he took over his parents' inn 2005 Stromberg in Waltrop, which operates his partner Stefan manner. The company Stromberg Catering offers Europe-wide catering for large events.

Since August 2007, Stromberg heard as a chef of the German national football team at the official coaching staff of the German Football Association.

In January 2009, Stromberg opened the Currywurstbude Curry 73 in Munich

Gastronomic commitment

Stromberg was involved early on about your own kitchen addition. In 1997 he was a founding member of the Chefs Association The Wild Ones, which he headed as president of the foundation to the end of 2004. The association of young chefs is made under the motto "For us, cooking is religion" for the move away from traditional gastronomy and rules for young and avant-garde cooking and gastronomy concepts a.

Media presence

Stromberg published - partly at our own columns - a large number of articles about cooking in print media, including The Gourmet, Stern, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Welt, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Glamour, Bunte and Gala. In 2005 he published a book called cooking. Passion. Perfection. Under the title " Nachgesalzen " Stromberg writes in common with other chefs in a blog at the time online.

Stromberg was also known for a large number of television appearances, including in the broadcasts Life and Living ( TM3 ), lance boils ( ZDF), Stadtgeflüster (TV Munich), Championsday ( Sat.1 ), Internet - bed ( Bayerisches Fernsehen ) Angemacht (WDR television), Munich Live (RTL) and ZDF television garden ( ZDF). He usually appeared in the broadcast point 12 of RTL, in 2006, he was 14 - day visits between May 2004 and December.

For lines with fashion photos Stromberg was hired as a model by the magazines Playboy and Marie Claire.