Post by Nictoshek on Oct 23, 2013 4:41:41 GMT -7
A waiter is seen through the window as he talks to guests at the Restaurant Tim Raue, named for perhaps the most dynamic chef in Berlin. Mr. Raue said he wanted to create a restaurant that was different from the formal, classical, French-influenced dining rooms that he believed were draining the joy out of German fine dining
Although the 2013 Michelin Guide paid lavish attention to Germany, awarding 3 stars to 10 restaurants there, neither those restaurants nor their chefs are household names in any country but their own. When Germany flexes its economic muscle, other countries jump to attention. When it shows off its gastronomic power, they shrug.
Germany's Culinary Stars