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Distinction

FutureLab ANIMA is innovation centre of the year

Honoured with the largest audience award in the German-speaking economy

Concept

Aubergine to offer à la carte selection in future

The Starnberg Michelin-starred restaurant expands its range

New opening

Wild private dining experience in Böblingen

Timo Böckle offers menus with game from his own hunt at WILD

Denmark

White Guide: Alchemist again best restaurant

26 restaurants rated "Global Master Level

Restaurant review

ESTIMA by Catalana, Erfurt

"It was not only well thought out and harmoniously composed, but also simply incredibly delicious"

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Flavour documentaries

New additions to the German Culinary Archive

Dishes by Christian Bau, Nils Henkel, Jörg Müller, Andreas Rieger and Erich Schwingshackl preserved for the future

Guide Michelin 2026

Thailand: Three stars for Sühring

Ten new Michelin-starred restaurants in Thailand

Awards and honours

German Cookery Book Award in 35 categories

Star cuisine meets sourdough: star chefs dominate several categories

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Guide Michelin 2026

Five new two-star hotels in Spain

Mentor Chef Award for Quique Dacosta

Ranking

La Liste: Schwarzwaldstube on place in the world

74 restaurants from Germany, 41 from Austria and 33 from Austria represented in the ranking

Abschied

Dortmunder Sternerestaurant The Stage schließt

Michael Dyllongs Restaurant hat noch bis Ende März 2026 geöffnet

Marie Christin Baunach bei der Falstaff Wein Trophy | Foto: Leonie Becker, One Lion Media

Auszeichnung

Marie Christin Baunach ist Sommelière des Jahres

Auszeichnung bei der Falstaff Winetrophy 2026 für das Restaurant Überfahrt

Restaurant review

Werner's Restaurant, Gernsbach

"Hard on the edge of the stars and yet you leave this place in good spirits."

Podcast

Interview mit Marcel Skibba

Marcel Skibba: Regionality, passion and entrepreneurship in Schauenstein

Gourmet-Club

Preview: Menus and travelling 2026

Travelling with the Gourmet Club to the best restaurants in Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden

Die Gewinner des Kochs des Jahres | Foto Melanie Bauer Photodesign

Competition

Daniel Wallenstein wins "Chef of the Year 2025"

Seven top chefs competed for the title in front of over a thousand trade visitors

Gault&Millau 2026

France: César Troisgros is chef of the year

Awards presented in six categories

Restaurant review

Guesthouse Klaus Erfort, Saabrüclen

"So Klaus Erfort mainly shows what he can do in the first half of the menu."

Guide Michelin 2026

New three-star restaurant in Italy

Mentor Chef Award for Heinz Beck

The gourmet

Douce Steiner is "Chef of the Year"

Magazine celebrates pioneers of modern gastronomy

Siegerehrung Patissier des Jahres 2025 | Foto: Erik Witsoe

Competition

Julia Orschiedt is patissier of the year

Sous chef at Pietsch in Wernigerode wins ahead of Larissa Wehrli and Thomas Le Sueur

Restaurant review

Sommerfeld, Frankfurt am Main

"This is an exciting, creative cuisine that clearly stands out from the randomness often described here."

Guide Michelin 2026

Sushi Sho receives third star

Michelin Guide published for Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Washington

Bildquelle: Conren Land AG

New opening

THE FLORENTIN opens on 1 December 2025

Niclas Nussbaumer's new restaurant about to launch

Guide Michelin 2026

Two new Michelin-starred restaurants in Malaysia

Nine restaurants in Kuala Lumpur and Penang awarded stars for the first time

Christian Bau | Foto: Jennifer Weyland

Ceremony

Three-star anniversary for Christian Bau

Victor's Fine Dining by Chrstian Bau celebrates 20 years of top rating in the Michelin Guide

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