Thomas Bühner

CV and info

Birthday

13.04.1962 in Riesenbeck, Kreis Steinfurt, D

Training

1979 - 1982: Schweizer Haus, Kurt Pfeiffer, Paderborn

1983 - 1984: Hilton, Günter Scherrer, Düsseldorf
1984 - 1985: Landhaus Scherrer, Heinz Wehmann, Hamburg
1985: Grand Cru, Johannes Meyer, Lippstadt
1986: Ramada Hotel, Hamburg
1987: Il Ristorante, Uwe Witzke, Hamburg
1988: Restaurant Jörg Müller, Westerland/Sylt
1989: Schwarzwaldstube, Harald Wohlfahrt, Baiersbronn
1991 - 2006: Restaurant La Table, Dortmund-Hohensyburg
since April 2006: La Vie, Osnabrück

Social Media

instagram.com/thomasbuehner

Philosophy

Happy cows give more milk.

Member of

Eurotoques
L'Art de Vivre

Awards

2001: Newcomer of the Year, Gault Millau
2004: Chef of the Year, Aral Schlemmer Atlas
2004: Chef of the Year, Bertelsmann
2006: Chef of the Year, Gault Millau
2006: Restaurant of the Year, Der Feinschmecker

Special aspects

As I didn't know what I wanted to be when I left school one of my teachers suggested I take the aptitude test at the job centre. After nearly 8 hours it turned out that I had the most points for cook, baker and farmer. A short moment of deliberation followed before I decided: 'Well, ok, then I'll become a cook.' When I told my parents the next day, 'that if I was going to be a cook then I was going to be a jolly good one.' And I have kept my word.