Thorsten Bender

Chef de Cuisine (sein in Karlsruhe)

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Current restaurants

sein (Chef de Cuisine)
Bistro Margarete (Chef de Cuisine)
séparée sein (Chef de Cuisine)

CV and info

Birthday

1981 in Karlsruhe, DE

Training

Buchmann's Restaurant*, Günter Buchmann, Karlsruhe

2006, Brasserie, Hotel Les Trois Rois, Basel
2008, Restaurant Bel Etage, Hotel Teufelshof, Basel
2011, Restaurant Künstlerkneipe, Karlsruhe
2011, Restaurant Zum Löwen*, Markus Nagy, Eggenstein
2012, Restaurant Cantina Majolika, Karlsruhe (Küchenchef)
Seit 2017, Restaurant Sein, Karlsruhe (Küchenchef & Inhaber)
2025, séparée sein, Karlsruhe, Chef de Cuisine

Awards

2019, * Guide Michelin
2023, ** Guide Michelin
2025, Aufsteiger des Jahres, Der Große Restaurant & Hotel Guide

Flow sheet: Thorsten Bender

News: Thorsten Bender

Podcast

Interview with Thorsten Bender, Restaurant sein

Two-star chef Thorsten Bender – creativity, precision and entrepreneurial spirit in Karlsruhe

Restaurant review

Being, Karlsruhe

"The small team here does its best to make guests happy. In my case, they did it 1000%."

Restaurant review

Being, Karlsruhe

"What remains to be said is that the kitchen goes to immense lengths. This may be impressive, but from our point of view it is not necessary, perhaps even not beneficial, to this extent."