In the series of unexpected partnerships that leave the mouth watering, the legendary Kulm Hotel in Saint-Moritz is welcoming the most talented chef of his generation, Mauro Colagreco.
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The venerable Kulm, the first hotel built in Saint-Moritz in 1856, is preparing the welcome party for three-Michelin starred chef Mauro Colagreco, voted world’s best chef by his peers and whose restaurant Mirazur in Menton ranks top of the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
Mauro Colagreco will be taking over the kitchen in the Engadin as of 15 December, bringing with him his culinary philosophy based on freshness, simplicity, balance of colour and bringing out the true flavour of the ingredients. This superstar chef, born in 1976 in Argentina to an Italian family, attended culinary school in La Rochelle before training with the greats, Bernard Loiseau, Alain Passard, Alain Ducasse and Guy Martin. He has retained the rigour of these masters while imposing a style of his own, particularly in the interpretation of ingredients. In 2006, he decided to open his own restaurant, Mirazur, in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes, France). One year later, he received his first Michelin star, before being named ‘Chef of the Year’ by Gault et Millau in 2009. In 2019, Mirazur received three Michelin stars and came top of the rankings for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
If we had to choose just one signature dish by Mauro Colagreco, it would have to be Luxus beta vulgaris (upper left), which combines the everyday (salt encrusted beetroot) with the ultimate luxury (Oscietre caviar cream). The final menu for the K by Mauro Colagreco restaurant is currently being kept under lock and key, but this culinary marvel is sure to make the grade. Among others. We’ll find out on 15 December.
And because it’s you, here’s a SoBARNES fact: the Kulm Hotel won over the British aristocracy as soon as it opened in 1856, becoming the summer headquarters for this clientèle. Its owner, Johannes Badrutt, therefore decided to carry off an extraordinary feat: convincing regulars to come back in winter. How absurd, they said! And yet as of 1864, there they were. This visionary hotel owner had invented a concept that would flourish: the ski resort!
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Infos :
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, via Veglia 18, 7500 St. Moritz, SUISSE
Kulm.com / Tél. : +41 81 836 80 00
Photos © Eduardo Torres / Matteo Carassale / Kulm Hotel
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