Salzburg City Guide: From Classic to Pop

 
The foodservice situation in Salzburg is unusual – munificent patrons provide the wherewithal for a culinary standard at the top end of the market, which is not only a source of delight for the discerning festival audience but would also do credit to any major city. In Salzburg, it ispossible to make fine-dining dreams come true, which would certainly flounder on the rocks of financial reality elsewhere. It is certainly not an easy competitive environment for entrepreneurs with high gastronomic goals and no wealthy backing. Entrepreneurial life iseasier for youthful, casual concepts because, once you get away from the star and toque hype, there is considerable room for creative freedom and new ideas. Moreover, the traditional coffee houses and inns are just as much part of Salzburg as ‘Mozartkugeln’ and Baroque architecture.
 

 

Flying Crates and Different Chefs

A love of aviation, art and haute cuisine are brought together by Hangar-7 at Salzburg Airport. Behind an impressive collection of historical aircraft and cars, as well as modern artefacts and gourmet restaurants, is Red Bull founder DietrichMateschitz, who has created a male fantasy world in the spacious glass and steel shell. The culinary godfather of the four culinary units is Eckart Witzigmann while day-to-day operations are in the hands of Executive Chef Roland Trettl.He has implemented a guest-chef concept without equal anywhere in the world in the form of restaurant Ikarus on the first floor. For a month at a time, international stars such as Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Marc Haeberlin and Jean-Georges Klein take over the kitchen and lend the restaurant their own distinctive...
 
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| 1 November 2011 |