Chef Of The Year: Egon Heiss

From his grandmother to Norbert Niederkofler at the beginning of his career, from Gordon Ramsay in London to the chefs in the traditional restaurants of Naples: Egon Heiss has been influenced by a wide variety of people and chefs throughout his career. Today, the Sarntal native is a highly decorated chef at Gourmet Restaurant Prezioso in Merano's "Castel Fragsburg" and was crowned Chef of the Year 2024 by Gault&Millau.