Chef Sache 2011, Köln, Germany

Photographs from my meal in  Germany ,Köln at Chef Sache 2011 on September 19, 2011.

Portrait of Chef Sven Elverfeld, Aqua

Chef Christian Bau, Schloss Berg

Team at Schloss Berg

Team at La Vie, plating foraged herbs

Chef Sven Elverfeld Presenting, Aqua

Portrait of Chef Massimo Bottura, Osteria Francescana. "You can research and research but at the end of the day the food still has to taste good."

Portrait of Chef Massimo Bottura, Osteria Francescana. "As any fisherman will tell you, to get the best fish, you have to go deep ... don't take shortcuts."

Chef Andoni Luis, Mugaritz

Xavi, Assistant to Elena Arzak

Portrait of Ingo Scheuermann

Chef Thomas Bühner of La Vie, giving his presentation

Sven Elverfeld of Aqua, "A chef is only as strong as his team"

Chef Sven Elverfeld plating his Handkäse

Portrait of Massimo Bottura. "Put down your fork and knife at least once during your meal and touch your food."

Portrait of Massimo Bottura. "As a chef, if you have to ask how much it costs, don't buy it."

Chef Massimo Bottura, Osteria Francescana

Chef Elena Arzak, Arzak

Chef Elena Arzak, Arzak

The Crystal Eye, Arzak

Chef Elena Arzak presents "crystal eye"

Chef Elena Arzak presents interactive (electronic) plates

Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz, Mugaritz