Franz – Head Chef 

We are delighted to welcome Franz Mühlberg to our team for the 2026 season.

Franz was born in Germany in 1990 and has already had an incredibly varied career. He started out with a top-class apprenticeship at Hotel «Goldener Löwe» in the world-famous porcelain city of Meissen (Germany), where he trained as a chef in its restaurant «zenSur».

He went on to work as a head chef at a number of renowned restaurants, where he and his team crafted everything from classic to Mediterranean cuisine. As well as Germany, he has spent time working in Mallorca and Austria (including at restaurant «Die Gute Luise» in Gerlos ski resort in Tyrol).

Franz’s career continued as Chef de Partie Saucier in the German Pavilion at Expo 2015 in Milan (Italy) and a decade later, with nine months as head chef in the German-Luxembourg Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka (Japan).

Good to know: Franz has participated in a number of renowned cooking competitions, reaching the finals as well as second and third place once each.

Hobbies: his cat AMARILLO, snorkelling, paddling and football

Languages: English and German