Marc JUNKER

Restaurant Steinmetz, Bech

In the beginning…

Marc Junker, 23 years old, is one of the youngest candidates at the Bocuse d'Or. Fascinated by his mother's cooking as a child, at 14 he competed in an amateur cooking contest and won the Silver Medal. When he left school in 1999, he happily entered the catering college of Diekirch and since then has followed several training courses in prestigious establishments such as the Melusina, Bonaparte, and Via Sud, in Luxembourg. Since 2004 he has been working as Poissonier and Etremetier at the Steinmetz restaurant in Bech and still continues to enter competitions. He has won many prizes, including second prize at the " Meisterkoch des Jahres ", at Stuttgart in 2006.

Preparation for the Bocuse d'Or

A long time ago, Marc Junker happened to see a television programme about the Bocuse d'Or. Since that moment he has dreamed about the competition and says that the moment when the Norwegian national results were declared was the most intense moment of his career. In preparing for the competition, Marc Junker says that he spends "as much time as possible in the kitchen with my commis. We try out new techniques and are constantly experimenting with recipes to improve dishes".

Outside the kitchen

To relax, Marc Junker likes to go fishing and listen to the silence of nature…. "Unfortunately" he says, "since my selection to the Bocuse d'Or, these moments are rare".

Between us...

The candidate speaks Luxembourgeois, French, German and has a smattering of English. What his mother thinks of his cooking: " My mother loves my cooking, but she thinks I spend too much time in the kitchen. " If he were an article of food, he would be... " a tomato, since it's my favourite food in the kitchen. It's simple, but it can be used in hundreds of ways, from being a starter to a dessert. "

His commis

Sam Vossen is happy to participate in the Bocuse d'Or as he hopes to learn much about the harmony of colours and flavours. Later, after a few more years of experience of "la grande cuisine", he would like to put himself forward as a candidate for Luxembourg.

Marc Junker works with CHROMA HAIKU knives.

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