Christian Jürgens: Skandalkoch starts new path at Dinzler!

Christian Jürgens ended his work at the Dinzler coffee roaster in Irschenberg. This was announced on January 12, 2025. The collaboration ended at the end of December 2024. Company spokeswoman Katrin Richter confirmed this termination of the half -year cooperation. Jürgens brought his gastronomic expertise and experience as a top chef to optimize internal processes and the offer at Dinzler.

he praised the "entrepreneurial foresight" and the "visionary thinking" of the Richter family. During his time, Jürgens analyzed the current state and developed solutions to optimize the company. He also asked for a forgiveness for mistakes in the past and took responsibility for it.

allegations and professional reorientation

Before his job at Dinzler, Christian Jürgens was chef in the Seehotel crossing in Rottach-Egern from 2008 to 2023. Due to severe allegations, including harassment of employees, they separated from him. The public prosecutor's investigations were finally discontinued. Jürgens plans to look after selected culinary projects in the future, including product developments, consulting and four-hand dinners. His commitment to Dinzler is a new professional challenge after he had previously withdrawn in public.

As reported by the Falstaff website, Jürgens was immediately dismissed by the Hotel owner group Althoff according to the allegations. In May 2023, the allegations against him had become loud, which included sexual harassment, tribulation and racist insults. The public prosecutor hired the preliminary investigation in November 2023 because there were no sufficient evidence of criminal acts. Jürgens then joined new professional opportunities and finally worked as a new gastronomic director at Dinzler. He will also be involved in personnel issues and is mentioned in job advertisements as a contact person.

In addition to his role at Dinzler, Jürgens continued to be active in the kitchen, including as a chef in the VIP area of ​​the nobility concerts in Munich and as a special guest at the White Night Kitchen Party of the Vitznauerhof in Switzerland.