Talents of the inn culture: Golden winner of 2025 chosen!

Talents of the inn culture: Golden winner of 2025 chosen!

In an exciting competition, the most talented apprentices of the Lower Austrian inn culture on February 25, 2025 at the 16th Wirtshaus Battle - Young Talents at the HLF Krems tourism school faced the challenges in the categories kitchen and service. The 26 apprentices not only demonstrated their manual skills, but also their creativity, and thus convinced an expert jury. The competition is an important initiative for promoting young talent, as the state councilor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister emphasized: "With their commitment and creativity, the young apprentices show that they stand not only for the culinary tradition, but also for the future of domestic gastronomy."

competitive details and awards

like wirtshauskultur.at reported to the apprentices. In the kitchen, these creatively dishes from given ingredients had to create, while the service trainees covered festive tables and answered various catering issues. At the end of the day, the best performances were rewarded with gold and silver awards. In the service area, Michael Kühmayer from the Stockerwirt (1st/2nd year of apprenticeship) received the gold price, as did Nina Wendt von Mörwald "Zur Traube" (3rd/4th year of apprenticeship). In the kitchen category, Guillermo Rabadan from the green house Grüner Baum (1st year of apprenticeship), David Wieland von Hueber der Wirt (2nd year of his apprenticeship) and Philipp Taborsky from the Landgasthof Bachlerhof (3rd/4th apprenticeship year) were awarded gold.

The importance of the Battle tavern goes beyond the awarding of these awards. It is a shop window for the outstanding talents that will shape Lower Austrian gastronomy. Managing Director Michael Duscher emphasized that this competition shows how lively and innovative the region is. "Our young talents combine craftsmanship with fresh ideas," he said. These approaches should not only strengthen the inn culture, but also establish Lower Austria as a top culinary destination, such as ots.at emphasized.