“Whoever wants to achieve something in life must work hard for it.”
Tristan Brandt

“On the top floor of this trendy restaurant in Mannheim the culinary skills are not rated from 0 to 100, they go straight to 200. Tristan Brandt’s creations are ingeniously good without being arrogant.”
Star-Eater

Tristan Brandt is not only distinguished by his excellent culinary art, he is also an entrepreneur, networker and promoter of young talent.

The top chef worked directly after his training in starred gastronomy with Manfred Schwarz in Heidelberg. Then, he continued his career at the Schwarzwaldstube, one of Germany’s most renowned chefs, under Harald Wohlfahrt. His own style was established in particular through his time abroad, including with the French three-star chef Jean-Georges Klein and the two-star chef Stefan Stiller in Shanghai. Another highlight of his career was his time as a ship’s chef on the MS Europa. In the summer of 2013, he designed a restaurant of the future for the Engelhorn fashion house – Opus V. Just one year after the opening, he received the first Michelin star for it, as well as 16 points in the Gault Millau. Two years later, the second star and 18 points in the Gault Millau followed, making Brandt the youngest two-star chef in Germany at the time. For more than 5 years, he was managing director of nine gastronomy houses at Engelhorn Gastro GmbH and responsible for more than 130 employees. Since July 2020, he has been managing director at Restaurant 959 in Heidelberg. In addition, he is the patron and namesake of the gourmet restaurant “epoca by Tristan Brandt” of the 5-star superior hotel Waldhaus Flims in Switzerland.

Through his broad network, he is active at numerous events in the scene, advises other restaurateurs and constantly develops new creations. He supports the well-known “Chef of the Year” competition as a juror, gives master classes at various industry events and is present in well-known TV formats such as “ready to beef” or “Mein Lokal-dein Lokal”.