Num registo mais informal, mas não menos inesquecível.
Com a maestria do Chef Joachim KoerperDe uma vida de dedicação e amor, aos cheiros, texturas e sabores e com um rigor culinário reconhecido mundialmente, nasce um conceito Bistro, que une simplicidade e sofisticação, de uma forma descomplicada. Num local de eleição, paredes meias com o Palácio Nacional de Queluz e, inserido num dos últimos Bairros típicos da Grande Lisboa, o JK Bistro, vai transportá-lo por uma viagem de sabores e experiências únicas.
Joachim Koerper was born on Christmas Day 1952 in the city of Saarbrucken, Germany, not far from the French border. He started to study business, but his passion for cooking took over.
After apprenticeships at the Hotel Falken in Constance and the Kempiski in Berlin, he left Germany for France and warmer climates.
From 1971 to 1990 he worked in some of the finest hotels and restaurants around Europe: Bernard Pacaud’s L’Ambroise in Paris (3 Michelin stars), Roger Vergé’s Moulin de Mougins on the French Riviera 5 kilometers from Cannes (3 Michelin stars), Guy Savoy in Paris (2 Michelin stars), Robert Husser’s Hosteleria du Cerf in the small Alsatian town of Marlenheim near Strasbourg, Gilbert Broyer’s Au Chapon Fin in Thoissey (2 Michelin stars at the time), and Jean Pierre Lallement’s Assiette Champenoise in Reims (2 Michelin stars at the time), and catered events for Caroline of Monaco, Gunter Sachs, Maximillian Schell, Cristina Onassis and Niarchos von Opel to name a few.
The hotelier Jurg Mettler persuaded Koerper to take over the restaurant Girasol in Alicante, which earned its first Michelin star nine months later. After another three years and still today it boasts 2 Michelin stars. In 2002 the Gastronomic Guide “Goumetour” judged Girasol the Best Restaurant of the Year, with a rating of 9.25 out of 10. Today is the chef of “ Eleven” in Lisbon, a one Michelin star restaurant.
Memories of the genuine and simple aromas and tastes that we want to delivery in every experience. We want to share the sense of the place, the history, the culture and the tradition. An Experience to remember.
