This is how I cook and work.

For me, food is about bringing people together in a specific place for a specific time.

People come together over food: whether at home amongst friends or at work. In doing so, we usually share much more than just a meal. Eating together encourages conversation, closeness and trust – it creates a sense of community and solidarity.

In recent years, I’ve had my fingers in many pies. Whether at cultural events, as head chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant or as a lecturer at university: my aim is always to inspire people.

In doing so, I focus on the essentials. Clear flavours, high-quality produce, as well as seasonality and regionality are crucial to me. Precision, reliability and openness, as well as transparency in our interactions, form the basis of my work.

I am.

Steffi Parlow, born in 1983 in the GDR and raised in a village of 400 souls on the island of Usedom, surrounded by plenty of water, greenery and sea air. A large garden, ducks, chickens, rabbits and various other animals kept our family on their toes. Cooking and eating together always played a major role in our lives. So I’ve always been cooking.

As a child, I also used to make all sorts of miniature dishes out of modelling clay. Looking back, that may well have led me to study sculpture
in Kiel and Porto. I have been living in Vienna since 2010. After completing my studies in fine art and art and cultural studies at the Academy, I passed my advanced vocational qualification as a chef here.
As an artist, chef, curator and lecturer, all these areas of work are closely intertwined for me.

Many exciting opportunities have opened up for me in recent years. Whether in an artistic context, on film sets or in a private setting – whatever the occasion – I am and remain curious about people and challenges. Please feel free to contact me with any further enquiries, ideas or proposals for collaboration. I look forward to getting to know you.

Inquiries to:

mail@steffiparlow.com