Noah Rechsteiner
Head Chef & Manager
Yannis Kiefer
Head Chef
Maximilian Wienhard
Chef de Service
Leon Paczkowski
Souschef
Linus Künzli
Junior Souschef
Karin Rüd
Chef Pâtissière
Marlon Hare
Chef de Rang
Elia and Milow
Chef Trüffel
Eric Rudischhauser
Web Developer
Head Chef & Manager
My Name is Noah Rechsteiner and I was born in Zurich on April 4,
2000. At 15 I started my apprenticeship as a cook in the famous
Widder Hotel in Zurich. Which is to date one of the best decisions I
have ever made. Already during my apprenticeship, I participated in
two different cooking competitions crowned with the participation at
the national championships “Swiss Skills 2018”.
After
that, I grabbed my best friend Tobi and we went on a 4-month long
journey through Asia. It was a trip that opened my eyes to plant
based nutrition. After the trip, I went up north to go work in the
two-star restaurant KOKS where I got introduced to the Scandinavian
kitchen.
The next stop was in Hiltl where I developed recipes. Hiltl is the
oldest still existing vegetarian restaurant on planet earth.
Creating, correcting, or testing recipes was extremely interesting
and beneficial for me even though it was hard at times. After that,
I started ANOAH 1.0, 2019 in Zurich, and ANOAH 2.0, 2020 in Zermatt.
Now we are back to our roots with the ANOAH 3.0 and look forward to
welcoming you soon!
Head Chef
Cooking is my passion! A world in which I can immerse myself –
forget the surroundings – 100% concentration on the product. We eat
three times a day, seven days a week, all life long. The saying
doesn't go without reason: you are what you eat!
I like to work 8 to 13 hours a day to delight happy and cheerful
guests. Cooking has become a big part of my life. The ever-changing
team, all the different characters, the sweating together, the
laughing together, the arguments together. The adrenaline flows
through my body during a packed service and it ends with happiness
and satisfaction when I see the smiles on my guests faces.
Chef de Service
My Name is Max and I came to Switzerland at 14 years of age to start
my apprenticeship as a cook with Mr. Jacky Donatz. After graduation,
I heard the mountains calling and went to Gstaad where I spent a
season in the Hotel Bellevue in the 1 star Michelin Restaurant of
Mr. Urs Gschwend.
After that winter I went back to Zurich to start working at the
Widder Hotel in Zurich. After one year of being back in the city I
had enough, and I went back to the mountains again. I returned to
Mr. Gschwend and Hotel Bellevue. There I woke my interest in being
on the other side of the stove. So I began to study at the hotel
management school Lucerne.
For my first semester as an intern, I returned to the Widder hotel
in Zurich where I had the honor to work in the noble whiskey bar.
During that time I realized that I had a big interest in wine and
spirits. Also, I got to know Noah there and had a blast working with
him. After finishing my next semester, I spent 1.5 years working as
a meeting and event coordinator in Hotel Schweizerhof in Zurich. I
got to learn how to organize big events and how all the connections
between the different divisions.
When Noah first approached me with the idea of a vegan fine-dining
restaurant, I was immediately excited. We were able to transfer this
enthusiasm to our guests at ANOAH 1.0 & 2.0 and agreed that we would
like to repeat this success. Together with our team, we are looking
forward to bringing the versatility of vegan cuisine back to Zurich.
Souschef
My name is Leon Paczkowski and I discovered my passion for cooking
very early. It was mainly the larger family celebrations that got me
excited about cooking as a little boy. Sometimes I spent whole
parties almost only in the kitchen! And since then, the world of
cooking has never completely left me.
After a 1-year language study trip to England and France, I started
my cooking apprenticeship at the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich at the
age of 16. With the completed apprenticeship in the bag, I was
gripped by wanderlust: During 3 months I traveled through Central
America and Spain. In the winter season I returned to the Hotel Baur
au Lac, where I was able to take over the responsibility for the
kitchen of the "Chalet" in the garden of the huge house.
At the Anoah, I stand for creativity, sustainability, and the wow
effect for the guests. I am firmly convinced that the positive mood
in the team is reflected on the plate. Many establishments have not
yet understood this, but that is exactly what makes an establishment
unique: the mutual support within the team! I look forward to
delighting and inspiring our guests every day anew with our dishes.
See you soon at Anoah!
Leon Paczkowski
Junior Souschef
My name is Linus Künzli and I was born in Zurich, on July 24, 2000.
In summer 2016 I started my apprenticeship as hotel manager at the
famous Widder hotel in Zurich. After I had passed my finals and a
little break I could join the ANOAH 1.0 team to work in the pop up
at Langstrasse in Zurich. It was a truly unforgettable time of
course positively speaking. After the success of ANOAH, I joined
Vicafe. Since I am a coffee lover and slowly connoisseur I really
enjoy working there as a barista.
Chef Pâtissière
I am Karin, born and raised in my family's gastronomy business in
the "Schwarzwald" in Germany. Although I decided to do an
apprenticeship outside of gastronomy, I always stuck to my passion
of cooking, baking and creating flavors. The more I helped out at
home or in the ANOAH during and after my apprenticeship, the more I
realized that my calling was in this profession.
I came to ANOAH through Max: we have been a couple for a few years
and therefore I have been involved, albeit in the background, from
the very beginning. I am very happy to be able to work at ANOAH!
Chef de Rang
My Name is Marlon Hare and I was born on October 27, 2000.
In 2016 I started my apprenticeship at the Hotel Greulich in Zurich.
I was able to gain experience there in all departments, which I
enjoyed incredibly. I was taught early on how important
communication and teamwork are.
After three instructive years, I moved to Basel to work in the
Design and Lifestyle Hotel Nomad. In the beginning, I was working at
the reception and as a server in the restaurant. After a little
while, I developed an interest in barkeeping, so I talked with my
boss and I was taught the skill of bartending which I still have to
practice a lot more of course.
In January 2020 I got recruited as a cook for the Swiss army, where
I got to know Noah in a special course for cooks. I grew up looking
out for a good quality of food or that it is organic and also, I was
thought to eat balanced meals. So I was very excited about the idea
of being able to work on ANOAH 2.0. Now I am extremely looking
forward to ANOAH 3.0 and hope to see you soon.
Chef Trüffel
My name is Elia Rechsteiner and I am the little brother of Noah. As
an apprentice in a technical industry, I actually have little to do
with gastronomy, but the passion for cooking runs in the family and
is also reflected in ANOAH. Since the starting shots, I have become
very interested in plant-based nutrition and have learned a lot. I
was made aware of how limited my horizons were and what all is
possible purely plant-based.
The first time I worked in a restaurant business was in Zermatt, as
a mulled wine seller. I was thrilled how well the teamwork worked
and it gave me a good feeling to see how happy the guests were when
they tasted a course for the first time. At the moment I deliver
fresh black truffles for the ANOAH, which I search for with our dog
Milow, our 1 year old Flat Coated Retriever. Come by and see the
truffle for yourself.
Web Developer
My name is Eric Rudischhauser and I programmed this website.
As a website creator, I have been with ANOAH since the beginning.
I've known Noah since I was born and I was already enjoying his
dishes even before ANOAH existed. Accordingly, I was thrilled when
Noah realized his long-standing dream of having his own restaurant.
It gives me great pleasure to be able to contribute to this as a
website developer.
Since I eat a plant-based diet myself, I am a big fan of the fact
that ANOAH cooks plant-based.
In September I will start my studies in computer science. I will
also keep the ANOAH website up to date in the future.