Jan

Hartwig

Jan Hartwig

New worlds of taste

Jan Hartwig opened his restaurant JAN in Munich in October 2022 and only within a few months of cooking he had once again earned three Michelin-stars.

With his first own restaurant, he is not only fulfilling his long-cherished dream of becoming self-employed, but is also pursuing his goal of presenting top-class gastronomy in a contemporary ambience.

In his dishes, he reinterprets the DNA of German cuisine and translates it into new worlds of taste.

Labor der Liebe. The star cuisine of Jan Hartwig.
With his first cookbook, Jan Hartwig brings star cuisine to your home.

His exciting dishes are explained here in detail and awaken the desire to try out the delicious creations in your own kitchen. A noble gift for fans of exquisite top cuisine.

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Chef with passion

Creativity, passion and precision characterize his cooking style, which has evolved considerably over the past two years.

He would like to sharpen his profile even further with the newly gained freedom.

In doing so, he always follows his credo:
To be better today than yesterday!

Vita und Auszeichnungen

Jan Hartwig Vita Jan Hartwig startete seine Karriere 2000 mit seiner Kochausbildung im Restaurant Dannenfeld (ein Michelin Stern) in Braunschweig.

2003 arbeitete er bei „Pomp Duck and Circumstance“ in Berlin.

2005 arbeitete Jan Hartwig im Zwei-Sterne-Restaurant Kastell in Wernberg-Köblitz unter der Leitung von Christian Jürgens.

2006 wechselte er zu Klaus Erfort, um im Saarbrückener Drei-Sterne-Restaurant Gästehaus Klaus Erfort zu arbeiten.

2007 fing er an, im Drei-Sterne-Restaurant Aqua in Wolfsburg unter der Leitung von Sven Elverfeld zu arbeiten, wo er ab 2009 bis zu seinem Weggang 2014 Souschef war.

Im Mai 2014 übernahm Jan Hartwig seine erste Stelle als Küchenchef im Restaurant ATELIER im Münchner Hotel Bayerischer Hof. Bereits 2015 wurde das Restaurant mit zwei Michelin-Sternen und ab 2017 bis zu Hartwigs Weggang im Spätsommer 2021 mit drei Michelin-Sternen ausgezeichnet. Damit war kein deutscher Koch schneller als er. Jan Hartwig ist damit auch der erste Koch in München, der 25 Jahre nach Eckart Witzigmann drei Michelin-Sterne erhalten hat.

2016 „Koch des Jahres“, Feinschmecker

2017 „Koch des Jahres“, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

2021 „Koch des Jahres“, Der Große Restaurant & Hotel Guide

2021 Veröffentlichung seines ersten Buches „Sterne leben: 14 persönliche Erfolgsformeln aus der Sterneküche”

2022 „Koch des Jahres“, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

2022 vorübergehendes Pop-Up Restaurant „JAN” in die Räumlichkeiten der Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg

2022 Eröffnung seines ersten eigenen Restaurants JAN in München, das nach nur fünf Monaten als Drei-Sterne-Restaurant ausgezeichnet wurde

2023 Eigenes Kochbuch „JAN: Labor der Liebe”

Vita and awards

2000	Jan Hartwig started his career with his chef training at Restaurant Dannenfeld (one Michelin star) in Braunschweig.
2003	He worked at „Pomp Duck and Circumstance“ in Berlin.
2005	Jan Hartwig worked at the two-star restaurant Kastell in Wernberg-Köblitz under the management of Christian Jürgens.
2006	He moved to work for Klaus Erfort at the two-star restaurant Gästehaus Klaus Erfort in Saarbrücken.
2007	He began working at the two-star restaurant Aqua in Wolfsburg under the management of Sven Elverfeld, where he was sous chef from 2009 until his departure in 2014. In 2009, the restaurant received three Michelin stars.
2014	In May Jan Hartwig took on his first position as head chef at Restaurant ATELIER at Munich’s Hotel Bayerischer Hof. As early as 2015, the restaurant was awarded with two Michelin stars and from 2017 until Hartwig’s departure in late summer 2021 with three Michelin stars. Thus, no German chef was faster than him. Jan Hartwig is also the first chef in Munich to receive three Michelin stars 23 years after Eckart Witzigmann.
2016	„Chef of the Year“ Feinschmecker
2017	„Chef of the Year“ Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
2021	„Chef of the Year“ The Great Restaurant & Hotel Guide Publication of his first book “Sterne leben: 14 persönliche Erfolgsformeln aus der Sterneküche”
2022	„Chef of the Year“ Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung Pop-up restaurant „JAN“ in the premises of Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg At the end of October Opening of his first own restaurant „JAN“ in Munich
2023 2024	At the beginning of April, after just over five months, the restaurant „JAN“ was awarded three Michelin stars Award for „Best New Restaurant Europe“, OAD Opinionated About Dining In December publication of his own first cookbook „JAN: Labor der Liebe“ No. 3 of the best restaurants in Europe, Opinionated About Dining No. 84 of the extended list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants