Kurt Gutenbrunner

Kurt Gutenbrunner
Born	Wallsee-Sindelburg, Austria
Occupation(s)	Chef, restaurateur
Culinary career
Cooking style	Austrian, Central European
Current restaurant(s) Wallsé Wallsé Next Door
Award(s) won Michelin Star
Website	wallse.com

Kurt Gutenbrunner is an Austrian chef, cookbook author, and Austrian cuisine restaurateur in New York City.[1][2][3][4] He owns and operates Wallsé, an Austrian restaurant located in the West Village.

Career

In the mid 1980s, Gutenbrunner worked for two years at Tantris in Munich. He was introduced to Herman Reiner, a chef at Windows on the World who subsequently hired him as a sous chef.[5]

In 1990, he started working at Bouley, and developed a working relationship with chef David Bouley for the next 10 years.[5]

In 2000, he opened Wallsé in the West Village. The restaurant received a Michelin Star in the Michelin Guides inaugural NY edition and retained its status until 2021. It lost its Michelin star in 2022.[6]

In 2005, he opened Blaue Gans in Tribeca. It closed in 2018.[7]

In 2015, he reopened The Upholstery Store (originally "The Upholstery Wine Bar") in the West Village.[8] In 2021, Upholstery would be renamed to Wallsé Next Door.[9]

In 2022, he opened Charley, a Viennese bistro in Harrison, New Jersey.[10]

Bibliography

• Neue Cuisine, The Elegant Tastes of Vienna With Jane Sigal. Rizzoli Books and Random House ISBN 978-0-8478-3562-1 (2011)

References

1. Colman, David (January 20, 2012). "In a Chair's Curves, a Past Reclaimed". The New York Times.
2. Siegel, Micki (2010-02-04). "World of Kurt". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
3. Shockey, Lauren (October 13, 2011). "Wallsé Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner Explains His Culinary Philosophy: Interview Part 2". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018.
4. "Cookbook gift ideas: Neue Cuisine by Kurt Gutenbrunner et al". Los Angeles Times. December 8, 2011.
5. Fisch, Aniko (2011-08-31). "Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner Takes Us on a Tour of Austria's Homeland Flavors". Edible Manhattan. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
6. "Peter Luger and Carbone Among Michelin Star Losers and Winners". The New York Times. 2022-10-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
7. Tuder, Stefanie (2018-09-21). "Austrian Standby Blaue Gans to Shutter After 13 Years in Tribeca". Eater NY. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
8. Ferst, Devra (2015-01-21). "West Village Wine Bar The Upholstery Store Enters Present With Major Refresh". Eater NY. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
9. "Oh, Bring Us a Figgy Martin: Wallsé Next Door - WESTVIEW NEWS". 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
10. "Michelin-starred NYC chef to open a Viennese bistro in Harrison Saturday". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2023-08-15.

External links

• Official website
• Wallsé, 344 W. 11th Street, New York, 1 Michelin star
• Restaurants with Gallery-Grade Art Collections by Stephanie Murg, Gotham, February 27, 2014