Austrian-born Hans worked at leading hotels such as the Carlton in St. Moritz and The Dorchester in London, together with Restaurant Tristan in Mallorca, before joining his mentor Karlheinz Hauser in Germany, first at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin and then at the Süllberg in Hamburg. With the aim of achieving recognition in his own right, Hans came to VILA VITA Parc in Portugal as Ocean’s Executive Chef in 2007. Ocean won its first Michelin star in November 2009, followed in November 2011 by a second, making it one of only two restaurants in Portugal to hold two Michelin stars.
Hans has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, travel, experimentation and innovation and prides himself on creating light, modern, fresh and individual food with a local signature, placing a strong focus on fish and seafood from the Atlantic, and fruit, vegetables, meat, game and wines from the heartland of Portugal.
