Abtestube, the gourmet restaurant helmed by Chef Roland Schmid at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland, is now the proud owner of its first Michelin star, as awarded by the Michelin Guide on the 15th November 2011.
Michelin stars are bestowed only on those restaurants that deserve a traveller’s special attention. A select group of 11 restaurants were awarded their first star in the Michelin Guide to Switzerland 2012, bringing the countries’ total number of starred restaurants to 96. Switzerland is among the European countries with the most Michelin stars per capita.
The Abtestube is the culinary flagship at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, the five star resort in Switzerland. With a cosy yet sophisticated alpine design, the restaurant seats up to 30 diners in three intimate dining areas. The space housing the restaurant was originally built in 1774 for local abbots, giving rise to the name Abtestube, meaning “abbot’s room“. With simple wooden furnishings and arched ceilings, the space has a welcoming, traditional Swiss feel.
Roland Schmid’s mission is to delight diners with elegant, authentic dishes, with a strong focus on carefully selected, high quality ingredients. Guests might expect “Swiss Prim“ meat sourced from the very best local suppliers, the freshest Zander fished from Lake Constance and regionally grown vegetables to be amongst the highlights of Schmid’s menu. Combining tried and tested techniques with new and innovative concepts, the Chef demonstrates dishes that mix tradition with a touch of the avante-garde, drawing upon both Swiss and international flavours. A starter might be Six Snails from Freiamt, served with snail ravioli, parsley puree and shiitake sabayon, followed by Trianon of “Swiss Prim“ veal, served with truffle and black salsify for main course, and finishing with a Chocolate, Pear and Pumpkin Cube or a selection of cheeses, selected by Matre Fromager Bernard Antony.
“I would like to thank the guests that have visited our restaurant from across the globe, and my dedicated team who work hard to ensure diners experience nothing less than the very best in culinary magic. I am honoured to receive this prestigious award from Michelin and look forward to continue evolving our gourmet cooking at Abtestube and to offering some of the very best cuisine in Switzerland“ commented Roland Schmid.
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