With two Michelin-stars to his name, Lindner will oversee the culinary vision at the Gstaad hotel’s diverse gastronomic offerings from December 2018, including Michelin-star LEONARD’s, Le Petit Chalet, The Sushi Bar and the recently acquired Chesery, directed by renowned chef Robert Speth.
Fascinated by the synergy between tradition and innovation, Lindner will enrich Le Grand Bellevue’s gastronomic landscape with a renewed sense of modernity, blending tried and tested dishes with the new and extraordinary.
Owner and Managing Director Daniel Koetser comments, “we are delighted that Marcus G. Lindner is bringing his wealth of knowledge and creativity to Le Grand Bellevue, adding to our already exceptional gastronomic variety.”
Lindner will collaborate closely with Robert Speth, head chef at the Chesery – acquired by Le Grand Bellevue in December 2017 – and Francesco de Bartolomeis, chef of Le Grand Bellevue’s new catering service Le Grand Catering. Combining their creative skill and class, the trio will inject the Gstaad institution with fresh culinary vigour moving into the new year.
In his new assignment, Chef Lindner states, “it is a pleasure to work with Robert Speth and the existing professional team. We have big plans for the coming winter season.”
Forging his identity in the catering industry from a young age, Lindner began his career at Hotel Gasthof Post in Lech at the age of just 24 years old. His career has since taken him through some of Europe’s most renowned kitchens, including a three-year appointment at the Interpalen Hotel in Tyrol and a stint at revered Zurich restaurant Mesa, where his six-year leadership as chef and managing director saw him awarded two Michelin-stars and 18 Gault Millau points. Two placements in Gstaad from over the last eighteen years saw Lindner forge a deep connection with the village, furthered only by his return this year.
