Johann Lafer is an Austria

Austria

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Chef

A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...

 living in Germany.

Johann Lafer became well-known through his televised cooking

Cooking

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 show and his numerous cookbooks. His television show is self-produced.

He is a regular guest of the television host Markus Lanz

Markus Lanz

Markus Lanz is a German-Italian television presenter.- Life :Lanz works in Germany as television presenters. Since 2008 Lanz works for German broadcaster ZDF and presents talk show Markus Lanz. From 1998 to 2006 he lived together with television moderatorin Birgit Schrowange. They have one child...

, in whose show he regularly prepares meals in front of an audience.

He lives with his wife Silvia and two children in Stromberg

Stromberg

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, where he runs a restaurant and hotel.

External links

• Homepage of Johann Lafer (in German)
• Who´s Who of Chefs (in German)
• Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! (TV Show)
• Johann Lafer Infos (in German)