Cause of death of star chef Heinz Winkler clarified - Munich's Mayor Reiter reacts dismayed
Created: 03/11/2022, 04:50
By: Tanja Kipke
In the end everything went very quickly.
Star chef Heinz Winkler died over the weekend at the age of 73.
Now the police have clarified the background.
Update from October 31, 7:29 p.m .:
Now things seem clearer.
After the death of top chef Heinz Winkler, the police assume a medical cause.
The autopsy revealed "no indication of third-party negligence," said a spokesman for the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South on Monday.
A standard death investigation procedure should be “discontinued shortly”.
Dieter Reiter also commented on Winkler's death and expressed his condolences to his son.
"It was with great dismay that I learned of your father's death," the Mayor of Munich is quoted as saying and paying tribute to Winkler's work: "On behalf of the city council of the state capital of Munich, and above all personally, I express my sincere sympathy to you and all your relatives for this painful loss out.
I wish you and all your relatives a lot of strength for the coming time and that the deep sadness can become a loving memory of the time we experienced together in due course.”
Star chef Heinz Winkler is dead: the criminal police are conducting investigations
First report from October 31, 9 a.m.:
Aschau im Chiemgau – top chef Heinz Winkler is dead. The 73-year-old died on Friday after a short, serious illness, it said on Saturday on the homepage of the “Residenz Heinz Winkler” in Aschau im Chiemgau (Rosenheim district).
"A legend of culinary art has passed away," it said.
Now the police should clarify the circumstances of his death.
Winkler's death came as a surprise.
According to
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information, the 73-year-old collapsed and fell in front of his restaurant on Thursday evening (October 27).
On Sunday night he died in the hospital of multiple organ failure.
The police are now investigating the exact circumstances of the death.
A spokeswoman for the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South said to the
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: "We are conducting a death investigation."
Star chef Heinz Winkler celebrates after a golf tournament.
He passed away over the weekend at the age of 73.
© Ursula Düren/dpa
Born in South Tyrol, Winkler had three stars for more than 20 years with interruptions.
According to the “Residenz Heinz Winkler” in Bolzano, he began his career at the age of 14 with a cooking apprenticeship.
He then learned from the chefs of the century, Paul Bocuse and Eckart Witzigmann.
Winkler later cooked as Witzigmann's successor in the famous restaurant "Tantris" in Munich, which was long considered the epitome of haute cuisine in Germany.
Stars, high society and gourmets frequented it.
In 1981, the then 31-year-old was the youngest chef to be awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide.
Mourning for Winkler is great: "The gap that has arisen is difficult to close"
In 1991, Winkler opened his "Residenz" in Aschau, a luxury hotel with top-class cuisine.
There he continued to cook at star level - and continued to delight many prominent palates.
In 2007, for example, the resigned Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber (CSU) had Winkler cook for his cabinet as a farewell.
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According to a statement on Saturday, Eckart Witzigmann said that Winkler's death had hit him very hard.
With the "Residenz" in Aschau, Winkler created something great and became part of cooking history in Germany.
"My sympathy goes to his family, his employees in Aschau and also his guests.
The gap that has arisen will be difficult to close,” says Witzigmann.
In addition to cooking stars, Winkler also wore other awards: According to the “Residenz Heinz Winkler”, he was the first chef de cuisine to receive the Federal Cross of Merit.
In 2006 he was also named “Hotelier of the Year”.
A rose was also named after him - another similarity with Eckart Witzigmann.
(tkip with dpa)
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