Culinary G7 Summit – ‘Bavaria’ Edition

Tobias Bätz is the team leader, heart, and engine of the two-star restaurant “AURA by Alexander Herrmann and Tobias Bätz” in Wirsberg, and serves as the direct contact for the “ANIMA” future lab. With their distinctive #grenzenloseHEIMAT (HOMELAND unlimited) philosophy, he and his multi-award-winning team set new standards in the culinary world by combining regional traditions with innovative zeitgeist in a unique way. At AURA, Bätz highlights the culinary identity of Franconia’s gustatory epicenter without being dogmatic. He relies on more than 80 regional suppliers for his ingredients, which are refined in the ANIMA Future Lab as soon as they are received. This ensures that maximum flavor is extracted from each product. Only then do Bätz and his kitchen team create an extraordinary seasonal menu that promises an absolute explosion of flavors – the result of double creativity, so to speak.

“We love playing with classic flavors and textures, creating modern menus that resonate with seasonal products from the region around Tegernsee Valley. We pare down to the essentials and conjure up excellent culinary delights with a distinctive twist.”

“I would describe the cuisine at 'Tohru in der Schreiberei' as European with Japanese influences. Due to my half-Japanese, half-German heritage, both culinary cultures are very important to me. At the same time, there is also a certain rootedness in the region due to the close relationship with our partners who supply us with their high-quality local products and whom we regularly visit on site. My aspirations center on Omotenashi, the Japanese art of hospitality. With our restaurant, we seek to create a place of well-being that is absolutely tailored to the guest, where we cook with heart and soul and create dishes that we always vividly imagine our guests enjoying. We want every meal to be a feast.”