Sitting across from celebrity chef Tim Raue, with his perfectly styled hair and easy demeanour, one would never know of his hard fought street past. The 43-year-old German has come a long way from the streets of Berlin's Kreuzberg district in the 1980s, where as a teenager he used his fists to settle disputes.

For fans of Netflix’s Chef Table, the two-Michelin star chef’s past comes as no surprise, he had an abusive father and a non-existent mother. In the opening scene of the episode Raue states he’s an egotistical taskmaster in the kitchen. In person, while he maintains his fiery attitude and no-nonsense approach, he could not be more different from his on-screen persona.

 

10 questions with Tim Raue of Restaurant Tim Raue at his newly opened Dragonfly Dubai.

Posted by Caterer Middle East on Tuesday, May 23, 2017

 

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