Chefs

Silvio Nickol says that passion, hard work and good fortune are the three pillars of a successful career.

He discovered his passion for cooking at the age of 7 at home in Hoyerswerda, Germany, while preparing a meal for his little brother.

His years of training were characterized by great teachers: With Lothar Eiermann in Zweiflingen in 1994 and as chef de partie for Harald Wohlfahrt at the Hotel Traube Tonbach in 1997. This was followed in 1999 by years in Belgium with Roger Souvereyns before he returned to Harald Wohlfahrt as sous chef in 2001. From 2006 he cooked with Heinz Winkler in Aschau, and a year later his career path led him to the Schlosshotel Velden in Austria for his first position as head chef. In 2009 his cooking there was awarded two Michelin stars.

Since 2011 Silvio Nickol is his head chef at the gourmet restaurant at Palais Coburg in Vienna. He currently holds 2 stars Guide Michelin, 4 toques Gault Millau (19 points) and was named “Austrian chef of the year” by Gault Millau in 2014 and “Best German Chef abroad” in 2017.