Munich. The jury of the international Eckart
Witzigmann Award (ECKART) has announced its first selection for this
year’s award ceremony: The ECKART 2018 for “Art of Living” goes to New
York restaurateur Danny Meyer and his executive chef, Suzanne Cupps,
from the “Untitled” restaurant, located inside New York’s Whitney
Museum. The award will be presented at the ECKART gala in New York in June.
“Suzanne Cupps and Danny Meyer represent a young urban gastronomy
that skilfully combines creative culinary art and modern hospitality,”
explained Eckart Witzigmann, announcing the jury’s decision. “Their
focus on simple natural ingredients from across the region, cultivated
in the most sustainable way possible, is 100 percent in line with the
ECKART philosophy.”
Danny Meyer is an entrepreneur with a feel for strong concepts and
quality. He heads the successful Union Square Hospitality Group, which
includes some of the most popular and successful restaurants in New
York City, including the Union Square Cafe, the Gramercy Tavern and
The Modern at the MoMA. His restaurants offer more than just good
food; he creates an exceptional experience for guests of all
generations, not just for a specific target group. His restaurants are
places where people come together to enjoy themselves. He finds spaces
and opens them up to new possibilities: It is thanks to him that
museum gastronomy has embraced a young and attractive cuisine.
A good example of this is the Whitney Museum, home to the “Untitled”
restaurant, where Suzanne Cupps has been chef since 2017. As Union
Square Hospitality Group’s only female executive chef, Cupps brings a
breath of fresh air to the museum and its cuisine. In a casual but
elegant atmosphere, she presents subtly aromatic dishes based on fresh
and sustainably-cultivated seasonal products. After graduating, the
up-and-coming chef initially wanted to be a maths teacher. Now, she
brings her sense of clarity and precision to the kitchen, where her
gentle and respectful handling of basic products has created her own
inimitable style.
The ECKART
Partners since 2012, the BMW Group and the Witzigmann Academy jointly
present the Eckart Witzigmann Award for outstanding achievements in
the categories: “Art of Cookery”, “Innovation”, “Art of Living” and
“Creative Responsibility”. The partnership is based on the joint aim
of creating an international platform for healthy eating, sustainable
cuisine and responsible use of resources. The total endowment of
€250,000 reflects the prestige and importance of the ECKART as a top
international culinary award. In 2018, the award will take another
step towards becoming more international, with the presentation of the
ECKART 2018 at an official ceremony in New York.
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