With a young and dynamic team, he relied on regional products and created a menu as a tribute to the region, focusing on the culinary treasures of the Harz. Both restaurants, the “ZeitWerk” and the “Pietsch”, have been awarded one Michelin star each, confirming their position as top destinations for gourmets not only in the Harz, but throughout Germany. Since 2018, the Wernigerode star chef has been a testimonial for our premium brand DIAMDOND CUT®. He and his team are regularly provided with novelties from the house of Karlowsky.

For more than 38 years, Stefan Marquard has stood for better cuisine, for revolutionary work and thinking. He is one of the wild ones of top cuisine, even without traditional chef’s clothing. 
He is regarded as an innovative kitchen eccentric and likeable provocateur. 
Stefan Marquard is a star chef, TV star, cookbook author, trainer for top chefs and above all a rebel at the cooker. His creative and quirky cuisine has earned him not only enthusiastic guests and critics, but also a Michelin star and 18 points for “Innovation of the Year” in Gault Millau. Together with Stefan Marquard, the trendy brand ROCK CHEF® was developed and successfully launched in 2010.