Family: The Secret Ingredient

"Klemens and Magdalena Gold, too, cultivate an impressive blend of tradition and innovation in Großraming, Upper Austria, tucked away in the Kalkalpen National Park, which is sometimes affectionately referred to as "land's end." Growing up here in the restaurant run by his parents, for Klemens, nature has always been his playground of choice, and today it still serves as the inspiration, laboratory, and pantry for the food he turns out at RAU nature-based cuisine. For all his originality, he showcases the "raw," authentic, and honest character of the region and the local people, in the restaurant's warm and convivial atmosphere—a feat understandably easier to achieve if you have grown up in such an environment yourself. And because maintaining traditions always involves further development, it’s no surprise that the whole family, including his parents, are now working on a new project. In their Teekellerei Combuchont , they are building something exciting with their own green tea cultivation areas and bottle fermentation that will secure a future for generations to come." - Le Guide MICHELIN