Pigeons wanted
I am the daughter of Eveline and Walter Eselböck and I grew up in the taubenkobel. That I would one day take over the house was not clear for a long time. First came restaurants in Paris and the Spago in Los Angeles, then work as a journalist at Ahead Media – surrounded by the most inventive minds in the country. That left its mark. From childhood our holidays only ever followed restaurants. Perhaps that is the best way to learn this trade – not at school, but at other people's tables. In 2014 Alain and I took over the house. Today I do what my mother Eveline did: wine, service, guests. In 2025 the Guide Michelin gave me its Service Award as the best host in Austria. We have three children. They are growing up in the house, the way we did.
Would you like to start your journey into the unmistakable and turn Pannonian cooking upside down with us? We are always glad to meet new people who want to be part of this team.
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Alain
Alain Weissgerber, born in 1967 in Ingwiller in Alsace. Hotel school in Strasbourg, trained under Dominique Le Stanc. He wanted a house of his own early – at 23 he opened the Blaue Gans in Weiden am See. Because he wanted to learn from the best in the world, he spent his winters with Joël Robuchon, Elena Arzak, Otto Koch – and cooked there. In 2010 a fire destroyed the Blaue Gans. Walter Eselböck, my father, asked him whether he wanted to cook at the taubenkobel. Alain stayed. In 2014 he took over the kitchen together with me. In 2024 he was named Chef of the Year. He likes standing at the open fire. French roots, Pannonian produce, everything very reduced. Outside the kitchen he is quiet. He leaves the talking to me.
Would you like to start your journey into the unmistakable and turn Pannonian cooking upside down with us? We are always glad to meet new people who want to be part of this team.
Send your application to
Tauben gesucht
Would you like to start your journey into the unmistakable and turn Pannonian cooking upside down with us? We are always glad to meet new people who want to be part of this team.
Send your application to
Would you like to start your journey into the unmistakable and turn Pannonian cooking upside down with us? We are always glad to meet new people who want to be part of this team.
Send your application to
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