Hospital instead of gastronomy: award-winning chefs feed patients in the Salzburg hospital

Canteen kitchen instead of a gourmet temple: In the St. Veit state clinic, two top chefs are responsible for feeding the patients.

Franz Aichhorn (61) was one of the greats of the Salzburg gastronomy scene for decades. In the 1990s, he cooked up three toques in his restaurant in Kleinarl. From 1986 to 2019, “das Aichhorn” attracted gourmets from Salzburg and beyond to the Pongau. The restaurant now only opens on a daily basis for private parties, and there is no longer an à la carte service.

The master chef has a new job, the canteen kitchen of the state clinic in St. Veit. “I have found that my children will not take over. …