LUCERNE, Switzerland
Mike Wehrle has been appointed culinary director of the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, scheduled to open this summer.
Wehrle will be responsible for the resort's 12 restaurants and bars which will feature French cuisine á la Escoffier and César Ritz, Swiss and regional Alpine cuisines, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Thai menus. He will also oversee the healthy cuisine in the spa as well as all banqueting facilities.
"We were searching for the right combination of experience and passion," explained Bruno Schöpfer, managing director of the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne. “Mike is classically-trained and has managed kitchens at award-winning restaurants and luxury hotels on three continents. He is the perfect culinary professional to oversee our 12 restaurants”.
Wehrle brings 23 years of experience with Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury hotels in Europe, Southeast Asia and the U.S. For the last eight years, he served as executive chef at The Peninsula Hotels in Bangkok, Chicago and Manila. Prior to that, he was with the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken, Switzerland for five years. There, he held the position of chef de cuisine at the Gault Millau 16-point restaurant La Terrasse, and later, was interim executive chef for the luxury resort's five restaurants and bars.
Wehrle completed his executive master chef training at the Hotel & Gastro formation in Weggis on Lake Lucerne. In 2013, he received a Master Certificate in Hospitality Management from Cornell University.
The Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne is part of the Bürgenstock Selection – Katara Hospitality Switzerland AG. The car-free resort includes four hotels with 383 guest rooms, meeting space for up to 900 people, a healthy living centre, 12 restaurants and bars, 67 residence suites, an Alpine spa and a wide range of leisure activities.
“The Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne is the most extensive luxury resort project on the horizon in Europe,” noted Wehrle. "I am thrilled to be part of such an exceptional team, and I am bringing my energy and dedication to this exciting new position”.
