Cooking with Celebrities and Great Chefs
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”
John Quincy Adams, US President
2016 AAC Dinner Master Chefs Fritz Sonnenschmidt and Peter Gebauer
During my professional career I was privileged to cook and attend to celebrities, royalties and presidents on many occasions around the world. – This page highlights and acknowledges some of them but not all…
Royalties, Presidents and Governors
George H. W. Bush, Scott Walker, Jim Doyle, George W. Bush,
Fred Thompson, Al Gore, Don Sundquist, Phil Bredesen
Lady Di and Family
Lee Kwan Yew, Dr. Mahatir Mohammad, Ernesto Zedillo
King Olaf of Norway, Prince Charles, Lawton Chiles
Sheik Rashid, Yasser Arafat,
Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting Heads of States
Emir of Bahrain, King of Bahrain President of Abu Dhabi
Walter Mondale, Franz J. Strauss,
King Fahd & Family
Chef Gebauer with Growing Power CEO Will Allen at Ru Yi, Milwaukee
Business, Sports & Entertainment
Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers,
Milwaukee Braves
Tan Sri Lim
Soccer FC Bayern Munich, VFB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt
Russian Olympic Team,
F. K. Flick, Burt Lancaster Mrs. Admiral Hipper,
Chef Peter Gebauer and Thomas Keller at Lake Park Bistro, Milwaukee
Great chefs and leaders
It was equally challenging and rewarding to cook with and for celebrity chefs from many different countries, some mentored and influenced my professional career, while others helped me grow as a person.
Scott Conant, Johnny Earles, Fritz Sonnenschmidt,
Paul Bocuse, Roger Verge, Gaston Lenotre,
Dr. H. C. Siegfried Schaber, Hans Bueschkens, Heinz Veith,
Daniel Bonnot, The Wong Brothers (see Picture above)
Pierre Troigros, Michel Trama, Lea Linster, Guy Savoy, Jean Pierre Billoux,
Rene Lasserre, Louis Grondard, Paul & Jean Pierre Haeberlin, Joel Robuchon,
Claude Terrail, Jean Pierre Vigato, Patrick Lenotre, Jean Vettard,
Jean Pierre Lacombe, Andre Gauzere. Maurice Coscuella, Andre Daguin,
Lucien Vanel, Brigitte Huerta, Denise Fabre, Jean Crepin, Pierre Estival,
Pierre Gleize, Dominique Le Stanc, Emile Tabourdiau, Claude Barnier,
Guy Legay, Ginette Lenoir, Christiane Massia, Pierre Androuet,
Chef Gebauer, AAC, WCMC, GMC and the Culinary Team at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino – 2014
More on Celebrities and Great Chefs you may read about here.
Wisconsin Restaurant Association 2013 Chef of the Year
2013 WRA Chef of The Year Award
NRA Show 2013 Operators Innovation Award, Chicago, IL
Chef Gebauer, Executive Chef at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino and Dawn Sweeney, CEO NRA
5th. Governors Lifestock Auction Milwaukee, WI – 2015
The first Governors livestock auction 2010, Milwaukee, WI Chef Gebauer and Governor Scott Walker
Gaylord Chefs at the James Beard House, NYC -2003
Gaylord Chefs performing at the James Beard House, NYC – 2003
The first SS France “La Croisiere” Cruise – Miami, FL 1989.
1989 Commemorative Cruise on the SS Norway
1989 Commemorative Cruise on SS Norway
This was a special cruise when the Norway was rechristened the SS France for one week. 33 Famous chefs of France were onboard cooking along with famous musicians, food and wine from France. Plates were made specifically for this cruise by Limoges, Marques in France. They are white with a pictures of the Ship saying France on the top and Norway on the bottom.