New F&B Manager at Hotel BEI SCHUMANN

KIRSCHAU: From 1 November 2024, Jens Pietzonka will take over the position of Food & Beverage Manager at the renowned 5-star Hotel BEI SCHUMANN. With his decades of experience in top gastronomy and his outstanding achievements in leading establishments on the German and international gastronomy scene, he will make a significant contribution to the further development of the culinary offering at Hotel BEI SCHUMANN.

Jens Pietzonka can look back on an impressive career that has taken him through some of the most renowned Michelin-starred restaurants in Germany. His stations include the Söl'ring Hof on Sylt (2 Michelin stars), the Bean & Beluga restaurant in Dresden (1 Michelin star) and the Villa Merton in Frankfurt, which has also been awarded a Michelin star. For the past nine years, Pietzonka has been the owner and managing director of Weinzentrale Dresden, where he has established himself as a permanent fixture in the wine and gastronomy scene.

Pietzonka's expertise as a sommelier has been recognised several times. Among other things, he has been named "Sommelier of the Year" three times. In 2018, he received the VDP Grape Eagle Sommelier. The trade press has also ranked him among the top 50 sommeliers in Germany for years and he has been the sommelier of the German Football Association (DFB) since 2022. His most recent honours include the title of "Wine Ambassador of the Year 2024", awarded by Der Feinschmecker.

The Schumann family is delighted with the new appointment: "With Jens Pietzonka, we are gaining an experienced and valued F&B manager who will not only enrich our team, but will also offer our guests exceptional culinary experiences. We are very much looking forward to working together and further developing our gastronomic offerings under his leadership."
With Jens Pietzonka at the helm of the catering department, Hotel BEI SCHUMANN is sending a clear signal for the continuation and expansion of its sophisticated culinary concept.