Sebastian Lege
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 Lege at the set of ZDF Fernsehgarten in 2018 | |
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| Website | https://sebastianlege.tv |
Sebastian Lege (born 27 October 1978) is a German celebrity chef, television personality and food product developer. Known for his signature brand of humor, Lege has grown particularly popular with younger demographics in Germany, eventually starring as the moderator of multiple cuisine-centered TV shows.
Cooking career
Lege was born in Bremen on 27 October 1978, the son of a plumber and a commercial clerk. He currently lives with his girlfriend in Meerbusch near Düsseldorf.[1]
In 1994, at the age of 15, Lege opted to undergo an apprenticeship as a cook at a hotel at Bremer Kreuz until he moved to the "Parkhotel Grüner Jäger" in Verden (Aller) a year later. Following his graduation in 1997, he worked as a cook in a multitude of restaurant and hotel kitchens, among them the Ratskeller of the Bremen City Hall. In addition, he entered the position of vice chef for the first time when working at a Sheraton hotel. He moved to Düsseldorf in 2002, where he lives to this day. Here, he would work at the Courtyard by Marriott in Hafen for nearly four years,[2] before turning to job hopping for a while until finally moving up to the position of chef de cuisine at a 5-star restaurant of the Nikko group in February 2009.[3]
Merchant career
From 2011 to 2015, Lege decided to go freelance as a fish and meat merchant for Michelin starred restaurants, going by the name of "Seafood Feinkost Euro Fisch" (lit.: Seafood delicacies euro fish).[4]
Food product development career
Since 2011, Lege has been active as a food industry product developer, mostly in the field of food engineering under the name of "SL Food Consulting".[4] Furthermore, in 2021, he founded the "My Food Factory GmbH" in Kulmbach, which additionally offers food distribution and marketing services.[5]
Media operating career
Starting 2018, Lege has been the Co-CEO of a media production company called "Foodkuss GmbH", headquartered in Meerbusch, which he leads in cooperation with Wolfgang Ehmann.[6]
