
Another star was soon to follow for his work at Cöllns Austerstuben, a true classic of the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. From there he continued his training in France with the internationally acclaimed star cook Jacques Maximin at Nice's finest restaurant, Le Chantecler of Hotel Negresco.īack in Hamburg and as a chef at the traditional country inn Landhaus Dill he was awarded his first Michelin star. He continued his culinary education with two of Germany’s most acclaimed chefs: Josef Viehauser (Restaurant Le Canard, Hamburg) and Otto Koch (Restaurant Le Gourmet, Munich). He learned his craft at the legendary Grand Hotel Continental of the Bavarian capital. In general I think that underground classics of Italian cinema such as Grand Hotel Excelsior are way too much under estimated, considered too the huge number of fans and real lovers they find amongst the best Italian youth.Grobauer was born in Zurich into a family of passionate restaurateurs and grew up in Munich. Celentano also plays a precious role as the hotel manager: his silent weird looks fit perfectly with his character. The movie is really stupid, and I won't recommend it to anyone who doesn't know exactly the kind of movie is gonna watch, but as I previously said, if you love the trash Abatantuono, this is a must. The story is about many different unlikely characters that find themselves in the same hotel at the same time (classic setting).



The film is not completely focused on his character (as in Attila flagello di Dio, Viulentemente mia or other glorious titles), but still we can find in it some of his best gags ever: when he flies out of the hotel's balcony (.svulazzo!) and when he states he is able to mentally communicate with seafood. For the fans of Abatantuono's first period this is a classic.
