Since Swiss born Kurt Scheller was a young boy, he observed the work of bakers and confectioners at his aunt’s bakery, near Interlaken. He also tried baking his own delicacies. This was his inspiration to start learning at a gastronomy school in Lucerne, which he graduated with top scores in professional courses at the age of 19.

He gained his professional experience on all continents, from England to Russia, from Bahrain to Ecuador and from Egypt to Jamaica.

Scheller has being living in Poland since 1991. From 2002 till present, he runs a successful Culinary Academy. It’s a special place where professionals and cooking enthusiasts can meet and discover the secrets of the culinary art.

Kurt Scheller is also a juror in multiple cooking competitions and received the order of the Grand Croix de l’order Etole d’Europe and in 2005 he received the Polish Culinary Oscar for culinary personality. The last, no doubt, having to do much with his ever present beret!