Wenn Feuer Geschichten erzählt - Wild Grillkurs
When fire tells stories
WHEN FIRE TELLS STORIES – WILD BARBECUE COURSE
Where fire is transformed into culinary art, art and nature education – and the forest reveals its flavours and stories.
It begins with fire.
Not as a spectacle, but as a source. As warmth, as patience, as time.
Amidst crackling embers and damp forest floor, a place unfolds where cooking is more than technique, art more than expression, and nature education more than mere instruction. Here, the forest is not explained – it is tasted, smelled, heard. And told.
Fire as a cultural practice
Here, fire is not a tool, but a medium. It connects people and the landscape, the past and the present. Knowledge lies in the open flame: about cooking times and temperatures, about flavours, about mindfulness. Anyone who cooks over a fire must be able to wait. To listen. To observe. This slowness becomes a way of life – and a counterpoint to an accelerated food culture.
The forest on your plate
Mossy notes, resin, smoke, earth.
The cuisine does not interpret the forest; it reflects it. Ingredients come from the local area or are inspired by it. Wild herbs, fermented pine needles, roasted roots – pared-back, precise, respectful. This is not about spectacle, but about depth. About flavour as a vessel for memories.
Nature education: learning with all the senses
Knowledge is not imparted, but experienced.
Here, nature education means: understanding with your hands, distinguishing with your nose, remembering with your body. Making a fire. Identifying plants. Listening to stories. At the end, there is no conclusion, but a lingering impression – smoke on your clothes. A taste on your tongue.
And perhaps that is precisely the essence of the forest: that it explains nothing, but leaves something behind.
Cutting up a leg of meat
Aperitif, coffee brewed over the fire & liqueur
5-course menu
Aperitif, coffee brewed over the fire & liqueur
Fermentation and production
Wild herbs and spices
Exclusive drink pairings to accompany the dishes
Edible wildlife sculptures
A small booklet with delicious recipes & information
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Sustainability
What is the offer doing in terms of sustainability?
THE WILD SOPHIE Cornelia Kohler – between the studio, the hunting grounds, the vineyard and the kitchen
What begins in the studio leads out into the forest, to the hunting grounds and finally to the laid table. Cornelia Kohler is a sculptor, hunter, DJV nature educator, game sommelier and winemaker’s daughter. Under her artistic name ‘Die Wilde Sophie’, she combines visual art with knowledge of nature, hunting culture, game cuisine and wine. What emerges from this defies classification into any traditional category. It is neither simply fine dining nor a cookery course, neither an art exhibition nor a nature walk.
At DIE WILDE SOPHIE, sustainability is not an abstract idea, but a conviction put into practice. Cornelia Kohler combines her passion for nature, hunting, art and cuisine with a conscious approach to natural resources.
Game from local hunting grounds is at the heart of her cuisine. It arrives on the plate directly from the region, without long transport routes, and impresses with its excellent carbon footprint. Respect for the animal, its habitat and the food itself goes without saying. Seasonal wild herbs and selected organic produce complement the cuisine. When it comes to wines and drinks, DIE WILDE SOPHIE focuses on organic quality and selected organic vineyards – a choice also shaped by Cornelia Kohler’s own roots as the daughter of a winegrower from the Zabergäu region.
Sustainability is also evident in the details: handmade ceramic plates, cloth napkins and reusable materials are all part of the conscious design concept. Craftsmanship, regional character and durability are at the forefront.
For Cornelia Kohler, sustainability means, above all, appreciation: for animals, the landscape, the seasons, people and the products that nature provides us with.
Her philosophy brings nature to life through all the senses. After all, when you understand where something comes from, the story behind it and how much value it holds, you develop a deeper connection with nature – and a more mindful way of treating it.
