Michaël WAGNER

Chef de service : 1 restaurant Since the opening of 1741 in Strasbourg, Michaël Wagner has been recognized as one of the best restaurant managers and sommeliers in the Grand Est region.

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The excellent room manager at 1741 admits it outright: "Atcollege, I really wasn't a good student. I didn't really like school. But it was thanks to school and a discovery internship in ninth grade that I discovered my vocation. "

at the age of 14, he was making cocktails behind the bar in a restaurant .

Before the age of 15, Michaël Wagner began an apprenticeship at the Lycée de Strasbourg. He recalls with amusement that he used to make cocktails at the bar of the Au Bœuf restaurant in Plobsheim. "Something we wouldn't be allowed to do today," he recalls with a smile. " It was another era, fortunately long gone, when smoking was still allowed in the restaurant."Already at ease in the service department, although struggling with his shyness, the young man trained as a sommelier and obtained an additional qualification in this field. He went on to work at Le Valet de Coeur, in Ribeauvillé, then, in the mid-2000s, joined Jean-Pierre Delesderrier at Les Cépages, in Thoiry, whose cellar is reputed to be legendary. "I stayed for three years at this restaurant in the Ain region, which has unfortunately closed today. A great period that also enabled me, later, in 2012, to enter 1741."

After twelve years at 1741, he embarked on new experiments

The restaurant, then owned by Cédric Moulot, opened its doors in spring 2012. Michaël Wagner was there from the start, and now, more than twelve years later, is at the helm of the establishment, with his small team of sommeliers. "I'm driven by the same passion as when I started, and I'm always looking to innovate. I've taken advantage of the major renovation work that's just been carried out in the establishment to rethink my offer, work on macerations, decoctions, and so on.rations, decoctions, cold-tea infusions and, of course, the various exciting food and wine and food and drink pairings on offer. "