Executive Pastry Chef
Pavel Tanev
Executive Pastry Chef, Hanse Stube
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Portrait of Pavel Tanev
i. Biography
Pavel Tanev is the Executive Pastry Chef at the Excelsior Hotel Ernst in Cologne, where he is responsible for the desserts at Hanse Stube, taku, and the Wintergarten. The hotel’s own materials describe him as having over 16 years of experience, having grown up in a family of pâtissiers, and having refined his craft in distinguished kitchens in Germany and Spain, including Michelin-starred restaurants. German press also reported in 2025 that he joined Excelsior Hotel Ernst as Chef der Patisserie and previously worked at Restaurant 1798 at Hotel Traube Tonbach.
