CHEF INTERVIEW
EXECUTIVE CHEF AT PEARL BEACH LOUNGE
Heinz Alberti
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hef Heinz Alberti is the creator/manager and executive chef of Gili Trawangan’s Pearl Beach Lounge. Chef Heinz has enjoyed a globetrotting 40-year culinary career so far spanning his native Germany, Spain, Tahiti and Bali. He began his career at Frankfurt’s first 3-Michelin starred restaurant and along the way went on to own and operate various restaurants, bars and nightclubs, including restaurant OM in Bali. An advocate of healthy cuisine using high quality fresh ingredients, Chef Heinz creates innovative menus with modern Asian and European influences. He opened Pearl Beach Lounge on Gili Trawangan in February 2013. What is your name and where do you come from? My name is Heinz Alberti and I come from Frankfurt, Germany What is the one dish you love and remember from your Mother’s kitchen? Frikadel—the burger meat patty. She made the best—I loved them! When did you first become interested in food and why? I have always been alone at home so have had to learn to cook for myself. I then went onto own 25 restaurants, bars and night clubs. What made you decide to become a chef? I have always been interested in food and I am also a very creative person. To cook is one of the most creative jobs you can have. Who or what has been your inspiration for cooking? It would be Paul Bocuse. He is the founder of minimalistic food. He stresses the importance of fresh ingredients of the highest quality. New time?? Now it would be Gordon Ramsey.
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