Executive Chef Combines Nutritional Expertise with Culinary Artistry

May 27, 2025

The 5-star Neumühle Resort & SPA hotel enhances its culinary creations with expertise in nutritional counseling. Executive Chef Dirk Abel has specifically completed advanced training as a nutritionist for this purpose. At the Scheune restaurant, renowned for its culinary excellence, Abel works alongside Executive Chef Michael Hübl and their team to create unique flavor experiences with a deep passion for the craft, traditional culinary artistry, and modern techniques. With this added expertise in the art of healthy eating, the culinary offerings at the 5-star Neumühle Resort & SPA are now becoming even more revitalizing and holistic. “Fine dining and mindful eating are not mutually exclusive—quite the opposite,” says Abel. “We consciously incorporate health considerations into our culinary offerings without compromising on flavor—for example, by serving a hearty, organic pork belly alongside a light spelt rice. We also make sure to use ingredients that are as allergen-free as possible.”

Dirk Abel: “Conscious eating starts with grocery shopping!”

A key element of Abel’s nutrition-conscious cuisine is the emphasis on local sourcing, with a strong connection to the region serving as the cornerstone of the kitchen’s overall concept. At the 5-star Neumühle Resort & SPA, the kitchen team led by Abel and Hübl carefully selects every ingredient during the procurement process and then transforms them into health-promoting delicacies in the on-site kitchen with great sophistication and expertise. “Conscious eating begins with the shopping process. To ensure the exceptionally high quality of our ingredients, we rely on close collaboration with our producers and suppliers, whom we have known and valued for many years in most cases,” explains Abel. The expansion of the culinary concept to incorporate the active influence of nutritional counseling expertise fits seamlessly into the ongoing development of the spa’s philosophy centered on the retreat concept.

Address: Neumühle Resort & SPA, Neumühle 54, D-97797 Wartmannsroth, Phone: +49 9732 8030, Email: info@neumuehle-resort.de, Website: neumuehle-resort.de