A night of music, discussion, and entertainment with star chef Vincent Klink
Star chef Vincent Klink comes to Kansas City during the Year of
German-American Friendship. After a reading at the Goethe Pop Up, he will be performing jazz live at the German restaurant Affäre accompanied by Bram Wijnands. Chef Heuser will be offering a special four-course menu based on cuisine from Vincent’s hometown of Stuttgart.
Vincent Klink is a German chef, restaurateur, author, and publisher of culinary literature. A jazz musician and media personality known for his food-focused television shows, he is a recipient of the Michelin Star and received the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg in 2014.
But maybe it is best if he introduces himself:
Vincent Klink on Vincent Klink
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Vincent Klink, born in 1949, cooks, writes, and makes music in Stuttgart.
- Apprenticeship with Baden chefs and at restaurant Humplmayr in Munich.
- Has operated a restaurant with wife Elisabeth since 1974.
- Michelin Star recipient in 1978.
- Accomplished archer with an English Longbow. Professional amateur on the flute. Frequently reads from his own books. Plays music with his friends, a pianist and a guitarist, when they’re able to find free time.
- Thursday morning cooking-show: ARD lunch buffet.
- Vincent’s books (published at Rowohlt): Sitting Küchenbull. Gepfefferte Erinnerungen eines Kochs (2010), Immer dem Bauch nach. Kulinarische Reisen (2011), Ein Bauch spaziert durch Paris (2016), Rezepte gegen Liebeskummer (2017), as well as Voll ins Gemüse (Edition Vincent Klink, 2014), and Angerichtet, herzhaft und scharf (Klöpfer & Meyer, 2018)
- Not to mention robust health and more desire to cook than ever before after 50 years of work.
About Bram Wijnands
Bram Wijnands was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and became interested at an early age in Stride piano, Boogie Woogie, and Ragtime. He is a graduate from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. After having performed at the
City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City in 1992, he stayed in the city of Jazz. Bram Wijnands taught for 15 years at UMKC’s Jazz Division alongside with Bobby Watson which led to a collaboration at
Jazz At Lincoln Center in 2005 where Bram Wijnands performed his arrangements and compositions in the Kansas City Swing style.
Over the years he has performed with many different artists such as Deborah Brown, Bobby Watson, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bob Kindred, Dukes Boys, The U.S. Coast Guard Band, Slide Hampton, Richard Ross, Milt Trenier, and The Scamps. Concert tours include locations such as the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Russia, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, and the United States.
By reservation only, call (816)-298-6182 or email
manager@affarekc.com to make a reservation.
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