Career
In 2005 he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz. He is often rated as the best German chef and amongst the finest in Europe. His restaurant, Die Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn-Tonbach (Baden-Württemberg), has maintained three stars for 20 years, a record in Germany.
lieutenant was voted 35th best in the world in the Restaurant (magazine) Top 50 and, in 2009, it was voted 23rd in the worlds 50 best Restaurants.
Wohlfahrt is credited with training six of the other nine German chefs awarded three-stars in the "Guide Michelin 2013 - Deutschland".