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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\/ Aurea<\/h1><\/div>Fine Dining Restaurant<\/h2><\/div>Aurea invites you on a culinary journey of emotion. On the palate, a world of exquisite depth unfolds \u2013 rich in aroma, layered in sensation. The variety of textures is echoed in the physical fabric of the space itself: a historic vaulted cellar shaped by 850 years of stone and time. Here, you embark on a sensory experience that leads you back to the very origin of pure taste.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>A Sensory Culinary Journey<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
1. Culinary \u2018Check-in\u2019<\/strong>
\nYour adventure begins at Mount Med Resort\u2019s Tenne Lounge with a surprising aperitif that sets the tone for a palate-led journey of sensation. From there, we guide you to the historic vaulted cellar of Aurea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
2. Emotions & Inspirations<\/strong>
\nNew, extraordinary flavours reveal themselves at every stage of your culinary journey. Lose yourself in the deep structure of flavour and discover the architecture of texture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
3. Destination: Sixth Sense<\/strong>
\nThe culmination of the journey is the discovery of a sixth sense \u2013 Aurea opens the gate to a transcendent taste experience, rooted in nature and blossoming into a sensory aesthetic of extraordinary beauty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
4. \u2018Check-out\u2019 & Homecoming<\/strong>
\nWith senses heightened and spirit enriched, you return to the now \u2013 carrying the memory of a fine dining experience defined by the complexity of pure taste.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Schlemmer](\"https:\/\/www.mountmedresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/se25_4_PLUS_Loeffel-1024x551.jpg\")
<\/div>\nAt Aurea Fine Dining, Phillip Schnabel (formerly Head Chef at Essence in Munich) creates refined sensory experiences. The setting offers eight seats in a stylishly designed historic vault. Guests are served a six-course journey, either classic or vegetarian, infused with aromatic finesse, the finest ingredients and a series of amuse-bouche and petit four surprises. From golden trout, lobster and skate wing to venison and the signature pinecones, every dish is thoughtfully composed with great precision. Optional wine pairings or alcohol-free accompaniments complete the experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>
Schlemmer Atlas<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Aurea](\"https:\/\/www.mountmedresort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Aurea-Fine-dining-white.png\" "\\"Aurea")
<\/span><\/div>Eating is emotion. Through each dish, I want to share my love \u2013 for the craft, for the ingredients and for the act of creation \u2013 offering a sensory experience that speaks to the heart and lingers on the palate.<\/em><\/p>\nExecutive Chef
\nPhillip Schnabel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Eating is emotion. Through each dish, I want to share my love \u2013 for the craft, for the ingredients and for the act of creation \u2013 offering a sensory experience that speaks to the heart and lingers on the palate.<\/em><\/p>\nExecutive Chef<\/strong>
\nPhillip Schnabel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Fine Dining Restaurant<\/h2><\/div>Aurea invites you on a culinary journey of emotion. On the palate, a world of exquisite depth unfolds \u2013 rich in aroma, layered in sensation. The variety of textures is echoed in the physical fabric of the space itself: a historic vaulted cellar shaped by 850 years of stone and time. Here, you embark on a sensory experience that leads you back to the very origin of pure taste.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div>Salty<\/div><\/div>Sour<\/div><\/div>Sweet<\/div><\/div>Bitter<\/div><\/div>Umami<\/div><\/div>Aurea<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>A Sensory Culinary Journey<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
1. Culinary \u2018Check-in\u2019<\/strong>
\nYour adventure begins at Mount Med Resort\u2019s Tenne Lounge with a surprising aperitif that sets the tone for a palate-led journey of sensation. From there, we guide you to the historic vaulted cellar of Aurea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
2. Emotions & Inspirations<\/strong>
\nNew, extraordinary flavours reveal themselves at every stage of your culinary journey. Lose yourself in the deep structure of flavour and discover the architecture of texture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
3. Destination: Sixth Sense<\/strong>
\nThe culmination of the journey is the discovery of a sixth sense \u2013 Aurea opens the gate to a transcendent taste experience, rooted in nature and blossoming into a sensory aesthetic of extraordinary beauty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
4. \u2018Check-out\u2019 & Homecoming<\/strong>
\nWith senses heightened and spirit enriched, you return to the now \u2013 carrying the memory of a fine dining experience defined by the complexity of pure taste.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nAt Aurea Fine Dining, Phillip Schnabel (formerly Head Chef at Essence in Munich) creates refined sensory experiences. The setting offers eight seats in a stylishly designed historic vault. Guests are served a six-course journey, either classic or vegetarian, infused with aromatic finesse, the finest ingredients and a series of amuse-bouche and petit four surprises. From golden trout, lobster and skate wing to venison and the signature pinecones, every dish is thoughtfully composed with great precision. Optional wine pairings or alcohol-free accompaniments complete the experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>
Schlemmer Atlas<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Eating is emotion. Through each dish, I want to share my love \u2013 for the craft, for the ingredients and for the act of creation \u2013 offering a sensory experience that speaks to the heart and lingers on the palate.<\/em><\/p>\nExecutive Chef
\nPhillip Schnabel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Eating is emotion. Through each dish, I want to share my love \u2013 for the craft, for the ingredients and for the act of creation \u2013 offering a sensory experience that speaks to the heart and lingers on the palate.<\/em><\/p>\nExecutive Chef<\/strong>
\nPhillip Schnabel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Aurea invites you on a culinary journey of emotion. On the palate, a world of exquisite depth unfolds \u2013 rich in aroma, layered in sensation. The variety of textures is echoed in the physical fabric of the space itself: a historic vaulted cellar shaped by 850 years of stone and time. Here, you embark on a sensory experience that leads you back to the very origin of pure taste.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
1. Culinary \u2018Check-in\u2019<\/strong>
\nYour adventure begins at Mount Med Resort\u2019s Tenne Lounge with a surprising aperitif that sets the tone for a palate-led journey of sensation. From there, we guide you to the historic vaulted cellar of Aurea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>
\n2. Emotions & Inspirations<\/strong>
\nNew, extraordinary flavours reveal themselves at every stage of your culinary journey. Lose yourself in the deep structure of flavour and discover the architecture of texture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
3. Destination: Sixth Sense<\/strong>
\nThe culmination of the journey is the discovery of a sixth sense \u2013 Aurea opens the gate to a transcendent taste experience, rooted in nature and blossoming into a sensory aesthetic of extraordinary beauty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>
\n4. \u2018Check-out\u2019 & Homecoming<\/strong>
\nWith senses heightened and spirit enriched, you return to the now \u2013 carrying the memory of a fine dining experience defined by the complexity of pure taste.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nAt Aurea Fine Dining, Phillip Schnabel (formerly Head Chef at Essence in Munich) creates refined sensory experiences. The setting offers eight seats in a stylishly designed historic vault. Guests are served a six-course journey, either classic or vegetarian, infused with aromatic finesse, the finest ingredients and a series of amuse-bouche and petit four surprises. From golden trout, lobster and skate wing to venison and the signature pinecones, every dish is thoughtfully composed with great precision. Optional wine pairings or alcohol-free accompaniments complete the experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>
Schlemmer Atlas<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Eating is emotion. Through each dish, I want to share my love \u2013 for the craft, for the ingredients and for the act of creation \u2013 offering a sensory experience that speaks to the heart and lingers on the palate.<\/em><\/p>\n
Executive Chef
\nPhillip Schnabel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Eating is emotion. Through each dish, I want to share my love \u2013 for the craft, for the ingredients and for the act of creation \u2013 offering a sensory experience that speaks to the heart and lingers on the palate.<\/em><\/p>\n
Executive Chef<\/strong>
\nPhillip Schnabel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> - <\/i><\/span>
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