FOOD FUN IN CHENGDU | GM of Int’l Hotel's Kitchen
Author: GoChengdu 2026-04-05

 

"I used to be a chef and cooking makes me relaxed, "said Kurt Macher, General Manager of the Temple House in Chengdu.
 
In the video, he took off his suit and made spaghetti with Sichuan chili paste at the hotel kitchen after a whole day work. " It delights me so much making delicacies," said Kurt.
 
"I have been working for 3 years in Chengdu, which is now my second hometown," he expressed his strong love for the city.
 
Background:
 
With the Chengdu Panda Asian Festival around the corner, GoChengdu.cn shoot the video series Food Fun in Chengdu, which aims at recording how new-Chengduers cook food with typical Chengdu flavors.
 
The first protagonist of the video is the giant panda, the second an Israeli man who marries a Chengdu girl and the third a general manager who works in a luxury hotel-Temple House in Chengdu. They are not Chengdu locals in a traditional way, but they are part of the city as "New Chengdu People".
 
There is a growing number of foreigners who enjoy life in the city. Their stories about food and cooking show the city's diversity and inclusiveness.
Gastronomy