Interview with Norbert Wabnig
Posted on Apr 07, 2013 under Archives, Interviews, Other interesting people | No Comment
Norbert Wabnig
Born in Vienna, Norbert Wabnig and his family moved to New Orleans in 1955, but returned during summers to Vienna, where he apprenticed in the kitchen of his uncle Franz Blauensteiner’s restaurant, Gausthaus au Stadt Paris. After graduating from the University of New Orleans, Wabnig moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career with his band Wendell Nightfall Troupe. To support himself, he took a job at what is now The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, which he later bought in 1978.
The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills is amazing. I was lucky to sit down with Norbert, literally break bread and talk about cheese. Here is our chat: