Why sweat in the kitchen when life outside beckons? With the new volume from Christian Henze's successful "After-Work Quick Recipes" series, summer delights are a breeze.

The top chef, once Gunter Sachs' private chef in St. Tropez, knows better than anyone what summer tastes like – fresh and light. His brand-new creations bring a holiday feeling to the plate: crisp salads, ice-cold refreshments, and small delicacies that are guaranteed to succeed and are ready in just a few minutes.

This keeps the kitchen cool, the evening relaxed -- and you have more time for what summer is really about: relaxed evenings with friends or simply relaxing in the sun.

Biography (Christian Henze)

Christian Henze, born in 1968 and a Michelin-starred chef, became known through appearances on TV cooking shows such as "Kerners Köche" (ZDF) and "Promi-Kocharena" (VOX). He currently appears every Friday on MDR in the cooking segment "iss was" as part of the program "Hier ab vier." In 2009, Henze, who runs a large cooking school in Kempten with around 10,000 visitors annually, received the Starcookers Gourmet Award, the most popular public award for the most popular top chef in German-speaking countries. Also in 2009, his cooking school in Kempten, Bavaria, was awarded the Cooking Together Award by the Euro-Toques Foundation, which honors the best cooking schools each year.

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