Miele To Host Exclusive Dining Experience with Chefs Kyle Connaughton and Norbert Niederkofler

Collaboration to Celebrate “Stories From Our Only Home” Video Series

Miele, the largest German family-owned premium appliance manufacturer is set to host an exclusive collaborative dining experience with Chefs Kyle Connaughton of Michelin Three Star and Green Star restaurant, SingleThread, located in Healdsburg, CA and Chef Norbert Niederkofler, of Michelin Three Star and Green Star restaurant, Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler and owner of AlpiNN Food Space and Restaurant, located in Brunico, Italy. The experience, which will take place at Chef Connaughton’s SingleThread will be in celebration of the brand’s sustainable video series, “Stories from Our Only Home,” which was created in partnership with the chefs.

The dining experience will take place on October 3 and 5, 2024 in Healdsburg, CA. Attendees will enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime meal that brings together the art of sustainable agriculture with culinary excellence. The globally renowned chefs will bring the video series to life through a collaborative tasting menu that showcases their Michelin-Star gastronomic talent. Chef Niederkofler and his team will bring the flavors of the Dolomites to Sonoma County with their new concept, "Atelier Norbert Niederkofler Temporary." In addition to the multi-course meal, guests will have the opportunity to tour SingleThread Farms, experience Miele appliances first-hand and view the “Stories From Our Only Home” video series.

“’Stories From Our Only Home’ is merely a taste of all that Miele represents in terms of sustainability,” said Søren Rye, President and CEO Miele USA and Mexico. “We are proud to host this collaborative dining experience and blend the exquisite cuisine of both chefs as they come together to honor the same sustainable values that the Miele brand has upheld for the last 125 years.”

The video series acknowledges the importance of the planet, people and produce – most importantly, promoting the importance of sustainability in and out of the kitchen. Together, the Chefs uphold a promise for positive change and ever-evolving improvement for the environment.

“My team’s ‘Cook the Mountain’ philosophy advocates for sustainability through the ethical sourcing and cooking of ingredients,” said Chef Norbert Niederkofler. “Mirroring the Miele brand promise of achieving quality without compromise with products that last, I am relentless in my pursuit of meaningful innovation – to perform better with less and avoid waste.” 

“By embracing biodiversity in all forms, we avoid food waste and non-renewable energy consumption,” said Chef Kyle Connaughton. “What makes SingleThread so special is that we source our produce directly from our own farm. ‘Stories From Our Only Home’ shares this impactful message in a beautifully realistic way, in an effort to encourage these small changes all can implement.”

This socially-conscious culinary journey will continue with additional activities coinciding with the global “Stories From Our Only Home” campaign which will run digitally across Miele social media platforms through the end of the 2024.

To reserve a spot at this exclusive dining experience, please visit SingleThread.com. For more information on the “Stories From Our Only Home” campaign and to follow for future culinary announcements, please visit MieleUSA.com.

About Miele

Miele is the world's leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances including cooking, baking and steam-cooking appliances, refrigeration products, coffee makers, dishwashers and laundry and floor care products. Their product portfolio also includes dishwashers, washing machines and tumble dryers for commercial use as well as washer-disinfectors and sterilizers for use in medical and laboratory applications. Founded in 1899, the company has eight production plants in Germany, one each in Austria, the Czech Republic, China, Romania and Poland as well as two production plants belonging to its Italian medical technology subsidiary Steelco. Miele is represented with its own sales subsidiaries and via importers in almost 100 countries/regions. Throughout the world, the family-run enterprise, now in its fourth generation, employs a workforce of around 22,300. The company has its headquarters in Gütersloh in Westphalia.

To learn more, visit MieleUSA.com, and follow us on www.facebook.com/mieleus and Instagram @Miele_com.

About SingleThread

The first and only Three Michelin-starred restaurant in Sonoma County, a recipient of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ “Miele One to Watch" Award and ranked #46 on the 2024 World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, and La Liste’s rated #2 Best Restaurants in the world, SingleThread is a farm-driven restaurant and inn that offers a unique and authentic taste of the region and season. SingleThread was born out of Kyle and Katina Connaughton's California upbringing, extensive international travels and experiences living and cooking abroad in world-renowned restaurants in the UK and Japan. Their philosophy is rooted in a wealth of Japanese principles and traditions surrounding hospitality, food culture and service while focusing on the seasons, their farm, the products of Sonoma, and the health and wellness of their guests. Together with SingleThread Co-Owner and CEO of Vertice Hospitality Management Tony Greenberg, their goal is to evoke an authentic experience of their Sonoma lifestyle which combines the art of sustainable agriculture with culinary excellence, fully integrating the farm into its hospitality spaces, with food sourcing and storytelling at the forefront.

To learn more, visit SingleThreadFarms.com and follow @SingleThreadFarms on Instagram.

About Chef Norbert Niederkofler

Norbert Niederkofler was born in Lutago, South Tyrol, in the heart of the Dolomites, where he learns about nature connected to the rhythm of the seasons.Once he finished his studies he moved abroad to work in London, Zurigo, Milano, Monaco. In Monaco he worked for one year by Eckart Witzigmann’s side, his mentor who taught him the love for nature combined with culinary perfection. After this experience he went to New York where David Bouley taught him the secrets of innovation, it is at this time that Norbert developed his own style.

In 1994 he began his journey with Hotel Rosa Alpina in San Cassiano in Badia, evolving the pizzeria into a more fine dining venue, inspired by the Italian-Austrian cuisine. This is how he finally opened St. Hubertus Restaurant at Hotel Rosa Alpina which was awarded in 2017 with 3 Michelin Stars and in 2020 also with the Green Michelin Star thanks to his concept “Cook the Mountain”.

After the closure of Hotel Rosa Alpina in March 2023, Norbert moved to Bruneck, where he lives with his family. There, in July 2023, he opened his own restaurant, “Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler,” which was awarded 3 Michelin stars and the Green Star in November 2023. The restaurant is also listed at number 52 in “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.” 

Norbert is the co-founder of the event “CARE’s - The Ethical Chef Days,” which promotes an ethical approach originating in the kitchen but extending to other areas as well. Through this event, he has brought over 150 chefs from around the world to South Tyrol. 

In 2018, he opened his restaurant “AlpiNN” at the summit of Kronplatz (the largest ski area in Italy), a restaurant that operates sustainably in all aspects.

With Mo-Food (his strategic holding company), he is also the strategic and operational Director of “Horto,” the new sustainable restaurant in Milan that is part of ‘The Medelan’ redevelopment project.

Additionally, he oversees other projects and consultations and has been teaching at the University of Bozen since 2022 in the Bachelor's program in Enogastronomy in Mountain Areas, which he initiated.

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