Offenbach/ Dolores, Colorado, September 16th, 2014 - As of July 2014 the German executive chef Max Schon is responsible for the culinary delights at the romantic ghost town Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado, USA. Max and his chefs Shane Lovelady and Daniel Sopiwnik draw on classical training to create a new menu every day, using local and regional ingredients, some from Dunton’s own farm and vineyard. In summer, he gathers wild mushrooms, chanterelles and boletus in the surrounding mountains. Guests at Dunton Hot Springs enjoy his creations at a long, antique table in the center of the Saloon – a tradition from the big cattle outlaws that are cherished by Dunton Hot Springs. Therefore, Max’s playground is the open kitchen at the Saloon, which is the heart of the old Saloon. Guests just love to watch and even help Max, as he makes the days fare. Further information at www.duntonhotsprings.com. As many chefs, Max first started cooking as a way to pay bills out of college after receiving a Bachelors degree in English. Some of his first kitchen jobs were in Durango, where he began to see cooking as a career and not just a job. He eventually worked his way up to sous chef at East by Southwest, Durnago’s first sushi and pan-Asian-restaurant. After several years working with Chef Sergio Verduzco, Max moved to San Francisco, where his culinary career began in earnest. Working at several Michelin starred restaurants, including the two Michelin starred Michael Mina, he spent several years in the Bay area, but the mountains of southwest Colorado called him back to Durango, where he became Executive Chef at the Strater Hotel. Max started at Dunton Hot Springs in July this year and brings with him Italian philosophy, German sensibility and determination to maintain Dunton’s status as one of the best hotels for food lovers in the United States. Dunton Hot Springs is situated just across the mountain from Telluride in Colorado. The resort is a romantic ghost town, set in an extraordinary alpine valley and used to be a mining camp in 1885, populated by only 50 people. Dunton Hot Springs offers a total of twelve hand-hewn and authentic log cabins and one luxury tent, which are all exquisitely furnished with all amenities you might wish for. An additional eight luxurious tents at Cresto Ranch, only a few minutes away, complement the accommodation offer. Dunton Hot Springs thrives on contradictions: a life-worn saloon serving food of startling quality and lung-torturing trails followed by pampering massages, sensuous hot springs beneath shimmering snow banks. Gentle tranquility or a host of breathtaking adventures – Dunton Hot Springs offers everything that the discerning traveller’s heart desires. Sturdy horses to penetrate the endless wilderness, helicopter skiing, snow shoeing, hiking, camping, fly fishing, river rafting, kayaking and much more. You are very welcome to download this press release as PDF document from the following link: ⇒ Little Lobster Press Release: Ghost town dinner: German chef is now in charge of culinary delights at Dunton Hot Springs You can find high-resolution images of Dunton Hot Springs here. The links are available until September 23rd, 2014. Little Lobster GmbH | Juliane Heiden & Ines Schmidt | Starkenburgring 12 | 63069 Offenbach | Germany fon +49 69 83 00 675 30 | fax +49 69 83 00 675 10 communications@little-lobster.com | www.little-lobster.com E-Mails and Newsletter are only allowed to send with the accreditation of the receiver. Your e-mail address is saved in our database. If it is without your accordance, or you do not want to receive our Newsletter anymore, we kindly ask you to return this e-mail with the subject ''UNSUBSCRIBE'' to us. Your e-mail address will be deleted automatically from our database. If there is no action from your side, we take this as your interest in our company and will continue sending you information.