Johann Lafer is an Austrian chef living in Germany. He became well known through his TV cooking show and his numerous cookbooks. His television show is self-produced.
He was a regular guest of the television host Markus Lanz, in whose show he regularly prepared meals in front of an audience.
He lives with his wife Silvia and two children Jennifer and Jonathan in a little village called Guldental. He also operates a cooking school in Guldental. From Wikipedia