“I feel that Düsseldorf has become a culinary hot spot.”

There’s a new chef in town! Or more precisely a new one at The Court, where Philipp Lange has been head chef since June 2024. Before his arrival, The Court used to serve an assortment of grilled dishes, but now fine dining is the order of the day. Philipp Lange previously worked at Agata’s for more than ten years, most recently as head chef. His concept for The Court can be summed up as ‘The Dining Experience’. Discerning guests can look forward to a fusion of Japanese cuisine and classic ingredients, shaped by culinary influences from Düsseldorf’s Little Tokyo. Everything is centred around a seven-course menu, with the individual courses also available à la carte.
Mike Litt met up with Philipp Lange at The Court and talked to him about his childhood on Maui, his affinity for Japanese culture, and his idea of what a restaurant should sound like.

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From September 27 to 29, 2024, the "Chefs in Town" event took place on the occasion of the Rolling Pin Convention, and a veritable gourmet invasion descended on Düsseldorf. Tim Raue served his interpretation of a Berlin currywurst at Schwan am Burgplatz, Yannick Noack invited guests to the Rheinische Küchenparty at Agata's and Björn Freitag cooked for fiftyfifty and Housing first.
At The Court, Philipp Lange served a vegetarian six-hands menu together with Nils Henkel and Kevin Bürmann. We visited Philipp Lange for you and Mike Litt interviewed him for our podcast "Alle Rhein!".
Did you miss "Chefs in Town"? Then look forward to the 2025 edition!

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Episode 47 with Philipp Lange, head chef at The Court

The German-language  Alle Rhein! podcast gives a voice to the people behind the many large and small-scale projects at the heart of Düsseldorf’s thriving cultural scene. Our host, Mike Litt, discusses the most exciting projects with his guests and finds out along the way what artists, event organisers and other creatives love about their city, and where they personally like to hang out. In Episode 47, Mike talks to Philipp Lange, who’s been head chef at The Court, Düsseldorf, since June 2024.

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Mike Litt was born in the US state of Virginia and lived in Bochum for many years. The globetrotter usually works in Cologne but lives with his family in the beautiful Düsseltal district of Düsseldorf. He is a radio presenter (1Live, WDR 2, DLF Nova), a DJ with Mayday festival experience and an author (‘The loneliest DJ in the world’). For our podcast, he holds fascinating conversations with other people from Düsseldorf’s cultural scene.

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Music / sound: Christian Moster / Mike Litt / Marc Gottschalk