Chef of Residence Hotel****

Andrej Róth is the head chef at RESIDENCE HOTEL**** Donovaly, where he leads the kitchen team and helps shape the hotel's modern gastronomic concept. Since the age of 25, he has worked as a head chef in premium restaurants and hotels in Banská Bystrica and the surrounding area. He is a member of the Slovak Culinary Team - the National Team of Chefs of Slovakia - and, since 2015, has also been a mentor and adviser to a catering company based in Poník. He brings his experience from prestigious international competitions directly into the hotel's kitchen, where he focuses on modern gastronomy, seasonality, high-quality local ingredients and clean, balanced flavours.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

2026
12th place worldwide and a bronze medal at the world final of the Global Chefs Challenge in Wales as a member of the Slovak Culinary Team alongside commis chef Alex Beer - Slovakia's best-ever result in this competition
2025
2nd place in the Central Europe region and a silver medal at the European round of the Global Chefs Challenge in Rimini
2025
2nd place at the Bocuse d'Or National Selection Slovakia
2024
two bronze medals from the Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart - Kitchen of Nations and Chefs' Table
2023
judge at the Bocuse d'Or ('Gastro Oscar')
2023
winner of the Chefs' Battle - for the second time since 2019
2019
winner of the Master Chef of Slovakia 2018/2019 competition

WHAT GASTRONOMY MEANS TO ME
For me, gastronomy is a combination of science, the art of fine dining and the culinary arts, where I always strive to elevate an ordinary dish to the level of art. It is not just a job, but above all a passion and a calling, where I can open my mind fully, harness my creativity and bring it to life on the plate.
"Cooking is a philosophy; not a recipe." - Marco Pierre White