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A gastronomic legend invited to a big party

70 years had to be celebrated in style! Reinhard Stocker (left) welcomed Felix Baumgartner and around 300 other guests to the Stanglwirt.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Red Bull manager Reinhard Stocker's 70th birthday was duly celebrated at the Stanglwirt until the early hours of the morning. Numerous well-known guests came together.

It was not only the heavy traffic in the parking lot in front of the Stanglwirt on Sunday evening that made it clear: There's a lot going on here! Upon entering the hallowed halls, it became clear why: Hangar 7 manager Reinhard Stocker welcomed around 300 guests to his 70th birthday party! No wonder, as the Red Bull manager has shaped dozens of careers in his career.

Celebrity chef Roland Trettl (left) is part of the Red Bull clique, as is motorsport legend Gerhard Berger.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Model and stuntwoman Miriam Höller and distiller Hans Reisetbauer also came to the party.(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

Gut Aiderbichl boss Dieter Ehrengruber with his partner Gabriele. Franz Beckenbauer's son Joel scurried into the photo.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Former ski star Fritz Strobl and his wife Bettina kept an eye on things from the balcony.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Entrepreneur couple Alexander and Julia Pappas mingled with the guests.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

They all lined up patiently at the entrance to the hotel to personally congratulate the birthday boy. "Of course we've packed a chocolate gift! ", revealed the Berger chocolatier family. Extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner brought a secret gift for the birthday boy and a pair of skis for himself. However, he has not yet wagged over the surrounding slopes with them. He simply hasn't had time yet: "I've never actually taken my skis off the luggage rack of my car," Baumgartner says with a smile. The base jumper is also putting extreme sports on hold at the moment. "I'm just enjoying my life at the moment," he says, deeply relaxed.

Ikarus head chef Martin Klein has no time to relax just yet. The Hangar-7 restaurant will be renovated from the end of January. However, the gourmet restaurant will continue to operate during this time. But at a different location - on the Wolfschwang Alm! "We have had to rebuild a few things on the Alm and completely refurbish the kitchen," said Klein, who traveled to Tyrol accompanied by his wife Alexandra.