All the "goodness" of Merano’s Christmas markets can be found from 24 November until 8 January with the Emperor's Omelette, Michelin-starred chefs and cooking courses.
A Michelin-starred chef in a chalet
How “good” Merano is... and even more so during the period of the Christmas markets which, from 24 November last up to 6 February. Don’t miss these gastronomic festivities with a Michelin-starred chef cooking in a chalet right in the centre of town and cookery courses to learn how to prepare the local dumplings as well as the famous Emperor's Omelette. 
Egon Heiss
Produce from Frangsburg Castle’s Soul Garden
Egon Heiss, the Michelin-starred chef of the gourmet restaurant Prezioso in Fragsburg Castle, takes over the Piazza della Rena square which is framed by historic buildings. In a chalet in the Christmas Village he will prepare dishes that sum up the spirit of his South Tyrolean cuisine in an Alpine-Mediterranean version. He uses ingredients that are regional, and often from the Fragsburg Soul Garden, a social project for disadvantaged young people in Labers, a hamlet of Merano, from which his team selects only the freshest vegetables, berries, and herbs.
Cookery courses in the Taste Academy
Visitors can put themselves to the test in the Taste Academy courses, learning how to make traditional South Tyrolean Christmas biscuits, Spätzle dumplings and Schlutzer, the local ravioli. While desserts range from the classic strudel to Strauben sweet pancakes. For information: www.taste-academy.it
