Julia Komp

Julia Komp (born 7 April 1989) is a German chef. She is the youngest German female chef to be awarded a Michelin star. She is chief chef at in Kerpen.

Early life and education Komp grew up in Overath, and graduated as an intern student at Schloss Lerbach under , who was awarded three Michelin stars.

Career Komp was sous chef in the restaurant La Poêle d’O*r in Cologne. She trained as a cook in the restaurant Zur Tant in Cologne's Porz district, where she took a position in the TÜV Rheinland executive lounge.

In 2016, at the age 27, she became the youngest German female chef to be awarded a Michelin star. and at home + on the go und kochen & backen She has also been a judge on ZDF Kitchen Battle since 2018.

In 2020, she was recognized as Cook of the Year by Schlemmer Atlas.