Tim Raue grew up in modest circumstances in the Kreuzberg Wrangel neighbourhood in West Berlin. He met his first wife Marie-Anne during the second year of his apprenticeship in the Chalet Suisse restaurant in the Grunewald district. In 2002, he moved to Restaurant 44 in the Berlin SwissĂ´tel, with his wife as restaurant manager. In 2007, he was chosen as Chef of the Year by Gault-Millau, and his kitchen in 44 was awarded one Michelin star and 18 points. In 2008 he published a cookbook with the title Aromen(r)evolution.