The history of the family
Fandrey Ries
Vor 104 Jahren hat der gelernte Holzdrechsler, Karl Ries, der 1884 in Weitlingen geboren wurde, das „Goldene Lamm“ von Valentin Hähnle
Before that, he and his wife Kunigunde ran the Rosenkeller in Nestleinsberggasse from 1912 to 1920.
Karl Ries was a co-founder of the SPD and SPD town councillor. He had a small farm, an insurance agency, was a festival host at the Schießwasen until 1952 and much more.
During the Nazi era, he had to resign from his seat on the town council and, as a Social Democrat, did not have an easy time of it during the Second World War. In 1945, he was appointed honorary mayor of Dinkelsbühl by the Americans. He held this office until 1952 - the year in which his wife Kuni Ries died.
1948 Karl Ries jun. returned from the war and took over with his wife Frieda (from Feuchtwangen) the lamb. Their two children completed apprenticeships in gastronomy. The first-born Karl settled down in Bad Bevensen.
Karola The latter took over the Golden Lamb in 1974 after years of travel in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Switzerland and England together with her husband Jörn (Bobby) Fandrey from Bremen. Bobby Fandrey died in 1991.
He left 2 sons, Sebastian and Jakob.
Sebastian Fandrey completed his cooking apprenticeship at the Traube in Tonbach. Many stations followed: Switzerland, England and the Principality of Liechtenstein. In 2002 he completed the master class and passed the exam to become a master chef.
In poor health, Karola Fandrey -Ries handed over the family business to Sebastian. As a passionate cook As a passionate chef, he enchanted many guests until his stroke in October 2021. His Swiss wife Doris has taken over his work alongside her own duties in the business. As a trained chef, she also enjoys this very much. As fate would have it, two months later she also took over the senior chef's duties. Every day she does her best to make guests from near and far happy. er, bis zu seinem Schlaganfall im Oktober 2021, viele Gäste. Seine Schweizer Frau Doris, hat neben ihren eigenen Aufgaben im Betrieb, seine Arbeit übernommen. Was ihr als gelernte Köchin auch viel Freude macht. Das Schicksal wollte, dass sie zwei Monate später auch die Aufgaben der Seniorchefin übernimmt. Jeden Tag gibt sie ihr Bestes, die Gäste aus nah and fern glücklich zu machen.
After 101 years, the name Ries extinct in our house - but NEVER forgotten.
The chef will always surprise you with Vincent Jörn and Oskar Reto Fandrey there is also a fifth generation “GOLDENES LAMM” in Lange Gasse.
Vincent hat nach erfolgreichem Abitur 2022 eine Auslandsstelle in einem Hotel in Christchurch / Neuseeland angetreten und hat am ersten August 2024 seine Ausbildung zum Hotelfachmann im Parkhotel – Kurhaus Bad Kreuznach begonnen. Oskar besucht das Gymnasium and unterstützt den Familienbetrieb, so gut es mit 16 Jahren möglich ist.
Nach seiner Langzeit Reha in Bad Tölz wurde Sebastian Fandrey am 1. Oktober 2024 bei der Lebenshilfe Ansbach im West Werk Dinkelsbühl eingegliedert. Ein paar Worte with Gästen wird er bestimmt gerne wechseln , jedoch hat er sich aus dem aktiven Geschäft zurück gezogen. Doris Fandrey leitet die Geschicke des Familienunternehmens in seinem Sinne weiter.
It would be great if the next generation could continue to run the “Golden Lamb” in the future.
