"Living means dreaming; to be wise means to have pleasant dreams." Friedrich Schiller, The conspiracy of Fiesco from Genoa (1783) THE PERSON: Personal data: Meinrad Schmiederer (born 1952) Hotelier, restaurateur and cuisinier "Meinrad, are you dreaming again?" The gentle admonition of his mother startles the young boy with the big eyes out of his thoughts. Instantly the seven year old boy continues to pick cranberries as if he has been caught at a prank.