Schmücking lives in Schwaz/Tirol and is a journalist with emphasis on catering and culinary arts. His reports have appeared in magazines such as Gault&Millau, Biorama, ORIGINAL, slow, falstaff and schluck. Schmücking's 'A fette Sau', about the Mangalica pig breed, was published in 2016. Most recently published: 'Unser täglich Fleisch' (2022).