Regional Finalists 2022-23

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Africa, Middle East & South Asia
Tiaan Snyman
South Africa
Growing up, lamb was, and still is, an expensive commodity. In my home lamb always went hand in hand with a special occasion. The ...
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Tiisetso Matela
South Africa
This dish conveys African traditional dishes in a modern way or style, where by sorghum it's the main source our traditional beer ...
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Monaheng Moloinyane, portrait picture
Libby's pumpkin, signature dish
Monaheng Moloinyane
South Africa
This dish is an extension of who I am. It shows how I think about food. The flavours are more-ish, there is a balance of textures ...
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Asia
William Yee, portrait picture
Childhood flavous of "da pai dang (malaysian food street)", signature dish
William Yee
Singapore
Growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, my food education began with family trips to the nearby Da Pai Dang @Taman Midah where we bo...
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Yu Chuan Cheng
Taiwan
Many chefs talk about « sustainability » on media, and I am also concerned, especially when it's related to food waste. Food waste...
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Nusita Woottidetch, portrait picture
Thai heritage, signature dish
Nusita Woottidetch
Thailand
I choose this dish because my mom used to cook this for me and now I cook it for my son. I wan to represent thai heritage dishes i...
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Canada
Sébastien Rémillard, portrait picture
The evolution of my life, signature dish
Sébastien Rémillard
Canada
This dish reflects my life and experiences—a blend of French culinary skill and comforting home flavors from Canada as a multicult...
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Anthony Huynh, portrait picture
Cantonese pork & abalone with rice banh mi, signature dish
Anthony Huynh
Canada
Growing up in a multicultural household in Canada exposed me to diverse cuisines, fostering a deep appreciation for Canada's melti...
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Anthony Vien, portrait picture
Quail stuffed with black walnut and foie gras, signature dish
Anthony Vien
Canada
I want to pay tribute to our forests and also to our ancestors who lived there using ancestral cooking methods such as crust bakin...
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Central Europe
Anton Lebersorger
Germany
This Dish is my Handwriting, it is all the experiences I collected over the years in every kitchen I worked, starting from what my...
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Patrick Landerer, portrait picture
Tyrolean Char two ways, signature dish
Patrick Landerer
Austria
The Char is a fish which lives directly in our alpine lakes in Ladis. So the main ingredient stands for my home town. The char is ...
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Emilia Montz, portrait picture
Russian ballet, signature dish
Emilia Montz
Germany
With my dish I would like to express my passion for dance. Swan Lake is a Russian ballet set to the music of Tchaikovsky. I want t...
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France
Pauline Fleury, portrait picture
Between mussels and lapi, signature dish
Pauline Fleury
France
I would like to express my technique and all the skills I have learnt. I've travelled a lot but I'm still connected to Brittany, m...
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Antonis Avouri, portrait picture
The consequences of our actions, signature dish
Antonis Avouri
France
My dish resembles how climate change has affected the planet, both land and sea in the Mediterranean Regions. It’s a pescatarian d...
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Mohammad Ramputh
France
As am from a small island called Mauritius surrounded by the Indian ocean, known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs so we consumed...
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Iberian Countries
Andrè Cameirão
Portugal
Kitchen and gastronomy are my life since I was young. I move to Açores , I fell in love with the gastronomy of the region and I wa...
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Carla Ribe
Spain
This dish combines different flavors, textures and techniques. It's main objetive is to show the combination of duck breast with a...
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Jasone Labayru, portrait picture
From head to toe, signature dish
Jasone Labayru
Spain
From head to toe. That's what came to my mind when I decided that my dish should be mainly pork. Pork is a product that shows us t...
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Italy
Alessio Magistro, portrait picture
Ossi di seppia
Alessio Magistro
Italy
My "Ossi di seppia" draws inspiration from Montale's work, where bones, wandering among the waves and seemingly worthless, symboli...
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Danilo Vella
Italy
The idea of ​​this dish is to make you live an experience, the feeling of being in Sicily, involving sight, taste and smell, using...
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Silvia Mocco
Italy
The recipe I propose represents my path: past, present and future.The eel is the most convivial ingredient of my homeland, cooked ...
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Latin America & Caribbean
Marcelo Saccone, portrait picture
Chivo P.A.C D.O.P, signature dish
Marcelo Saccone
Argentina
Goat is a typical product of my region Mendoza. I have eaten it since my childhood, my grandfather taught me how to cook it on a f...
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Aranxa Troestch
Panama
Chiriqui's recognized for being the produce pantry of Panama, that’s why my dish's focused on the earth’s bounty with key ingredie...
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Javiera Palacios, portrait picture
From my shores, signature dish
Javiera Palacios
Chile
I am a proud member of the new generation, who challenge social norms and show our capabilities. Raised with a deep respect for in...
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Mainland of China
Huan Qin, portrait picture
Huan Qin, signature dish
Huan Qin
China
The dish presented by Alchemist restaurant, calling for a reduction in ocean plastic, has inspired me and made me realize that oce...
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Wen Chao Deng, portrait picture
Wen Chao Deng, signature dish
Wen Chao Deng
China
This dish is inspired by my journey across China, from Kashgar to Hami in Xinjiang China, where I gathered inspiration from what I...
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Hong Fei Bi, portrait picture
Hong Fei Bi, signature dish
Hong Fei Bi
China
Inspired by the first book of traditional Chinese medicine, "Huangdi Neijing," which states that food is food when eaten on an emp...
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North Europe
Lucas Nielsen, portrait picture
Up for a change?, signature dish
Lucas Nielsen
Denmark
Denmark is the number one country of producing meat averaging 334 kg per person per year. However, as Denmark increasingly focuses...
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Conor Halpenny
Ireland
With this dish, I wanted to shine a light on modern Irish cooking, a combination of traditions and modern techniques. The Irish cu...
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Magnus Brandenburg Carlsen
Denmark
Over 800 million people around the world go to bed hungry each night. At the same time, one third of all the food that is produced...
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Pacific
Dylan Smith, portrait picture
Natives of Saddle Lamb, signature dish
Dylan Smith
Australia
I am pleased to present a new dish that highlights some of the extraordinary ingredient we are fortunate to have in Australia, ing...
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James Soltau, portrait picture
Grandfather's farm, signature dish
James Soltau
Australia
Through this dish, I aim to express the elegance and complexity of Australian gourmet cuisine. The combination of duck, plums, and...
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Juan Taborda, portrait picture
Maizero, signature dish
Juan Taborda
Australia
My goal with this dish is to demonstrate my culinary heritage, trying to showcase corn as the main ingredient. Corn is much more t...
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South-East Europe & Mediterranean
Pablo Falcón
Haiku to the mountain, signature dish
Pablo Falcón
Slovenia
Gastronomy and poetry are some of the most beautiful expressions that human beings have developed to communicate. Through creativi...
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Yuval Romano, portrait picture
Pumpkin, spice & everything nice, signature dish
Yuval Romano
Israel
As a young Israeli chef, I believe deeply in the principles of zero waste and seasonal cuisine. These beliefs not only guide my cu...
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Letizia Vella
Malta
I discovered my passion for food at an early age while watching my mother create meals . Seeing how much enthusiasm you can put in...
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Uk
Aaron Blais
United Kingdom
This dish is all about a recreation of a happy memory growing up and getting a nostalgic feeling. Cooking and food to me is all ab...
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Chris Wang
United Kingdom
The inspiration comes from my experience in Tokyo and the memory of my childhood. I’d like to present a wonderful marriage between...
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Swann Auffray
United Kingdom
With this dish, I would like to invite customers to travel into the summer season and beautiful products we can find in Suffolk, t...
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USA
Samuel Mumford
With the current climate crisis that we are faced I would use this opportunity to further educate the greater population on the ro...
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Huy Hoang
The Vietnam Cookery Culture is not simply the France and China Cuisine, but it is the fusion between those Big Two Cordon Bleu tha...
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Jack Stewart
My intention was to use every piece of an often-overlooked ingredient, prepare it in a variety of ways, and build depth with ferme...
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West Europe
Davide Calabrese, portrait picture
Davide Calabrese
Luxembourg
I was inspired by the future of global nutrition: I asked myself a simple question. Where is humanity going? In terms of evolution...
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Clementine Perradin, portrait picture
Neirivue trout in a garden's leafy mantle, tarragon sabayon, and parsley brioche, signature dish
Clementine Perradin
Switzerland
With this dish, I want to convey much more than just a culinary experience: I want to pass on a story of commitment to ecology and...
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Emmanuel Sargenti Rojas, portrait picture
“Progressive course”, roots, eggs & citrus fruits, signature dish
Emmanuel Sargenti Rojas
Switzerland
“Encouragement” is the theme of my dish, where ingredients, methods and cooking processes reflect the people, who at first glance ...
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