Regional Finalists 2022-23

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Africa, Middle East & South Asia
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Ellah Maepa
South Africa
The power of flavor in simplicity with my love for fusion. Throughout my journey as a chef, I have never really appreciated my own...
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Luis Angel Huamani Huerta
Qatar
just to show everything that I have learned in each country that I have traveled, worked, its food, its culture, its people, so th...
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Babilesh Rajan, portrait picture
Sacrifice, signature dish
Babilesh Rajan
India
The ritual of sacrifice is a sacred part of ancient India's culture and heredity. The lesser known Dravidians who were farmers and...
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Asia
Chudapa Chansaming
Thailand
What I would like to express through this dish is Thai culture, is blended with French because I want to bring Thai food that peop...
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Aswin Kumar Karanat Subramanian, portrait picture
Shells break the shell, signature dish
Aswin Kumar Karanat Subramanian
Maldives
My Dish, from a village by Kerala's backwaters, is inspired by where the historic spice route shaped our rich cultural heritage. I...
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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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Canada
Pierre Olivier Pelletier
Canada
I invent this plate in honor of the hard work of my father and my mother. My father always work in the cereal world and this is a ...
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Danny Houfeng Deng
Canada
I am originally from China, my cooking philosophy is using French, Italian, and Japanese technique to showcase Chinese favor, mode...
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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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Central Europe
Mary Anne Peñaloza Villafuerte, portrait picture
Shrimps | Corn | Pork fusion, signature dish
Mary Anne Peñaloza Villafuerte
Germany
This dish symbolises the union of Latin American and Bavarian traditions, reflecting my culinary journey. By blending these rich c...
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Marcel Förster
Germany
With this dish I would like to express that we all have to look back sometimes when we were young and our families were cooking fo...
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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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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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Clément Vergeat
France
I’d like through this creation to express the ambivalence which exists in our «industry». Chef, sommelier,etc, all those occupatio...
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Loïs Bée, portrait picture
Between Sologne and Provence, signature dish
Loïs Bée
France
This dish gives nobility to the sturgeon by placing it at the centre of the plate, with the caviar playing a secondary role as an ...
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Iberian Countries
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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Alessandro Bartoli, portrait picture
Una lengua en común, signature dish
Alessandro Bartoli
Spain
The dish idea combines Spain and Italy's linguistic and cultural ties, rich in shared elements I value. I'll merge Spanish stewed ...
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William Saavedra Juchani, portrait picture
Nuances of aged sea bass, signature dish
William Saavedra Juchani
Spain
I would like to express the evolution of nuances and flavours that develops in cold-ripened sea bass without humidity. The maturat...
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Italy
Maria Chiara Brannetti
Italy
I rapresented violence against woman. Living or cohabiting with someone who exhibits aggressive attitudes and feeling without a wa...
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Andrea Borroni
Italy
This dish represents me and everything I wanted to believe in. I was born in Milan, moved to Ancona, mother Bolognese, father Mila...
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Gabriel Collazzo, portrait picture
Ris voyageur, signature dish
Gabriel Collazzo
Italy
I wanted to find a point that connects my cooking with the place where I learn and found my passion for it, mostly french, japanes...
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Latin America & Caribbean
Moris Moreno
Colombia
All the ingridients in my dish come from the farm I grew up, I sowed them myself, and I prepared them using traditional and contem...
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Miguel Jose Berrio Hernandez, portrait picture
Beef Tongue, "orejero" seeds veloutè, roasted "ocanera" baby onions, apple and beef crumble, banana tartare and coconut and black garlic sauce, signature dish
Miguel Jose Berrio Hernandez
Colombia
In my childhood, my grandparents used to have Sunday family lunches and the dish I remember the most is the tongue in sauce, serve...
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Pablo Ramirez, portrait picture
Breath of the Pacific, signature dish
Pablo Ramirez
Chile
With this dish, I aim to express the essence and authenticity of seafood from the Pacific coast, especially in Chile. My intention...
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Mainland of China
Wei Jie Yao, portrait picture
Wei Jie Yao, signature dish
Wei Jie Yao
China
This dish represents my fond memories and deep affection for the Jiangnan region.The fresh bamboo shoots on the mountains in sprin...
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Yunze Zheng
China
The inspiration for this dish came from my hometown: Ningbo, Zhejiang. There is a dish in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province called Stir-Fr...
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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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North Europe
Jonita Šeščilaitė
Lithuania
Due to the pandemic, everything closed and people with nowhere to go turned to forests and parks. This dish is created upon mixed ...
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Eddie Meijboom
Netherlands
We are a modern Spanish restaurant and this dish is my interpretation of the gamba al ajillo. Traditionally, the prawns are oft...
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Helena Vallimäe, portrait picture
Farm chicken with estonian apples and kohlrabi, signature dish
Helena Vallimäe
Estonia
This dish represents how we can use different parts of one protein source and combine this with Estonian wine. I am also using lin...
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Pacific
Leidy Carolina Maldonado Ramirez
Australia
This salad is very popular Colombian salad on the Atlantic coast in and we find it with the name clown salad, alluding its name to...
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Alexis Belmas
Australia
Through this dish, I wanted to link my 2 countries of affection which are France, my country of origin, and Australia, the country...
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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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South-East Europe & Mediterranean
Gregory Kikis
Greece
Through “The story of Cod” I wanted to give a modern twist to a traditional Greek recipe and products that are a part of every tab...
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Nikola Šorak, portrait picture
A play about Sava Savanovic, the first Serbian vampire, signature dish
Nikola Šorak
Serbia
This dish stems from the global need to change the fine dining concept. I believe that the process of dining in a restaurant shoul...
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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
Ben Miller, portrait picture
Ode to Sam Yee, signature dish
Ben Miller
United Kingdom
Through a desire to seek out and understand culture outside of my own, I have been able discover so much about myself and the food...
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Wayne Munn, portrait picture
Rabbit and lobster, signature dish
Joshua Wilde
United Kingdom
I want to showcase everything I have learnt as a chef so far. I think doing a classical dish like this is unique and modern. It re...
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Sude Hancher, portrait picture
Cauliflower & halibut, signature dish
Sude Hancher
United Kingdom
The chosen fish for this dish is halibut, a firm fish with an oily texture. I have made a special sauce called fish caramel made f...
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USA
Joseph Baffoe
Aged Duck, Wasabi, Peas, Foie
Joseph Baffoe
United States
I would like to show my background in culinary arts by showcasing what I’ve learned and experienced in my time in this industry. S...
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Nicolas Lopez, portrait picture
Pork with hints of the sea, signature dish
Nicolas Lopez
United States
This dish represent my years of experience working in this industry, from a local pub or bistro, all the way to fine dining using ...
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Chainey Kuykendall, portrait picture
My mother's garden, signature dish
Chainey Kuykendall
United States
My dish is a homage to my mom. Being an immigrant, my mom has faced a lot of obstacles with my grandma (mee-maw), but the first ti...
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West Europe
Aurelien De Noble, portrait picture
My memory picking, signature dish
Aurelien De Noble
Belgium
I created these dishes by reminiscing about the morning's picking. The first thing we did in the restaurant before setting off to ...
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Theo Kopp, portrait picture
Potée Lorraine: Selected piece of pork, kimchi mirabelle and pig ear, reduced pork and picon Mirabelle juice, signature dish
Theo Kopp
Luxembourg
I started my career as engineer, then 3 years ago, I choose to travel and work as a cook. My cuisine was molded by that. I discove...
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Bodi de Munck, portrait picture
The pigeon that traveled to the East, signature dish
Bodi de Munck
Belgium
This dish represents a combination of my view, love and upbringing with food. being thought french cuisine and working with locale...
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