The S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 has a winner!

It's official: Ardy Ferguson is the winner of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25. Representing Asia, the young chef from Belon restaurant in Hong Kong, accompanied by his mentor Vicky Lau, seriously impressed the Grand Jury of internationally renowned chefs – Christophe Bacquié, Jeremy Chan, Antonia Klugmann, Niki Nakayama, Elena Reygadas, Julien Royer, and Mitsuharu Tsumura – with his signature dish Archipelago Celebration.

The award was presented at a glamorous ceremony in the spectacular setting of Milan's historic Castello Sforzesco, during which a special gala dinner was prepared by none other than chef Nelson Freitas, talented winner of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2022-2023.

The ceremony was also the occasion for the winners of the competition’s three collateral awards – Zanté Neethling (S.Pellegrino Social Responsibility Award), Noah Wynants (Acqua Panna Connection in Gastronomy Award) and Nicolás A. López (Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thought Award) – to pick up their prestigious prizes.

Watch this space to find out how chef Ardy Ferguson reacted to winning the accolade of the world's Best Young Chef 2025 and read more about an unforgettable evening in Milan.