Regional Finalists 2024-25

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Africa, Middle East & South Asia
Chiara Romualdi, portrait picture
My memory, signature dish
Chiara Romualdi
United Arab Emirates
This dish comes from a memory from my chilhood:''anatra all'arancia'' (orange duck) from my grandmother, she's the one that made m...
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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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David Mazareanu, portrait picture
Burning red, homage to Alberto Burri, signature dish
David Mazareanu
United Arab Emirates
80% of marine pollution is due to plastics and microplastics, hence the idea of ​​proposing this dish with edible plastic. Just as...
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Asia
Simone Scarparo, portrait picture
Hidden in the beeswax, signature dish
Simone Scarparo
Thailand
In February 2023, just before opening my restaurant, we visited a bee farm in Koh Samui and saw unused beeswax being discarded. In...
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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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Ardy Ferguson, portrait picture
Archipelago celebration, signature dish
Ardy Ferguson
Hong Kong
My dish is a celebration of the vibrant culinary traditions of Indonesia, infused with the gastronomic influences I’ve embraced si...
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Canada
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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Karly Ready, portrait picture
Land & sea, signature dish
Karly Ready
Canada
Through my dish I am showing my journey throughout my years in the culinary industry. The last few years I have learned many skill...
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Victoria Rinsma, portrait picture
Across the sea and home again, signature dish
Victoria Rinsma
This is the purest form of expression of my journey. This dish will take you through the beginning of my career all the way to the...
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Central Europe
Mario Ludwig, portrait picture
A Duck walking through the forest, signature dish
Mario Ludwig
Austria
My dish should represent the northern Waldviertel and the history of my family. The idea for my signature dish was born in my head...
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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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Jackie Johannsen, portrait picture
Nordic by nature, signature dish
Jackie Johannsen
Germany
This dish represents me: german born i lived in Irleand for 10 years. North Sea Cod: Pan-seared to perfection, symbolizing my chil...
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France
Yunkyung Cho, portrait picture
Oceanic revelations, signature dish
Yunkyung Cho
France
My signature dish, 'Oceanic Revelations,' contrasts the natural color of white cod with black squid ink to symbolize the impact of...
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Joseph Doverman
Whiskey loosens the beefs tongue
Joseph Doverman
France
This dish for me represents Irish culture married with classical french techniques,as an Irish chef in France it's something that'...
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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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Iberian Countries
Jose Maria Borrás Villarroel, portrait picture
Langosta y cochinillo balear, signature dish
Jose Maria Borrás Villarroel
Spain
On our plate, we unite the gastronomic tradition of Mallorca and Menorca, highlighting local products with a sustainable approach....
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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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Loris Falzone, portrait picture
Differente bolognese di lepre, signature dish
Loris Falzone
Spain
With my signature dish I would like to try to tell you judges my story, from my Sicilian origins and what I have learnt these past...
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Italy
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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Simone Buggiani, portrait picture
Capretto in tre tempi, signature dish
Simone Buggiani
Italy
I chose baby goat, because in addition to liking it a lot, it was the first animal I cooked in my first work experience, we used t...
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Silvia Rozas, portrait picture
Alien meets native, signature dish
Silvia Rozas
Italy
What makes a species local, indigenous, alien, invasive, naturalized, or imported to a specific ecology ?How do species, including...
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Latin America & Caribbean
Enrique Fajardo, portrait picture
Dodua nabsaa, signature dish
Enrique Fajardo
Panama
Panamanian cuisine is a fusion of indigenous, African, Spanish and Asian influences. The Afro-descendant cultures, especially in s...
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Ana Paulina Guillen Mayor, portrait picture
Pirá Caldo Tata, signature dish
Ana Paulina Guillen Mayor
Paraguay
Through this dish I would like to show the importance of women as bearers of gastronomic tradition. The clay work of the potters, ...
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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
Vitoria De Cia Caixeta, portrait picture
Vitoria De Cia Caixeta, signature dish
Vitoria De Cia Caixeta
China
I express the fusion between two cultures, Chinese and Italian. The dish is composed of childhood memories where every Sunday as a...
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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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Jin Wang, portrait picture
Jin Wang, signature dish
Jin Wang
China
As a native of Nanjing, I have always held a belief that "no duck can leave Nanjing alive." From a young age, I may have had a cer...
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North Europe
Blake Norgren, portrait picture
Truffled lamb saddle with yellow carrot puree, signature dish
Blake Norgren
Sweden
Through this dish, I aim to evoke a sense of culinary heritage and connection to Sweden. The lamb symbolizes tradition and sustena...
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Ivaylo Gaserov, portrait picture
Lamb from Røros, signature dish
Ivaylo Gaserov
Norway
The idea behind the dish is to connect the Bulgarian and Nordic cuisine through common ingredients and procedures. The lamb is com...
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Felix Janlöv, portrait picture
Nordic sea, signature dish
Felix Janlöv
Sweden
Nordic Sea is a dish that focuses on sustainable ingredients. This dish reflects my culinary journey and who I am as a chef today....
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Pacific
Joshua Ross, portrait picture
Wild venison, artichoke & smoked deer milk puree, offal crepinettes, endive leaves, grilled quince and beetroot jus, signature dish
Joshua Ross
New Zealand
In New Zealand we have a large number of introduced pests like wild deer that damage our native flora and fauna. By using wild ven...
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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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Kimberly Tang, portrait picture
My mother's Tze Char, signature dish
Kimberly Tang
Australia
"My Mother's Tze Char" is a tribute to my late mother's dream of feeding the hungry. By transforming humble ingredients into a ric...
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South-East Europe & Mediterranean
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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Maciej Osiński, portrait picture
The circle of life, signature dish
Maciej Osiński
Poland
I’d like to introduce my dish, to express my way of thinking about both cooking and dealing with life outside of gastronomy. the d...
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Vadean Alin, portrait picture
Through the eyes of a fish, signature dish
Vadean Alin
Romania
Today's dish is more than just a meal; it is a plea for sustainability and responsibility. The present we live in is marked by maj...
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Uk
Wayne Munn, portrait picture
Bobotie, signature dish
Wayne Munn
United Kingdom
Having spent so much time designing courses through local and expensive ingredients, I decided to go back to what I grew up eating...
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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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Audrey Park, portrait picture
Cornish monk fish wrapped in hispi cabbage and bracken, signature dish
Audrey Park
United Kingdom
As a Korean chef in London, this dish reflects my identity. In this diverse city, culinary boundaries dissolve, blending local UK ...
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USA
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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Grace Cacciato, portrait picture
Turbot with fennel and citrus, signature dish
Grace Cacciato
United States
I have always been inspired by the way my family in Greece and Italy embrace food, especially coastal fare. In my professional car...
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Jaime Leal, portrait picture
Plebe Bi-chi, signature dish
Jaime Leal
United States
My childhood was based on different gastronomic backgrounds about sharing with family and friends around food, they know me as a s...
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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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Glenn Baele, portrait picture
Mackerel, dulse, shiitake, signature dish
Glenn Baele
Belgium
My dish embodies simplicity, honesty, and refinement with three core ingredients: mackerel, dulse, and shiitake. Inspired by my pa...
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Tamas Czegledi, portrait picture
Pigeon of Thomas, signature dish
Tamas Czegledi
Switzerland
When someone asks me, what my favorite thing to cook is, I always have to think. In my career I've worked at all stations in the k...
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