Regional Finalists 2022-23

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Africa, Middle East & South Asia
Bianca Strydom
South Africa
I wanted to create a dish that can live on a high class fine dining menu, made with “cheap”, attainable, everyday ingredients that...
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Jason Jonker, portrait picture
Heritage and humility, signature dish
Jason Jonker
South Africa
Our Saturday dinners always included a braai. These meals, my happiest moments, were filled with love, laughter and of course good...
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Aengus Moloney
South Africa
Bobotie is a traditional dish that most South Africans know, especially the Afrikaaners. As with anything, everyone has their own ...
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Asia
Shintaro Ohiwa
Japan
Through this dish, I want to convey the wonderful ingredients and food culture of Japan. We also thought about garnishing the dis...
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Ai Ichinose, portrait picture
Fusion of Japanese and French cooking traditions and "Hopes For the future of food", signature dish
Ai Ichinose
Japan
"Miso-marinated" Omi beef and "heshiko," aged fish, have a history of hundreds of years in my hometown. I added the traditional Fr...
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Jae Ho Kim, portrait picture
Grandmother's pheasant, signature dish
Jae Ho Kim
South Korea
My grandmother is from North Korea. She came down to South Korea during the Korean War. She was a housewife, but also my chef. She...
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Canada
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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Ben Thompson
Canada
This dish, in a nutshell, represents who I am. Not only are all the main ingredients sourced from directly here in Canada, but als...
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Stefan Armand, portrait picture
Aged Vancouver Island rockfish 4 ways with local corn and beans, signature dish
Stefan Armand
Canada
With this dish, I want my diverse immigrant family background and the fact I do not identify with one food culture, to show what c...
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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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Yvonne Rauscher, portrait picture
Buntes Waldviertel, signature dish
Yvonne Rauscher
Austria
My dish is intended to showcase the colourful diversity and wonderful flavours of my homeland. The idea of my dish is based on my ...
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Eva Maria Egorova
Germany
With this dish I want to show my love for the italian country, people, language and its cousine. And of course all the delicious i...
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France
Louis De Vicari, portrait picture
Côte de blette rôtie, ail noir et bourgeon de sapin, signature dish
Louis De Vicari
France
I have to say that this dish means a lot to me, as part of my family works in livestock farming. As on most farms, they grow their...
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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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Kitano Yurika
France
A plate full of memories of my trip to Bretagne in the summer. I found a wild fennel herb in the nature of Bretagne, I bought orga...
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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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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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Danitza Alpaca Salinas
Spain
The origin of the techniques and flavours of this dish come from the city where my surname comes from, from an emblematic family w...
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Italy
Josefina Zojza, portrait picture
Trota Puccini, signature dish
Josefina Zojza
Italy
The concept of territory is an important thing when I think about creating a dish. I owe a lot to Tuscany, so I chose the Casentin...
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Katherine Rios
Italy
Migration and Integration Arriving in a new place is not always easy and even more so it is not easy to integrate and be accepted...
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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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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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Xorge Esteban Sanchez
Mexico
I’m very passionate about gastronomy; my country, its people, and its ingredients bring out the flavors, in each one, of my dishes...
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Mateo Portilla
Colombia
For this contest I wanted to create a dish that had the essence of my country. For this, use several products that are not commonl...
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Mainland of China
Min Zhou
China
There are many ways to cook chicken in Guangzhou, and as the saying goes: “It is not a feast if you don’t have chicken”. This dish...
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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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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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North Europe
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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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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Augustinas Bimbiris
Lithuania
Less waste – more taste. My dish is based on an idea that I want to throw away less. Everything is utilized to its’ maximum: even ...
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Pacific
Abhishek Thorat
Australia
This dish is influenced by a region of India called Kashmir. It is inspired by its rich culture, cooking style and ingredients tha...
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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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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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South-East Europe & Mediterranean
Bogdan Panaite, portrait picture
The Pig's Alms, signature dish
Bogdan Panaite
Romania
The Pig's Alms is a sacred ritual deeply rooted in our country's folklore and tradition, people have forgotten about what it means...
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Mojmir Marko Šiftar
Slovenia
In a world of abundance, we need to look at a more nursing future. Sourcing ingredients has become paralysing for our planet. Due ...
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Fanni Varga, portrait picture
Duck mosaic with hungarian twist, signature dish
Fanni Varga
Hungary
It has always been impotant to me that we use every part of our ingredients to fight against food waste, that is why is use whole ...
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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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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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Connor Anderson, portrait picture
The red deer, signature dish
Connor Anderson
United Kingdom
It is my homage to one of the most iconic animals of a place which I now call home, the Scottish Highlands. I want to express my i...
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USA
Daniel Garwood
This dish is a story and reflection of my life as a chef; Typically Banchan (Korean side dish) is a variety of small dishes accom...
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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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West Europe
Egbert Meseure
Belgium
When I started to create this dish a lot of people told me not to do it because it contains too much work. So this explains my st...
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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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Raul Garcia
Switzerland
With this dish I actually want to transfer all my passion and love to the detail. From the first step to the last arrangement of t...
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