Regional Finalists 2022-23

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Africa, Middle East & South Asia
Simone Pino
United Arab Emirates
I really like the lamb in spring time I use to live in London and I still remember the flavor of rhug estate. I think is a great ...
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Stefano Maffioli Ferrari, portrait picture
Celery-ac, wild chestnuts mushrooms and almonds, signature dish
Stefano Maffioli Ferrari
Egypt
This dish expresses the versatility of one of my favorite vegetables, the celeriac, using every part of it in 4 different ways, wi...
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Marile Du Plessis, portrait picture
Firepit, signature dish
Marile Du Plessis
South Africa
Coming from the Northern Cape, the braai is often seen as the place for a man. From a young age I was by my father's side, learnin...
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Asia
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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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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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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Canada
Ben Miller
Canada
Vegan food, through methodology and expertise, belongs on the world stage. Vegetables can be a complete substitute for any animal ...
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Harpreet Kahllon
Canada
This dish is my brainchild of what my soul would look like on a plate, the mousse of the Meat Beliram is a connection to my roots ...
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Timothy James Bleau
Canada
I want to show that fine dining food can have zero waste when done correctly, getting creative on how to utilize trim in order to ...
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Central Europe
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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Patrick Ködel, portrait picture
Heart of the mountain, signature dish
Patrick Ködel
Germany
I wish to inspire people to reconnect with their neighborhood. Regionality is not just practiced, it is lived! We need to encourag...
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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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France
William Ezzedine
France
I would like to pay tribute to all the places I have lived, thanks to my family coming from many backgrounds. I chose a fish that ...
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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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Alberto Suardi, portrait picture
Wild and roots, signature dish
Alberto Suardi
France
This dish tells my story, expressing my passion for mushrooms with a skewer of mushrooms, laced with their broth and miso. The oth...
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Iberian Countries
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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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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Cristina Gómez Manarel, portrait picture
Grenade-Italian lamb, signature dish
Cristina Gómez Manarel
Spain
The dish represents my whole essence as a cook and as a person. It evokes my Italian-Granadian roots. It is a journey through the ...
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Italy
Lorenzo Manosperti, portrait picture
Lamb & conifers, signature dish
Lorenzo Manosperti
Italy
My dish showcases the biodiversity of Alta Langa using every part of the lamb, emphasizing sustainability and respect. Combining t...
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Elisa Frutti, portrait picture
(R)evolution, signature dish
Elisa Frutti
Italy
Growing up in the province of Bergamo with my grandmothers, who were born and raised during the war, they always had the philosoph...
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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
Erick Alfredo Bautista Chacon
Mexico
The connection we have with our people and the land, our hands are channels with earth. Great dishes can be made using everyday pr...
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Gabriela Sarmiento, portrait picture
La malquerida, signature dish
Gabriela Sarmiento
Panama
The hen is the base of one of our emblematic typical dishes: the sancocho, a soup that is eaten at any time and on any occasion, i...
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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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Mainland of China
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Homemade Oyster Sauce with Shandong Wagyu
He-Sen Jason Liu
China
I have been training in the culinary arts since I was 14 and that set me on my career path. It allowed me to gain a thorough under...
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Zi Hao Lu, portrait picture
Zi Hao Lu, signature dish
Zi Hao Lu
China
In Chinese culture, there is an old saying, "Eat what is in season," which means that the right time creates flavors, and if misse...
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Junhao Hu, portrait picture
Junhao Hu, signature dish
Junhao Hu
China
This is a modern culinary expression that combines local Sichuan ingredients with traditional French cooking techniques. Through t...
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North Europe
Noah Wynants, portrait picture
Dutch 'Rendang', signature dish
Noah Wynants
Netherlands
With this dish, I want to show that worldly flavors can be achieved with products from our own country or region, promoting sustai...
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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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Liliana Haaland
Norway
This dish focuses on solder fish which is one of the largest food sources for many fish species in the ocean. also that is hardly ...
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Pacific
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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Jackson Mehlhopt
New Zealand
Wapiti deer were introduced into New Zealand in 1905. Since then the feral herd escalated in numbers and volunteer groups put in h...
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Srishti Godbole
Australia
It’s been three years, that I have seen my family due to the pandemic, three years since I've been to my ancestral home in ‘Aurang...
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South-East Europe & Mediterranean
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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Paweł Szulżycki
Poland
By presenting this dish i would like to convince people that we chefs are not only people that stand for many hours in front of th...
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Maria Zoga
Greece
I Choose this plate because I grew up in a small town next to the sea and the area is rich in fish. I remember that every week I s...
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Uk
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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Imogen Parrish
United Kingdom
The message I'm trying to express through my dish is that although its been said that crabs and lobsters are becoming more unsusta...
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Kristin Reagon
United Kingdom
This dish signifies my journey , it starts off with my heritage and roots - this being the base flavours of masala, Granadilla and...
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USA
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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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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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
Valerio Borriero
Belgium
This dish represents the Italian immigration in Belgium in the 20th century, for working in the coal mines. My family is from this...
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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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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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