Regional Finalists 2022-23

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Africa, Middle East & South Asia
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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Robin Höfer, portrait picture
The lamb of gratitude, signature dish
Robin Höfer
United Arab Emirates
During my visit to Egypt, I was welcomed into my friend's family celebration of Eid. Grateful for their hospitality, I offered to ...
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Tiisetso Matela
South Africa
This dish conveys African traditional dishes in a modern way or style, where by sorghum it's the main source our traditional beer ...
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Asia
Hyojeong Kim
KOREA DEM. REPUBLIC OF
Through the San Pelegrino competition, I would like to make new Korean dish that is interesting and delicious to people in a fun w...
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Aaron Shiu
Philippines
This dish played a very important role in my life. I took inspiration from the dish Steamed Grouper. We would have this dish every...
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Jiajun Law, portrait picture
Long Island duck with jambu, bue ta na rice donabe with braised duck legs, garden pickles and duck broth, signature dish
Jiajun Law
Singapore
This dish is made using a "priced" protein in our ASEAN culture. It is not something we get to enjoy much of as it was expensive a...
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Canada
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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Mary Louisse Isabelle, portrait picture
Duck Sinigang (tamarind consomme), signature dish
Mary Louisse Isabelle
Canada
This dish is an homage to my personal culinary journey. Being of Chinese Filipino decent, this dish is a culmination of the influe...
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Boutte Terry, portrait picture
Lamb triptych, signature dish
Boutte Terry
Canada
In the kitchen, we throw away the unloved and unsaleable offal of lamb. Stunned by this vision of non-valuation, I wanted to honor...
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Central Europe
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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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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Sebastian Braun
Germany
In this dish I want to give a stage to an ingredient that I think is underestimated (the horse) and represent it as much as possib...
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France
Antonis Avouri, portrait picture
The consequences of our actions, signature dish
Antonis Avouri
France
My dish resembles how climate change has affected the planet, both land and sea in the Mediterranean Regions. It’s a pescatarian d...
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Klervi Poullain, portrait picture
Monkfish, seaweeds, buckwheat, celeriac, colombo, signature dish
Klervi Poullain
France
My name is Klervi. It's a Celtic name from Brittany, Bretagne region of France from my mother. She gave me the taste of the gastro...
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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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Iberian Countries
Francisco Avalada, portrait picture
Santa Luzia's octupus, signature dish
Francisco Avalada
Portugal
With this signature dish I intend to elevate the octopus to its maximum using all parts of it, without any waste. The place where ...
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Christian Mor, portrait picture
Hake in three services, signature dish
Christian Mor
Spain
With this proposal, what I am trying to do is make the most of a product of such quality as hake. Hake is one of the most consumed...
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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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Italy
Michele Antonelli
Italy
This dish revolves around the use of the main part of the ingredients and those of “ scrap “ , nothing is thrown away, rather at 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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Silvia Mocco
Italy
The recipe I propose represents my path: past, present and future.The eel is the most convivial ingredient of my homeland, cooked ...
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Latin America & Caribbean
Federico Rodriguez
Bosque Emergente
Federico Rodriguez
Mexico
Emerging Forest was born through memories I have of my childhood with my grandparents and the teachings they gave me about the pro...
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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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Ralf Zuñiga Accostupa
Peru
A short time ago there was an oil spill on the coast of Peru, it made me realize the consequences of spills, they generate a treme...
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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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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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Shixin Luo
China
China is a country with vast territory and abundant resources, and each region has its own special ingredients. This dish uses the...
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North Europe
Juan Ruiz
Sweden
With more than 10 years experience in different countries it took me a second to realize and change mi mindset when it comes to co...
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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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Sebastian Garcia Jimenez
Faroe Islands
During my time spent at Faroe Islands I create this dish with one purpose, to make something Mexican inspired but allowing myself ...
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Pacific
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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Siriporn Boonsin, portrait picture
Assiette from the sea, signature dish
Siriporn Boonsin
Australia
Through this dish, I aim to showcase the harmonious blend of traditional Thai flavors with modern culinary techniques. It represen...
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Santiago Sansone, portrait picture
Sweet memories, signature dish
Santiago Sansone
The main purpose of this dish is to change the misconception that exists in some beef offal's, in this case "sweetbread", consider...
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South-East Europe & Mediterranean
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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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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Luis Estrella, portrait picture
Pato, del viejo al nuevo mundo (Duck, from Old to New World), signature dish
Luis Estrella
Malta
Influence of different cuisines from where I learned becoming French and Spanish my biggest influence, without leaving aside the i...
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Uk
Chris Wang
United Kingdom
The inspiration comes from my experience in Tokyo and the memory of my childhood. I’d like to present a wonderful marriage between...
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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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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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USA
Garrett Brower, portrait picture
Quail stuffed with Chesapeake oysters, signature dish
Garrett Brower
United States
By celebrating the products and cuisine of the Chesapeake Bay I hope to generate interest in its preservation. Oysters in particul...
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Leonardo Penafiel, portrait picture
Beet root millefeuille, signature dish
Leonardo Penafiel
United States
Through this dish, I aim to express a harmony of flavors and cultures, celebrating the versatility and richness of plant-based ing...
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Laura Arrojo
I want to express the courage to work with nonconformity, taking a classic plate form my country with products that we barely use ...
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West Europe
Gianmarco Pallotta
Switzerland
With this first course I wanted to create a link between land and sea, revisiting a typical preparation of my country, the porchet...
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Antoine Guilmot, portrait picture
100% vegetable ravioli of celery root, signature dish
Antoine Guilmot
Belgium
Through this vegetable dish, the idea is to show that a simple product can become a complex and flavorful dish on its own. You can...
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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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