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25/01/2018
Killian Crowley: “We are the next generation of Irish chefs who can make a change”
Killian Crowley will represent UK and Ireland at the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Gra...
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25/01/2018
Anton Husa: “Nothing should go to waste”
Anton Husa will represent Scandinavia at the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Grand Final...
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25/01/2018
Elizabeth Puquio Landeo: “Representing Latin America is a dream”
Elizabeth Puquio Landeo will represent South America at the S.Pellegrino Young C...
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19/01/2018
Benjamin Mauroy-Langlais: “I Fell in Love with the Excitement and the Pressure of Making Food”
Chef Benjamin Mauroy-Langlais will represent Canada at the S.Pellegrino Young Ch...
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07/02/2018
John Taube IV: “The entire dish was inspired by my father”
John Taube is the US finalist in S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2018. Learn about his p...
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07/02/2018
Edoardo Fumagalli: “A chef's biggest challenge is to be unique”
Edoardo Fumagalli is the Italian finalist in S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2018. Learn...
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07/02/2018
Falko Weiss: “My dish shows 100% who I am and how I cook”
Falko Weiss is the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2018 finalist for Germany and Austria...
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22/02/2018
Chanwai Poon: “My dish is inspired by childhood memories”
Discover more about Chanwai Poon, the chef representing China in S.Pellegrino Yo...
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19/06/2015
Peter Gunn, Pacific finalist: "I plan to open my own restaurant in 2017"
Peter Gunn is the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 finalist for the Pacific region.
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08/05/2015
Vinson Petrillo, US finalist: "Let me introduce myself"
The US finalist of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 introduce himself, his signature...
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11/05/2015
A chat with Paolo Griffa, S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 Italian Finalist
While waiting for the Grand Final at Expo Milano 2015 in June, the Italian final...
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01/06/2015
Mark Moriarty, UK-Ireland finalist: "I channel my creativity through food"
Mark Moriarty of The Culinary Counter in Dublin, Ireland, is the S.Pellegrino Yo...
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25/05/2015
Ryoma Shida, Japan Finalist: "Respect The Umami Factor"
Twenty-six-year old Ryoma Shida is the Japanese finalist for the S.Pellegrino Yo...
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25/05/2015
Tobias Wussler, Germany and Austria finalist: “Cooking is My Passion”
An interview with Tobias Wussler, the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 finalist for ...
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01/06/2015
Jin Yong Park, Central-Northern Asia finalist: "My dish reflects my Korean identity"
Jin Yong Park is the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 Central Northern-East Asia fin...
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28/05/2015
David Andres Morera, Spanish Finalist: “I Will Mix Classical and Modern Techniques”
David Andres Morera of Barcelona’s ABaC restaurant is the S.Pellegrino Young Che...
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08/06/2015
Eldar Muradov, Russia-Cis-Baltic finalist: "A chef is like a general"
Eldar Muradov is the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 Russia, CSI and Baltic region ...
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11/06/2015
Angelo Scirocco, Africa-Middle East finalist: "I'm in search of perfecting flavour"
Angelo Scirocco of Cape Town’s Chefs Warehouse and Canteen is the Africa & Middl...
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13/06/2015
Zhu Wenyuan, China finalist: "True culinary art must come from the heart"
Zhu Wenyuan of Shanghai’s Lady Bund restaurant is the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 20...
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15/06/2015
Christian A. Pettersen, Scandinavia finalist: "I'm living my dream"
Christian André Pettersen from restaurant Spiseriet in Stavanger, Norway, is the...
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20/06/2015
Kirk Westaway, South - East Asia: "The best dish I ever tasted? In Colombia"
Kirk Westaway of Singapore’s JAAN restaurant is the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015...
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21/06/2015
Martin Elschner, Switzerland finalist: "My motivation: to see guests happy"
Martin Elschner of Restaurant Sonnenburg in Zurich is the S.Pellegrino Young Che...
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22/06/2015
Stefan Barca, East Europe finalist: "I'm inspired by great artists"
Stefan Barca (previously at Belgrade’s Metropolitan Grill restaurant, now a free...
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24/06/2015
Alex Joseph, Benelux finalist: "If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail"
Alex Joseph of Rouge Tomate restaurant in Brussels is the S.Pellegrino Young Che...
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12/09/2019
Winners of Asia Region S.Pellegrino Young Chef!
Find out the winners from the Asia Region of the 4th edition of S.Pellegrino You...
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27/08/2019
Winner of Pacific Region S.Pellegrino Young Chef
Jose Lorenzo Morales is the Pacific Region Winner of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 201...
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04/04/2019
S.Pellegrino Young Chef Finalist Chang Liu’s Serica
Finalist of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2016 opens his new restaurant in Milan and s...
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Discover the Local Juries of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2026–27
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29/10/2025
The S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 has a winner!
Ardy Ferguson wins the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Award 2024-25
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28/10/2025
Grand Finale 2025 in Milan: As it happened
Discover what's happened during the two-day competition in Milan.
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Collateral awards winners
29/09/2025
Meet the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 collateral award winners
Discover who’s taking home the Social Responsibility, Connection in Gastronomy a...
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Acqua Panna Connection in Gastronomy Award 2024-25: global finalists
10/06/2025
Meet the young chefs competing for the Acqua Panna Connection in Gastronomy Award 2024-25
These are the young chefs combining tradition and modernity in a signature dish.
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SRA finalists
29/04/2025
Meet the young chefs competing for the S.Pellegrino Social Responsibility Award 2024-25
15 regional winners will have the chance to take home one global prize.
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07/04/2025
Vote for the Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thought Award 2024-25 and make a young chef’s dreams come true
Choose the chef that best represents their personal beliefs with a signature dis...
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