Regional Finalists 2022-23

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Africa, Middle East & South Asia
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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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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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
Aswin Kumar Karanat Subramanian, portrait picture
Shells break the shell, signature dish
Aswin Kumar Karanat Subramanian
Maldives
My Dish, from a village by Kerala's backwaters, is inspired by where the historic spice route shaped our rich cultural heritage. I...
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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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Ian Goh
Singapore
This dish began with my love of lamb, and the hope to highlight my Hainanese heritage. Lamb has been a staple of the Hainanese die...
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Canada
Pierre Olivier Pelletier
Canada
I invent this plate in honor of the hard work of my father and my mother. My father always work in the cereal world and this is a ...
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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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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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Central Europe
Stefan Barca
Germany
This dish is entirely inspired by general and global necessity for #change. Where everyone has to give at least a minimum effort t...
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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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Marc-Dominik Stern, portrait picture
Französisches Perlhuhn "Tikka Massala Style", signature dish
Marc-Dominik Stern
Germany
Tikka Masala - a dish that started my culinary journey. It captivated me as a chef's apprentice with its layers of flavor, the fir...
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France
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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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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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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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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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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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
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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Marco Pezzaioli, portrait picture
Sweetbr3d, signature dish
Marco Pezzaioli
Italy
My journey starts with sweetbread, a beloved traditional dish from my homeland, often used in my professional experience. The “in ...
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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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Latin America & Caribbean
Miguel Jose Berrio Hernandez, portrait picture
Beef Tongue, "orejero" seeds veloutè, roasted "ocanera" baby onions, apple and beef crumble, banana tartare and coconut and black garlic sauce, signature dish
Miguel Jose Berrio Hernandez
Colombia
In my childhood, my grandparents used to have Sunday family lunches and the dish I remember the most is the tongue in sauce, serve...
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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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Andrea Pinzòn Banfield
Panama
It’s a celebration of the plantain plant itself, all of it. Plantain has always been the base of our nutrition. The most producti...
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Mainland of China
Jun Feng Jiang, portrait picture
Jun Feng Jiang, signature dish
Jun Feng Jiang
China
I once read an interview stating that food waste is a fatal flaw in fine dining restaurants. Many ingredients, from purchase to pl...
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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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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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North Europe
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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Magnus Brandenburg Carlsen
Denmark
Over 800 million people around the world go to bed hungry each night. At the same time, one third of all the food that is produced...
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Astrid Wahlen
Astrid Wahlen
Sweden
Knowledge makes you respect the raw materials, if you know how we produce food we also learn to treat it with respect. Knowledge i...
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Pacific
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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Leidy Carolina Maldonado Ramirez
Australia
This salad is very popular Colombian salad on the Atlantic coast in and we find it with the name clown salad, alluding its name to...
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Robin Wagner
Australia
My passion and mindset when creating new dishes is to create something remarkable, to accept the challenge and always being out of...
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South-East Europe & Mediterranean
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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Cezary Boraczynski, portrait picture
Masurian Antonius delight, signature dish
Cezary Boraczynski
Poland
My dish is a tribute to the culinary traditions of eastern Poland. I sourced the sturgeon and caviar from the renowned Antonius br...
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Uk
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 and re...
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Ediz Niyazi Engin
United Kingdom
A Chef is someone able to forge a connection between times and who can intertwine the strings of time to create something beautifu...
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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
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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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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Joseph Baffoe
Aged Duck, Wasabi, Peas, Foie
Joseph Baffoe
United States
I would like to show my background in culinary arts by showcasing what I’ve learned and experienced in my time in this industry. S...
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West Europe
Damien Delacoste
Switzerland
My dish is an initiation, a journey through a memory, a reminiscence. One day I went with my grandfather into the forest, I was yo...
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Clementine Perradin, portrait picture
Neirivue trout in a garden's leafy mantle, tarragon sabayon, and parsley brioche, signature dish
Clementine Perradin
Switzerland
With this dish, I want to convey much more than just a culinary experience: I want to pass on a story of commitment to ecology and...
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Emmanuel Sargenti Rojas, portrait picture
“Progressive course”, roots, eggs & citrus fruits, signature dish
Emmanuel Sargenti Rojas
Switzerland
“Encouragement” is the theme of my dish, where ingredients, methods and cooking processes reflect the people, who at first glance ...
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