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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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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Zante Neethling, portrait picture
Tribute to the Khoi-Khoin Taras, signature dish
Zante Neethling
South Africa
I am sharing the story of the first traces of humankind through the art of culinary expression. This dish is a tribute to the wome...
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Asia
Nusita Woottidetch, portrait picture
Thai heritage, signature dish
Nusita Woottidetch
Thailand
I choose this dish because my mom used to cook this for me and now I cook it for my son. I wan to represent thai heritage dishes i...
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Chudapa Chansaming
Thailand
What I would like to express through this dish is Thai culture, is blended with French because I want to bring Thai food that peop...
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Ardy Ferguson, portrait picture
Archipelago celebration, signature dish
Ardy Ferguson
Hong Kong
My dish is a celebration of the vibrant culinary traditions of Indonesia, infused with the gastronomic influences I’ve embraced si...
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Canada
Karly Ready, portrait picture
Land & sea, signature dish
Karly Ready
Canada
Through my dish I am showing my journey throughout my years in the culinary industry. The last few years I have learned many skill...
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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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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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Central Europe
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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Jacob Zuge
Veal Fillet and Bavarian Cabbage, signature dish
Jakob Züge
Germany
With this dish, I present my homeland on a plate and showcase my Bavarian/Franconian roots with typical components from pub cuisin...
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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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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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Yunkyung CHO
France
France and my hometown, South Korea are both surrounded by the sea and is a temperate climate where produce, livestock, and seafoo...
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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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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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Artur Gomes
Portugal
Sustainability is a word lost in intentions. We believe that to be really sustainable we can’t only focus on our restaurant, inste...
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Nelson Freitas
Portugal
My favorite part of my childhood is the sea so that was my main inspira tion for this signature dish.I really want to transmite th...
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Italy
Eros Castrogiovanni, portrait picture
Cipolla alla royale, signature dish
Eros Castrogiovanni
Italy
With this dish, I would like to express the concept that the replacement of animal protein with vegetable protein, allows the dish...
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Davide Modesti
Italy
This is a vegetarian reinterpretation of a very famous and loved dish of my territory which is beef in oil. I believe that vegeta...
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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
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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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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Segundo Panduro Ruiz
Peru
Give a tribute to Arequipa's Picanterias, Picanterias are places of traditions, good food since the end of the 19th century. Show ...
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Mainland of China
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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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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Fengwei Xie
China
This dish stemmed from my memory of my hometown. It started with chicken from Hetian Town and that relates to local farms and the ...
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North Europe
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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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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Daniel Markovits
Estonia
Chicken and buckwheat is one of the cheapest healthy meal options that is very common to cook among people in Estonia. However, th...
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Pacific
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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Vinayak Shah, portrait picture
Hapuka with fenugreek and alliums, signature dish
Vinayak Shah
New Zealand
My dish is based on my culinary journey: I am Indian by birth and I moved to New Zealand when I was 18 and I've been working in Ta...
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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
Andrea Amore, portrait picture
Áljotta' Maltese fish soup, signature dish
Andrea Amore
Malta
‘Aljotta’ is a traditional Maltese tomato-based fish broth soup. My dish comprises of homely traditional flavours, in part with a ...
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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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Letizia Vella
Malta
I discovered my passion for food at an early age while watching my mother create meals . Seeing how much enthusiasm you can put in...
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Uk
Marcus Clayton
United Kingdom
This is the dish that I first wrote down 4 years ago when I was planning to do my first ever pop up, which unfortunatelly for one ...
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Yogesh Yadav
United Kingdom
I want to focus on traditional Rajasthani hunter-style cooking by showcasing grains, vegetables of the region. It reflects the tim...
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Wayne Munn, portrait picture
Bobotie, signature dish
Wayne Munn
United Kingdom
Having spent so much time designing courses through local and expensive ingredients, I decided to go back to what I grew up eating...
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USA
Dimosthenis Efthymiou
Food conscience and sustainability are more prevalent in our lives than ever before. It is time to take action and look for more ...
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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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Grace Cacciato, portrait picture
Turbot with fennel and citrus, signature dish
Grace Cacciato
United States
I have always been inspired by the way my family in Greece and Italy embrace food, especially coastal fare. In my professional car...
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West Europe
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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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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Theo Kopp, portrait picture
Potée Lorraine: Selected piece of pork, kimchi mirabelle and pig ear, reduced pork and picon Mirabelle juice, signature dish
Theo Kopp
Luxembourg
I started my career as engineer, then 3 years ago, I choose to travel and work as a cook. My cuisine was molded by that. I discove...
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