Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar: Rimini
Join the Federazione Italiana Cuochi for a Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar in Rimini on 2oth February 2026.
If you wish to attend this seminar, please contact Alessandro Laudadio.
Competition Seminar instructors share techniques from both the perspective of Worldchefs Certified Judges and award-winning competitors. Participants gain an understanding of judging criteria, best practices in the competition kitchen and tactics to achieve higher scores.
Current judges: All Worldchefs Certified Judges are required to attend a Competition Seminar every five years.
Future judges: Attending a Competition Seminar is a mandatory part of the process to become a Worldchefs Certified Judge. Participants are awarded a certificate of participation that can be submitted as one of the required credentials in an application.
Judges: Why attend?
- Keep up to date with culinary trends, and discover all the latest rules necessary to provide fair judgment during competition events.
- Engage with renowned chef instructors and network with a diverse and driven class of competition chefs, aspiring judges, and influencers in the culinary space.
- Current judges: All Worldchefs Certified Judges are required to attend a Competition Seminar every five years.
- Future judges: Take the first step towards becoming a Worldchefs Certified Judge. Participants receive a certificate of participation after attending a Competition Seminar. This certificate of completion is one of the mandatory requirements when submitting a Worldchefs Certified Judge application.
Competitors: Why attend?
- Learn indispensable tips to excel in culinary competitions, and understand the service process and presentation details to make sure you know everything from the very beginning to the end.
- Be the first to discover current culinary trends, innovations in modern kitchen equipment, and the latest technologies used in competition.
- Engage with renowned chef instructors and get inspired alongside a diverse and driven class of competition chefs, aspiring judges, and influencers in the culinary space.
Learn more about becoming a Worldchefs Certified Judge
Attending a Competition Seminar is one of the required credentials in a Certified Judge application. Keep in mind, all Certified Judges are required to attend a Competition Seminar every five years. These intensive workshops provide key information about current trends, competition rules and judging criteria, to help chefs keep up-to-date and at their best!
Attending applicable Competition Seminars is one part of the process to become a judge, and does not automatically qualify you as a Certified Judge. Applicants must fulfill additional criteria and provide evidence of support in a formal application process. To learn more about the full approval process, visit: https://worldchefs.org/become-certified-judge/
Meet Your Seminar Instructor:
This seminar is taught by: Domenico Maggi
Domenico Maggi was born in 1953 and started working in the kitchen at the age of 15. He is a member of the FIC (Federation of Italian Cooks) since 1968 and started his working experience in several restaurants and hotels in Italy, Switzerland and UK. He served as the captain of the Italian National Culinary Team from 1997-2000. He is now internationally recognized as an Ambassador of Apulian and Italian Cooking, and has acquired over 40 years’ experience all over the world. He has participated in many events promoting the cooking of Italy and Puglia in China, the USA, Brazil, Australia and all over Europe. He has received prestigious awards in cooking competitions in Italy and abroad.
