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Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar: ChengDu
Join the Shanghai Sinoexpo Informa Markets International Exhibition Co., Ltd. for a Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar in ChengDu, China on 2nd June 2025.
This competition seminar will be related with 2025 Hotelex ChengDu Chinese Cooking Competition. All seminar participants will be the rookie judges for the competition.
If you wish to attend this seminar, please contact Clinton Zhu at clinton@fanculinary.com or +8618616309339.
Competition Seminar instructors share techniques from both the perspective of Worldchefs Certified Judges and award-winning competitors. Participants gain an understanding of not only judging criteria but also best practices in the competition kitchen and tactics that consistently reach the highest place at the podium.
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. To learn more about the process and for a complete list of requirements, download the Worldchefs Certified Judge application form here.
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: Rick Stephen
Rick Stephen is a third-generation chef from Tasmania, the food capital of Australia. He is the first Australian to be awarded the title of ‘Certified Master Chef’. Rick began his apprenticeship in 1972 under the world-renowned chef Claudio Magris in Melbourne.
He owned and ran Raphael’s restaurant in Brisbane for 12 years, achieving 3 Chefs Hats, the highest restaurant rating in Australia. In 2009, Rick joined SATS Ltd in Singapore as Executive Chef, managing up to 60,000 meals per day for Singapore Airlines. He was promoted to Director of Kitchens in 2015, overseeing all SATS kitchens in Asia, producing a total of 400,000 meals per day.
Rick is also the Continental Director for Worldchefs in Asia, frequently traveling to conduct training sessions and motivational presentations. He has been honored in several countries, and a wing of the NingBo Culinary School in China is named after him: the Rick Stephen’s Centre of Excellence.
Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar: Shanghai
Join the China Cuisine Association for a Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar in Shanghai, China on 29th March 2025.
If you wish to attend this seminar, please contact Ye Wang at ccaxicanwei@163.com or +8613512888278.
Competition Seminar instructors share techniques from both the perspective of Worldchefs Certified Judges and award-winning competitors. Participants gain an understanding of not only judging criteria but also best practices in the competition kitchen and tactics that consistently reach the highest place at the podium.
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. To learn more about the process and for a complete list of requirements, download the Worldchefs Certified Judge application form here.
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: Rick Stephen
Rick Stephen is a third-generation chef from Tasmania, the food capital of Australia. He is the first Australian to be awarded the title of ‘Certified Master Chef’. Rick began his apprenticeship in 1972 under the world-renowned chef Claudio Magris in Melbourne.
He owned and ran Raphael’s restaurant in Brisbane for 12 years, achieving 3 Chefs Hats, the highest restaurant rating in Australia. In 2009, Rick joined SATS Ltd in Singapore as Executive Chef, managing up to 60,000 meals per day for Singapore Airlines. He was promoted to Director of Kitchens in 2015, overseeing all SATS kitchens in Asia, producing a total of 400,000 meals per day.
Rick is also the Continental Director for Worldchefs in Asia, frequently traveling to conduct training sessions and motivational presentations. He has been honored in several countries, and a wing of the NingBo Culinary School in China is named after him: the Rick Stephen’s Centre of Excellence.
Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar: Hong Kong
Join the Hong Kong Chefs Association for a Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar in Hong Kong, China on 13th May, 2025.
If you wish to attend this seminar, please contact Anita Cheng at chenganitawc@yahoo.com.hk or +852 9302 6483.
Competition Seminar instructors share techniques from both the perspective of Worldchefs Certified Judges and award-winning competitors. Participants gain an understanding of not only judging criteria but also best practices in the competition kitchen and tactics that consistently reach the highest place at the podium.
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. To learn more about the process and for a complete list of requirements, download the Worldchefs Certified Judge application form here.
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 fulfil 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: Rudolf Muller
Tremendously grown in the past decade, Hong Kong International Culinary Classic (HKICC), endorsed by the Worldchefs – World Association of Chef’s Societies and co-organised by the Hong Kong Chefs Association (HKCA), will be held at HOFEX from 14 – 16 May 2025 where the best and brightest convene to show mastery in culinary arts. It’s time to spread your influence and cultivate the younger generations of the F&B industry!
Explore the rulebook below to learn more.
Venue: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Dates: 14th May to 16th May 2025
For more information, visit:
HKCA Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/HongKongChefsAssociation
HKCA Website Link: https://www.hongkong-chefs.com/
APPLY FOR A WORLDCHEFS ENDORSEMENT
Take your competition to the next level with Worldchefs competition endorsement, a prestigious recognition, achieved by competitions that meet the highest standards of quality. This endorsement provides exceptional opportunities for visibility to an audience of culinary professionals.
Benefits include:
- Tap into a global community of chefs for greater networking and business opportunities.
- Unlock new possibilities with optional digital badging and event competition software.
- Gain free of charge digital badges for competitors and winners with co-branding opportunities.
- Gain access to downloadable evaluation and scoring sheets on Worldchefs website.
Learn more and apply to endorse your competition: https://worldchefs.org/Endorsement/
The 33rd HOTELEX 2025 Shanghai International Hotel and Catering Industry Expo will be grandly held from March 30th to April 2nd, 2025 at the Puxi Hongqiao @ National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai! Covering popular sectors such as catering equipment, desktop supplies, food and beverage, coffee and tea drinks, baked ice cream, light meals and fine wine, food machinery, food and catering packaging and machinery, chain franchising, etc., creating a more open and efficient communication space for global hotel and catering industry practitioners.
During this exhibition will be the 2025 Hotelex China Inheritance and Innovation Chinese Cuisine Challenge!
This competition aims to vigorously promote traditional and innovative cooking skills. It also tests the contestants’ ability to combine traditional Chinese cuisine with innovative Chinese cuisine, further promotes the construction of a team of highly skilled talents in the Chinese cuisine industry, and provides a platform for young chefs to exchange skills, improve their skills, and showcase their style, thus promoting the better development of Chinese cuisine.
To learn more about the competition, visit the official website here.
Venue: National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, China
Dates: 30th March to 2nd April 2025
APPLY FOR A WORLDCHEFS ENDORSEMENT
Take your competition to the next level with Worldchefs competition endorsement, a prestigious recognition, achieved by competitions that meet the highest standards of quality. This endorsement provides exceptional opportunities for visibility to an audience of culinary professionals.
Benefits include:
- Tap into a global community of chefs for greater networking and business opportunities.
- Unlock new possibilities with optional digital badging and event competition software.
- Gain free of charge digital badges for competitors and winners with co-branding opportunities.
- Gain access to downloadable evaluation and scoring sheets on Worldchefs website.
Learn more and apply to endorse your competition: https://worldchefs.org/Endorsement/
Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar: Shanghai
Join Mint Star Kitchen for a Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar in Shanghai, China on 28th March, 2025.
If you wish to attend this seminar, please contact Jacky Yin at tankyinjun@hotmail.com
Competition Seminar instructors share techniques from both the perspective of Worldchefs Certified Judges and award-winning competitors. Participants gain an understanding of not only judging criteria but also best practices in the competition kitchen and tactics that consistently reach the highest place at the podium.
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. To learn more about the process and for a complete list of requirements, download the Worldchefs Certified Judge application form here.
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 fulfil 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: Rick Stephen
Rick Stephen is a third-generation chef from Tasmania, the food capital of Australia. He is the first Australian to be awarded the title of ‘Certified Master Chef’. Rick began his apprenticeship in 1972 under the world-renowned chef Claudio Magris in Melbourne.
He owned and ran Raphael’s restaurant in Brisbane for 12 years, achieving 3 Chefs Hats, the highest restaurant rating in Australia. In 2009, Rick joined SATS Ltd in Singapore as Executive Chef, managing up to 60,000 meals per day for Singapore Airlines. He was promoted to Director of Kitchens in 2015, overseeing all SATS kitchens in Asia, producing a total of 400,000 meals per day.
Rick is also the Continental Director for Worldchefs in Asia, frequently traveling to conduct training sessions and motivational presentations. He has been honored in several countries, and a wing of the NingBo Culinary School in China is named after him: the Rick Stephen’s Centre of Excellence.
“Shi Ji Xing” International Top Chef Innovation Competition 2024 is hosted by Shenzhen Food Fair. It aims to provide a platform for chefs to communicate with each other, spread experience, inspire creativity, promote the world catering culture, and produce safe, fresh, rich and delicious dishes.
This competition takes place during the 2024 Global High-end Food and Quality Agricultural Products (Shenzhen) Expo, an exhibition to discover new suppliers and market development trends.
Starting on December 7,2024 in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian), this event invites world famous chefs of Chinese and Western food. There are 24 famous Chinese and foreign chefs and 6 international judges, making for a veritable world cooking competition. The competition will combine selected ingredients, cooking techniques, craftsmanship and art.
For more info, click here and download the official rulebook below.
Venue: Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
Dates: 7th December to 9th December 2025
APPLY FOR A WORLDCHEFS ENDORSEMENT
Take your competition to the next level with Worldchefs competition endorsement, a prestigious recognition, achieved by competitions that meet the highest standards of quality. This endorsement provides exceptional opportunities for visibility to an audience of culinary professionals.
Benefits include:
- Tap into a global community of chefs for greater networking and business opportunities.
- Unlock new possibilities with optional digital badging and event competition software.
- Gain free of charge digital badges for competitors and winners with co-branding opportunities.
- Gain access to downloadable evaluation and scoring sheets on Worldchefs website.
Learn more and apply to endorse your competition: https://worldchefs.org/Endorsement/
Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar: Shanghai
Join the FHC China International Culinary Arts Competition for a Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar in Shanghai, China on 10th November, 2024.
If you wish to attend this seminar, please contact Clinton Zhu at clinton@fanculinary.com
Competition Seminar instructors share techniques from both the perspective of Worldchefs Certified Judges and award-winning competitors. Participants gain an understanding of not only judging criteria but also best practices in the competition kitchen and tactics that consistently reach the highest place at the podium.
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. To learn more about the process and for a complete list of requirements, download the Worldchefs Certified Judge application form here.
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 fulfil 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: Rick Stephen
Dr. Rick Stephen has been instrumental in the growth of the culinary profession. Having once an active presence in the competition arena winning many awards and accolades, he has offered guidance and support which contributes to the success of a number of chefs doing well in many competitions and in the culinary profession in Singapore, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, China and Australia.
Dr. Stephen was elected as the Continental Director for Asia in May 2011 under the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (Worldchefs) banner covering 21 Countries. As part of the Worldchefs Congress Committee, he organized and ran the IFK competition in Korea, and did all the final preparation for the World Finals of the Global Chef and Hans Bueschkens competition since 2008. In continuing his efforts to improve the industry and as part of his Worldchefs involvement in the region, Dr. Stephen has conducted Worldcehfs approved courses and has been an instigator in training and working with young chefs.
