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The Culinary Olympics at IKA in Erfurt is the largest cooking show in the world. During this event Worldchefs will host the Worldchefs Village where Worldchefs member countries and global partners will showcase their values and specialties, promote the best they have to offer in tourism, investment, education, events and gastronomy!
Date: 22nd to 25th October 2016
Time: 10 AM to 6 PM
Venue: Hall 3 stand 3-324
Who will be joining us at the Worldchefs Village?
- Chefs Association of the Czech Republic
- TASFED Turkish Chefs Association
- Federazione Italiana Cuochi
- Nordic Chefs Associations:
- Swedish Chefs Association
- Norway Chefs Association
- Danish Chefs Association
- Finnish Chefs Association
- Iceland Chefs Association
- The Culinary Association of Wales
- our sponsor Sterling Halibut
- our recognised school Johnson County Community College from the United States of America
What can you expect?
- The Worldchefs Village will be in the main competition hall open exclusively to professional clientele.
- The Culinary Olympics sees over 1,500 chefs – 32 national teams, 20 national youth teams and 20 community catering teams – from 50 countries whip up over 7,000 fresh dishes in 18 glass-walled kitchens. Known as the IKA/Culinary Olympics the International Culinary Art Exhibition is the largest international professional competition for chefs, cooks and pastry chefs and has been taking place since 1900.
- The Worldchefs Village also features fully equipped demo kitchen that will be available to exhibitors to do live demos before the audience.
- Our Education Director, John Clancy, will be there to help you understand how the Global Culinary Certification can benefit your culinary career.
- You can register at the Worldchefs Village with an exclusive offer to Worldchefs Congress&Expo 2018 that will take place from the 11th to the 14th of July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Only during IKA 2018 you will be given the opportunity to register with a discounted exclusive price of 550 euros for chefs/delegates and 450 euros for young/retired chefs.
- The Worldchefs booth will offer you the opportunity to buy Worldchefs souvenirs.
So come to visit us whenever you have a chance, we have a lot of surprises planned out for you!
