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European Grand Prix 2025: Global Chefs Challenge – European Regional Semi-Finals
The European Grand Prix 2025: Global Chef Challenge – European Regional Semi-Finals will be held in Rimini, Italy, 16-18, February 2025.
INTRODUCTION – THE ROAD TO WALES
For the 2025 Global Chef Challenge Final, 40 teams will compete in ICC Wales in Newport, Wales across 4 categories: The Global Chefs Challenge, Global Pastry Chefs Challenge, Global Vegan Chefs Challenge, and Global Young Chefs Challenge.
The host country for the Worldchefs Congress and Global Chefs Challenge Final always receives a “wild card” position for their team in each of the 4 categories, qualifying without having to necessarily place in any partner or semi-final competition.
The remaining teams to join the competition ranks must first advance through national qualifying rounds before moving on to Regional Semi-Finals. These 7 regional winners then advance to the world stage to compete for top honors alongside the prequalifying IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024 contenders at the Global Chef Challenge Finals.
THE DETAILS
Date: The European Grand Prix 2025: Global Chef Challenge – European Regional Semi-Finals will be held in Rimini, Italy, 16- 18, February 2025.
Venue: Rimini Expo Centre
Who can enter?
Each of the Worldchefs member countries in Europe South, Central, and North. Countries must be fully paid-up members of Worldchefs. One competitor per country per category only.
How should each country select their competitor for the Continental Competition?
Each country may hold a National Competition, as outlined above, following exactly the same guidelines as the Semi-Final and Final Competitions, or may simply select a competitor if time does not allow for a National Competition.
Accommodation:
All the competitors must arrange the accommodation at their own expense.
- Our official hotel: Hotel Sporting – Reservation Form to be sent by 6 December 2024 here.
- Partner Hotels – Recommendations, Rate & Booking Form available here.
Transport: The Italian Federation will take care of the transfer from the hotel to the venue and will provide kitchen for the mis en place of the competitors. The transfer will be organized from Hotel Sporting.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner: FIC will take care of the evening meals for all of the competitors and delegates served in the Hotel Sporting.
Guidelines for competitors and jury:
- Standard Worldchefs rules will apply.
- See the guidelines from Worldchefs: https://worldchefs.org/CulinaryRules/.
- Each country competing can send one “A” international or “B” continental or Pastry Worldchefs approved judge at their own expense.
- All judges must send a judging CV.
Dress of the competitors and jury: Chefs jacket with national logo, black trousers, shoes and white apron.
Official jury language in the competition: English.
Exhibiting Opportunities:
Don’t miss out the opportunity to reserve your booth at the Worldchefs Village!
By reserving a booth, you’ll have the possibility to demo at the FIC Arena for the +2,000 Chefs attending the exhibition, taking place during the Beer&Food Attraction in Rimini, a trendy modern trade show, which attracts a global audience of +41,000 attendees for its many events, competitions, and happenings.
Contact Ragnar Fridriksson at [email protected] for more information.
REGISTRATION
All teams must submit the registration form to [email protected]
CONTACT
For more inquiries on Competition Rulebook:
Chef Domenico Maggi, Culinary Competition Committee Adviser for Europe South
email: [email protected] or phone: +639989721226
