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Sharjah, May 2025 – Over 930 chefs competed in the 28th running of The International Emirates Salon Culinaire 2025, along with over 5800 visitors to the ExpoCulinaire.
The Emirates Culinary Guild would like to announce the successful running of the 28th Emirates Salon Culinaire (ESC) 2025 from 21st -23rd May 2025.
The competition was held at Expo Centre Sharjah, the home of ExpoCulinaire, alongside the ExpoCulinaire exhibition, making it an event with multiple activities happening simultaneously over the 3 days. The competition saw over 930 chef entries from the United Arab Emirates and 11 global countries, competing in 39 classes across all disciplines of the Culinary arts, including practical cookery, static displays, Emirati cuisine, cake decorating, and showpiece categories.
Worldchefs President and Guild founding member and coordinator Dubai-based Andy Cuthbert added, “This year’s competition was another sign of the growth of the culinary arts in the UAE; we introduced a new competition this year- the National Cuisine Challenge powered by TAAZA Ever Fresh and supported by Mr. Jeyaram, another competition aligned to zero food waste as guests consumed all the food during hosted lunched by counsel generals and dignitaries.”
Coupled with the return of the Sounbula Mills Artisan Bakery Arena, “The UAE has led the way with ExpoCulinaire 2025 being run alongside so many culinary competitions. We made the most of the strengths of all the individual parts of both events- exhibition and competitions to bring a truly complete food and beverage event to the Emirate of Sharjah,” said Joanne Cook, MD of Purple Kitchen Events. “To be able to maintain our commitment to chefs and education was essential. Our certified education sessions have become a pillar of the overall event, so delivering them in 2025 thanks to ICCA, DET, IRCA academy, Ecole Ducasse, and CIC was excellent added value for all our audience,” concluded Cook.
This year’s competition was powered by Foodverse, an end-to-end, app-based platform developed by Foodverse in collaboration with the International Centre for Culinary Arts, ICCA Dubai. From registrations to judging, the platform promises to bring greater transparency, efficiency, and credibility to the entire competition process.
Speaking about the innovation, Sunjeh Raja, Managing Director of ICCA and the visionary behind Foodverse, said, “Foodverse is set to become a truly credible platform for chefs across the globe. Not only competitions, but it’s set to empower the entire food industry and create meaningful opportunities for young chefs worldwide.”
The Emirates Salon Culinaire 2025 was endorsed by Worldchefs. To endorse your next event, visit https://worldchefs.org/endorsement/.
