On the inaugural day of the 13th annual S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup in Venice, we'd like to introduce you to competing chef Rudi Obauer Jr. from Austria.

Meet Stewart Wesson, an enthusiastic young chef from Australia who will go head to head with other chefs in the upcoming S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup.

Meet Chinese chef Ren Jie Liu, a master of blending flavors from the East and West. He's a contender in the upcoming 2013 S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup.

Meet Belgian chef Yannick Van Aeken, a protegé of René Redzepi and a competitor in the upcoming 2013 S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup in Venice.

An interview with Dubai-based chef Dominic Petzold, a contestant in the upcoming 2013 S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup to be held in Venice.

Here's our interview with Russian chef Vladimir Muhin, one of the contestants in the upcoming 2013 S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup taking place June 14-15 in Venice.