Young Chefs

The line-up of seven international chefs, known as The Seven Sages, who will decide the best young chef in the world at S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2020.

The consolidation of Peruvian cuisine shows that not only famous chefs are doing their thing: a new local scene is blooming with new concepts in Peru's liveliest city.

Levente Koppány, Krzysztof Konieczny, Jana Stöger and Łukasz Moneta were the four young talents highlighted in the Central Europe final: we catch up with them before they head to the Grand Finale in 2020.

Talented young chefs Victor/Zhi Cheng Wang,  Ho Lam Shek, Pin-Jui Su and Ingrid Gonçalves share their thoughts and ambitions after their respective wins on their journey in the most exciting talent search for the best young chef in the world.

Find out what the winners Paul Thinus Prinsloo, Elissa Abou Tasse, Callan Austin and Marcus Gericke had to say about their win in the most compelling chef competition in the world.

The last in the 12 regional finals of the world's most gripping talent search for the best young chef is complete! Find out the finalist and three award winners in the Greater China final!

Meet the young talents destined to make waves in Latin America's fine dining scene following the regional final of the world's biggest search to find the best young chef: Cynthia Xrysw Ruelas Diaz, Eliodoro Xicum, Sebastián Pinzón Giraldo and Abraham Almazán.

Jerome Ianmark Calayag has been crowned winner in the regional heat of the world's biggest talent search to find the best young chef. He was joined on stage by three other special award winners. Discover all the winners and their signature dishes.

James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomnov has joined the advisory board for a new culinary school in Israel.

Discover the hopes and dreams of award winners Alessandro Bergamo, Antonio Romano, Tommaso Tonioni and Davide Marzullo in the SPYC 2019 final of Italy and South-East Europe.

Applications are open today for the 50 Best BBVA Scholarship which will allow one recipient a life-changing opportunity of three six-week stages in the Mirazur, Leo and The Test Kitchen.

Award winners Albert Manso, Andrea Ravasio, Mengxin Zhou and Óscar Dayas Rodríguez explain what their win in the global talent search means to them and how they understand the evolution of gastronomy through their dishes.