BOCUSE D'OR FINAL 2021

PROGRAM
CANDIDATES
JURY
TESTS
SPONSORS
USEFUL INFOS

Bocuse d'or 2021, reflecting a changing culinary world

The Bocuse d’Or Final 2021 (September 26^th and 27^th) promises to be full of new features and more than ever keeping up with the social trends in cuisine.

Best of 2019 final

The portraits of the candidates for the 2021 edition will be published shortly.

The list of the 24 teams in competition

Europe: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
Asia-Pacific: Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand
Africa: Morocco and Tunisia
Americas: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Uruguay
Wild Cards: New Zealand and Russia

Tasting Jury

Composed of a representant of each team the Tasting Jury has the task is to mark the chefs’ creations according to criteria such as the presentation, taste, cooking method, respect of the products, originality of dishes…
The composition of the Tasting Jury will be published soon.

Kitchen Jury

This year, 12 international chefs from the Bocuse d’Or family will compose the Kitchen Jury of the Final. They will observe, all day long, the hard work of the candidates, their organization but also will evaluate the respect of the rules and of the theme (type of cooking per example). their work but also the right application and work skills, the hygiene and optimisation of products used.
The composition of the Kitchen Jury will be published soon.

The situation of the past few months has pushed chefs to adapt and to adopt unprecedented solidarity-based iniatives. The Bocuse d’Or pays tribute to them in its tests.

A TRIBUTE TO CHEFS’ INITIATIVE

As part of its social and environmental approach, the Bocuse d’Or is creating the Bocuse d’Or Social Commitment Award, developed in partnership with the Bocuse d’Or Winners association. This award will reward a team’s social commitment in areas related to food (food aid, fight against food waste, training, etc.).

THE PLATTER THEME

The platter theme, in partnership with Label Rouge beef, will feature a hot dish based on whole braised beef chuck. For the first time, the candidates will present their work on a unique platter, financed by the competition organization and designed by our partner De Buyer.

TAKE-AWAY, INTERPRETED BY BOCUSE D’OR CANDIDATES

Echoing the new ways of catering that have emerged during last past months, the Bocuse d’Or is introducing a “Take Away” theme instead of the plate theme.
Candidates will have to create a takeaway 3-sides menu (starter, main course and dessert), based on the same seasonal product: the tomato. Additional challenge, candidates will have to match shrimp with tomato in the creation of their main course. Those two products will be provided to the teams by our partner, METRO.
All of this will be presented in a box developed by the candidates themselves, using plant-based materials, and which must be reusable.

Main Sponsors

Metro

L’engagement de METRO comme Main Sponsor du Bocuse d’Or est le symbole de notre travail quotidien auprès de la restauration indépendante partout dans le monde. Ainsi, nos équipes d’experts mettent tout en oeuvre pour répondre aux besoins des chefs et à leur quête d’exception, car notre métier c’est leur succès.

https://www.metro.fr/

Gold sponsors

Bridor

Depuis plus de 30 ans, Bridor, fabricant français de pains et de viennoiseries surgelés, conjugue puissance industrielle et virtuosité des savoir-faire pour proposer des produits de haute qualité inspirés des cultures boulangères du monde pour tous les Chefs.