The final for Washoku World Challenge 7th competition held in Tokyo on Feb. 20th and 21st brought together 5 chefs who won the qualifying rounds in Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, San Sebastian and New York. Over two days, they competed to display their skills and sensibility based on the competition’s main theme of “Umami” and this year’s theme of “Texture and Mouthfeel”.
★Finalists★
・First Place: WANG Wei Ping (China, of SUN with AQUA JAPANESE DINING SUNTORY)
・Second Place: Yael PEET (USA, of Fury’s) *The restaurant will be open this summer.
・Third Place: Loh Man HONG (Singapore, of FAT COW)
・Wojciech POPOW (Poland, of Beaverbrook)
・Mireia FARNÓS ESPUN (Spain, of Basque Culinary Center)
★Judges★
– Head Judge: Mr. Yoshihiro MURATA
(Chairman of Japanese Culinary Academy, Owner and chef of Kikunoi, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill ambassador)
– Deputy Head Judge: Mr. Masahiro NAKATA
(Director of Taiwa Gakuen Education Inc. President of Kyoto Culinary Art College)
– Judge: Mr. Hideaki MATSUO
(Owner of Japanese Cuisine KASHIWAYA, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill ambassador)
– Special Judge: Yoshio KOJIMA
(Comedian)
★Washoku World Challenge 7th official web★
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★Washoku World Challenge 7th official Facebook★