S.Pellegrino Is Gearing up to Crown the World’s Best Young Chef

Next week, the Grand Finale of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy competition is set to take place in Milan.

Spearheaded by S.Pellegrino, the event will spotlight 15 culinary stars as they present their signature dishes before a distinguished Grand Jury of chefs, including Christophe Bacquié of the French two-Michelin-starred Le Table des Amis; Jeremy Chan, co-founder of London’s trailblazing two-Michelin-star restaurant Ikoyi; Antonia Klugmann of Michelin-starred L’Argine in Gorizia, Italy; Niki Nakayama of the Michelin-starred n/naka in Los Angeles; Elena Reygadas, chef-owner of the Michelin-starred Rosetta in Mexico City and founder of the Elena Reygadas Scholarship; Julien Royer of the celebrated three-Michelin-starred Odette in Singapore; and Mitsuharu Tsumura, whose restaurant Maido in Lima is the best in the world according to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

More than a one-time event, the sixth edition of the competition is the culmination of various intense challenges across 55 countries and 15 regions over the last two years. Having secured their place, the finalists — who hail from around the world — will compete for the title, with the winner demonstrating the skill to shape the future of gastronomy through creativity, passion, and purpose.

As each chef reunites with their mentor, S.Pellegrino highlights its efforts in nurturing culinary talent with this year’s theme, “Bring Your Future to the Table.” As well as embodying the Academy’s ethos, it aims to challenge the young chefs to define their unique voice and articulate their vision for a better gastronomic world by expressing their personal identity through food.

Stay tuned to Hypebeast for the outcome of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition. To find out more, head to S.Pellegrino’s website and Instagram.