The Young Chef Olympiad 2023 is a joint initiative of the International Hospitality Council, UK, and the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM).

On Saturday, the winners of YCO 2023 were announced at the closing ceremony held at Wet-O- Wild, Nicco Park.

Emil Zeynalzade of Azerbaijan won the gold trophy and a cash prize of US $ 5000.

Patiphon Lertsurakitti of Thailand won silver and a cash prize of US $ 3000. Naureen Shaikh from India won bronze and a cash prize of US $ 2000.

A day before, on Friday, the top 10 finalists had been selected in the grand finale held on the IIHM Global Campus in Salt Lake.

The top 10 finalists were England, France, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, the US besides the three winning countries.

“Organised by sheer determination, the Young Chef Olympiad is not about winning or losing,” said Suborno Bose, chief mentor of IIHM and chairman of the Young Chef Olympiad.

“The experiences and the exposure that the young chefs got in this platform would help them in their life whether it is to get a job, learning diversity or new cultures and forming friendships,” said Bose.

“When they go back with what they have learnt here it will rub on to others in their country as well,” added Bose.

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