WORLD FINAL 2023
The Bocuse d’Or world final will take place in 2023 during the SIRHA fair in Lyon. Sixty national selection rounds and three continental selections preceded this (South America, Europe and Asia).
The twenty-four selected top chefs have to showcase their skills in 5 hours and 35 minutes. The Bocuse d’Or, where cultures and techniques meet, is always a source of new gastronomic trends. Moreover, it is the place to discover culinary talents.
2019
In the 2019 edition of the Bocuse d’Or World final Belgium took 8th place. The Scandinavian countries went home with all the medals.
Belgium was represented by chef Lode De Roover from restaurant Fleur de Lin in Zele, commis de cuisine Piet Vande Casteele and coach Jo Nelissen. De Roover was proclaimed the 8th best chef in the world. A beautiful reward for the entire team, who prepared intensively for 2 years. In the last two months before the competition the team prepared for 80 to 90 hours per week!
24 countries took part in this 2-day prestigious competition. Since the start in 1987 Belgium has won 6 medals. The last one was won by Ferdy Debecker, who took bronze in 1999. In 2019 the medals went to Denmark (gold), Sweden (silver) and Norway (bronze). Well deserved, admits Belgian chef De Roover, who hopes to catch up with their skills one day: “We have definitely made progress in the past two years. Let’s say we feel them breathing down our necks. With the right candidate and good coaching, we definitely have the potential to achieve a place on the podium next time around.”