Paul Bocuse - Probably the most famous Chef in the world!

The

prestigious

Bocuse d'Or World Gastronomic Competition

was

created by the famous 3-Michelin-Star French Chef Paul Bocuse who was named Chef of the Century in 2011 . The competition is running continuously since it's inception, in January 1987 and the Grand Final takes place inevery 2 years.

After 56 International selections and 3 continental selections in Latin America, Europe and Asia, 24 teams will now compete in what has become known as the "Olympics of Competitive Cooking". Unfortunately, the Irish Culinary Team didn't make it into the final 24 competing teams, this year.





The Bocuse d'Or World Culinary Competition only uses the best products like Irish Beef Fillet





Florent Suplisson, Director of Bocuse d’Or said “The choice of Irish steer Beef Fillet for the 2013 edition of the Bocuse d’Or is in line with the tradition and overall objective of our competition - the best products for a cuisine and gastronomy of excellence which places the spotlight on products from all over the world."





On the eve of the contest, the candidates will have 30 minutes to choose seasonal fruit and vegetables from the Five Continents Market. They will use the produce and ingredients to prepare two of the three garnishes imposed on the day of the contest.





The competition requires competitors to prepare two elaborate presentation platters of a meat dish and a fish dish, with the ingredients announced in advance to allow them to conceptualize and prepare their recipes for the live heats.