Promoting Hospitality as a career of choice, a profession, and a vocation. World Young Chef Young Waiter and brand new for 2023 Young Mixologists is an international competition open to all young professional Chefs, Waiters & Mixologists 28 years and under from any background.
This renowned competition launched in 1979 and this revamped and revitalised format, is fully endorsed by UKHospitality and the Restaurant Association.
In 2022, this format was expanded worldwide to reach a global audience and in 2023, it was expanded to 9 countries around the world. In 2024, we will be welcoming 15 countries.
We work with leading figures from the hospitality industry to find the best Young Chefs, Young Waiters, and Young Mixologists the world has to offer.
The World Young Mixologist competition, elevated by NEFT Vodka, aims to acknowledge outstanding talent and excellence not only in the kitchen and front-of-house service, but also behind the bar.
The winners from each country joined in Monaco for the world finals on the 23rd – 24th November, where the World Young Chef, Waiter, and Young Mixologist Champions were crowned.
Please read below to find out more about The World Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologists competition 2023.
All 22 World Finalists took part in a range of tasks devised by an expert judging panel which was whittled down to 3 winning chef and waiter pairs and 1 winning mixologist
MEET THE 2023 CAYMAN ISLAND WINNERS
MEET THE 2023 SCOTLAND WINNERS
MEET THE 2023 SINGAPORE WINNERS
MEET THE 2023 HONG KONG WINNERS
Winners and judges have included some the industry’s great recognisable names– Theo Randall, Mark Sargeant, Marcus Wareing, Simon King, John Torode, Anne and Jamain Swarb, Jeremy King, Raymond Blanc OBE, Heston Blumenthal OBE, The Earl of Bradford and Lord Forte.
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