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TOP TEN FINALISTS OF THE BASQUE CULINARY WORLD PRIZE ANNOUNCED TODAY

03 July 2018

Chefs from Australia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Peru, Spain, Turkey, the UK and the US were named today as top ten finalists for the Basque Culinary World Prize 2018, an award for trailblazing chefs whose work has had a transformative impact “beyond the kitchen”. The announcement was made at an event at Enrique Olvera’s Cosme Restaurant in New York City, which is listed in The World´s 50 Best Restaurants.

The ten top finalists include Anthony Myint (US); Caleb Zigas (US); Dieuveil Malonga (Congo/Germany); Ebru Baybara Demir (Turkey); Heidi Bjerkan (Norway); Jock Zonfrillo (Australia/Scotland); Karissa Becerra (Peru); Marc Puig-Pey (Spain); Matt Orlando (Denmark, US); and Virgilio Martínez (Peru).

For three months, earlier this year, gastronomic professionals and institutions nominated chefs from around the globe, known and unknown, who demonstrated how gastronomy could become a transformational force in areas ranging from innovation to education, health, research, sustainability, social entrepreneurship and economic development.  With over 140 chefs nominated from over 42 countries, this year the prize received the largest pool of applicants to date.  To be considered for the award, chefs had to be nominated by another professional currently working in the world of gastronomy - for instance, another chef, food writer or food supplier, or an institution.    

Now in its third year, the prize is organised and promoted by the Basque Government under the Euskadi-Basque Country Strategy and the Basque Culinary Center (BCC), a world leading academic institution in gastronomy.  In 2016, the prize went to Venezuelan María Fernanda Di Giacobbe, who won for her Cacao de Origen project in Venezuela, and, in 2017, to Leonor Espinosa for her Funleo project, a foundation that promotes "Gastronomy for development".

The winner, who will be chosen by an international jury comprised of the world’s most acclaimed chefs and experts in different aspects of food culture, will be announced on July 24th during the eighth annual meeting of the Basque Culinary Center International Council in Modena, Italy.

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