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London 2018 for Bocuse d’Or Europe?

Author Damien Wilde
Posted On 10th June 2015

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Could the Bocuse d’Or, the World Cup of cooking, be heading to our nation’s capital in 2018?

The United Kingdom’s team has put forward an application to host the European heats of the prestigious competition in London. The formal announcement was made at a private function, sponsored by the catering manufacturer Manitowoc, at Quaglino’s earlier this month.

If successful, the continent wide event would be hosted at the famous ExCeL Centre in London which has hosted a number of high profile trade shows, expositions and was turned into a sporting auditorium for the 2012 Olympics.

Simon Bartley has been named as chairman for the bid.

“The Bocuse d’Or is the world’s most prestigious chef competition and taking part is the pinnacle of any chef’s career,” said Brian Turner, the UK Team’s president.

“However despite impressive performances in recent years, the UK still lags behind in terms of awareness.

“Setting up the Bocuse d’Or Academy and bidding to bring the Bocuse d’Or Europe here [in the United Kingdom] is our endeavour to give it the attention it deserves. The European final is a fantastic platform to showcase our world class hospitality.”

The task of organising and setting up the Academy – which was referenced by Turner in his statement – has been handed to Andreas Antona, who has been given the responsibility of turning the UK’s Bocuse d’Or team into a fully professional outfit.

Long-standing Team UK member Adam Bennett, who has featured in the 2015 and 2013 events, said: “We are particularly excited [about] the commitment from the United Kingdom in bringing the European Selection to London.

“I can’t think of a better way to showcase our industry to the rest of the world.

“[This] bid…will lay firm foundation for the future of UK cutting edge chefs.”

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