Bocuse d'Or Europe Finalists 2020 Announced: See the list of participants

A total of nineteen chefs have been selected for the 7^th edition of the Bocuse d'Or Europe, which will take place in Tallinn, Estonia from 15 to 16 October at the Saku Suurhall. The top 11 finishers will qualify for the Grand Finale next year.

The postponed European final, which was due to take place in May, will offer the chosen chefs the opportunity of a lifetime. Each country's team will be called upon to cook live, under intense scrutiny, and in front of an exuberant audience, before their dishes are presented to a line-up of distinguished judges.

Each country's team will be required to perform two separate tests in precisely 5 hours and 35 minutes.

Firstly, they will create an original theme on a tray. This year's chosen ingredient highlights Estonian quail, where each team will be tasked with presenting seven complete quails served with three garnishes.

Secondly, each team will create a plated dish. This year's choice is catfish, which is mainly bred in South Estonia

After two days of tests, the 10 countries that have most impressed the judges will be selected to go on to the grand finale.

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Bocuse d'Or 2020 Country Candidates

Spain
Albert Boronat

Netherlands
Marco van der Wijngaard

Turkey
Serhat Eliçora

Iceland
Sigurður Laufdal

Estonia
Artur Kazaritski

Denmark
Ronni Vexøe Mortensen

Sweden
Sebastian Gibrand

Georgia
Erik Sarkisian

Poland
Jakub Kasprzak

Belgium
Lode De Roover

Latvia
Dinārs Zvidriņš

Croatia
Jurica Obrol

Hungary
István Veres

Finland
Mikko Kaukonen

France
Davy Tissot

Switzerland
Alessandro Mordasini

Italy
Alessandro Bergamo

Russia
Viktor Beley

Norway
Christian Andre Pettersen

The UK will not be competing in the Bocuse d'Or Europe final. Simon Rogan, president of Team UK, has issued a statement saying: "It is following much consideration and with great regret that we have taken the decision to withdraw from this year's European selection. We have a fantastic team and were looking forward to taking part in this most prestigious competition. However, we want to compete to the best of our ability and unfortunately due to the Covid-19 lockdown and its impact on the UK economy and our industry, we are not in a position to do so."

The Grand Finale of the Bocuse d’Or will be held on January 26 and 27, 2021, in Lyon, France as part of the Sirha trade fair.