Hungary to Host Bocuse D’Or Europe 2022

The Bocuse d’Or Europe, the European selecting event of the prestigious competition that brings to light the next generation of virtuosos of worldwide gastronomy, will be held in Hungary during Sirha Budapest on March 23-24. Among the 19 selected teams, 10 will go through to the grand finale at Sirha Lyon in January 2023. On the program this year: a platter based on venison and foie gras, and a vegetarian dish honoring local varieties of potatoes.

Nineteen candidates are competing to clinch their place in the grand finale! Two of them will be representing countries taking part in the Bocuse d’Or Europe for the first time: Slovakia and Ukraine. This emblematic milestone for the Bocuse d’Or is being hosted for the second time by the city of Budapest.

In 2016, the first edition resulted in the crowning of the local chef, Tamás Széll who charmed the jury at the time with his offering of two dishes: one consisting of red deer, and the other of sturgeon. Since then, Hungarian gastronomy has never ceased to reinvent itself and is today opening up a veritable potential to a new generation.

As proof of that, two Budapest restaurants were Michelin starred in 2021: Essência, the perfect marriage between traditional Portuguese and Hungarian cooking; and SALT Budapest, traditional Hungarian cuisine enhanced with herbs and wild plants picked by the chef in person.