Meet the UK&I Young Chef Competition judges

UPDATE 14/05/2018: The wait is over - the winner of S.Pellegrino Young Chef has finally been crowned! Discover which rising star took home the honour of winning S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2018 and watch all the young chefs of the competition in the 4 live streaming episodes covering the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2018 Grand Finale: a true display of extraordinary passion, skill and determination of the new talents in the world of gastronomy.

S.Pellegrino is launching the UK&I Young Chef competition by hosting a breakfast event on March 6th in Covent Garden.

We are very proud to announce our much-anticipated return of S.Pellegrino Young Chef, a global competition recognising leading young culinary talent like YOU from across the world.

Winners of S.Pellegrino Young Chef are presented with the extraordinary opportunity to gain global visibility and a significant professional boost, as well as the chance to take part in several of the brand’s annual events around the world, including but not limited to those related to the Young Chef competition.

Applications opened on February 1st for Young Chefs to apply and take the chance to demonstrate and strengthen their skills, while gaining valuable visibility during this 3rd edition. 

Joining the breakfast event will be the S.Pellegrino  UK&I Young Chef Judges; Angela Hartnett, Alyn Williams, Phil Howard and Mickael Viljanen who will take part in a live Q&A session.

Also in attendance will be the 2016 UK&I winner, George Kataras on hand to answer any burning questions about how best to prepare an application, and succeed in the competition.

Applications for S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2018 are open: Apply now!

And make sure to follow all the action on our social channels using #SPYoungChef.