Mathias DAHLGREN
Mathias grew up on the family farm in the north of Sweden. He has always loved the atmosphere of the kitchen, helping his mother and grandmother to do simple chores. This was how he learned the taste that bread and butter should have, a lesson he has never forgotten. He studied at the hotel school […]
Terje NESS
Terje Ness comes from a small town in the west of Norway, Førde. He was four years old when he decided to become a chef. He doesn’t know why, since at the time he didn’t even help his mother in the kitchen … but that was what he wanted to do. Years later, he found […]
Bent STIANSEN
Bent Stiansen was the first to bring gold to Scandinavia! Already highly reputed in his home country, where at the age of 23 he became the head chef of the famous Continental Hotel, the best hotel in Oslo, this victory would further strengthen his presence in the culinary scene. He then participated in numerous television […]
Michel ROTH
Michel Roth has become a symbol of the best French culinary tradition, embodying the obstinacy and perfectionism of a chef who chose his trade to “make others happy”. Originally from the Moselle, he started his apprenticeship at the Auberge de la Charrue d’Or at Sarguemines before continuing on a path that would take him to […]
Léa LINSTER
Léa was born and raised in a world composed of a café-restaurant, a hotel, a service station and a bowling alley! After the baccalaureate exam, she chose to study law in France, but returned to her village of Frisange after her father’s death to manage the family business. After this “duty” turned into a passion, […]
Jacky FREON
Jacky was the candidate chosen by the profession to represent France for the very first Bocuse d’Or in 1987, and he proved to be the right man. He won the competition hands down thanks to a concentration and determination that enable him to control his emotiveness. But then he is a seasoned competitor! He won […]
