S. Pellegrino Young Chef 2020 - S. Pellegrino web

S. Pellegrino Young Chef 2020 - S. Pellegrino web

The 16th of September saw the third round of the S. Pellegrino 2020 competition take place, with the naming of the Regional Finalist Chefs who will participate in the Grand Final of the S. Pellegrino Young Chef 2020 competition during the month of May.

The Italian mineral water firm S. Pellegrino organises this competition each year with the goal of giving talented young chefs easy access to the world of gastronomy and incentivising their professional growth. As an important feature of this edition, the number of regions has been considerably reduced, going from 21 to 12 regions. They were divided up as follows: North-Latin America, Latin America, Iberian Peninsula and Mediterranean Countries, North-east Europe, England and Northern Europe, Central Europe, Italy and South-east Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Eurasia, Greater China, Asia and finally, The Pacific. 

Awards and finalists of each Region

North-Latin America

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Rafael Covarrubias 
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Jeremy Stephens.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Kathryn Ferries.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Marvin Palomo.

Latin America 

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional WinnerCynthia Xrysw Ruela.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Abraham Almazán.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Sebastián Pinzón Giraldo.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Eliodoro Xicum.

Iberian Peninsula and Mediterranean Countries, 

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional WinnerAlbert Manso.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Óscar Dayas Rodríguez.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Mengxin Zhou.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Andrea Ravasio.

North-east Europe

  • S.Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Alexandre Alves.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Vivien Rouleaud.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Kitano Yurika.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Evens Lopez.

England and Northern Europe

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Jerome Ianmark Calayag. 
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Timothee Martin-Nadaud. 
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Pippa Lovell 
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award:  Nicolas Fagundes Galindo.

Central Europe

  • S. Pellegrino Young Regional Winner: Levente Koppány.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Lukasz Moneta.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Jana Stöger.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Krzysztof Konieczny.
 

Italy and South-east Europe

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Alessandro Bergamo. 
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Tommaso Tonioni.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Davide Marzullo.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Antonio Romano.
 

Africa and the Middle East

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Paul Thinus Prinsloo.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Elissa Abou Tasse.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Callan Austin.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Marcus Gericke.

Eurasia

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Vitalii Savelev.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Lari Helenius.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Ivan Kamenev.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Egor Makarov.
 

Greater China

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Victor / Zhi Cheng Wang.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Ho Lam Shek.
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Pin-Jui Su.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Ingrid Gonçalves.

The Pacific. 

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Jose Lorenzo Morales.
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: James Bond-Kennedy. 
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Kezia Kristel.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Abhijit Dey.

Asia

  • S. Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Winner: Kevin Wong 
  • Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy: Tor Aik Chua 
  • S. Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility: Muhammad Afif Adnanta Nasution.
  • Fine Dining Lovers Food for Thoughts Award: Karan Upmanyu