After a year's break, the world-renowned food, restaurant and hospitality fair, SIRHA, returned to the French city of Lyon to showcase the greatest gastronomical innovations from all over the world. If you want to get a complete overview of the current gastronomical scene and the restaurant market, SIRHA is the place to be; with almost three thousand brands and a display floor of over 130,000m2, the fair offers its visitors a multi-specialised range through an extensive variety of food, products and services. Surrounded by the latest products and world premières, the fair offers visitors the opportunity to exchange ideas, make contacts and attend fascinating conferences and over 1,500 demonstrations every day. [caption id="attachment_1865" align="aligncenter" width="512"]SIRHA 2015 Stand Pordamsa - Sirha 2015[/caption] However, one of the fair's attractions is undoubtedly the chance to witness top notch gastronomical competitions, like the Festival de la Créativité Gastronomique or the Meilleur Vigneron Cuisinier contest, although the highlight is the Bocuse d'Or, the most prestigious international contest for professional chefs, also known as “the gastronomical olympic games”, which challenges chefs to compete live under the watchful eye of the best chefs in the world and hundreds of cameras. Bocuse d'Or 2015This year, once again, the Bocuse d'Or has a Scandinavian accent. Norway took the top spot, demonstrating relentless consistency with five golds under its belt. The US took the silver -American cuisine is quickly increasing its ranking- and third came Sweden, a country used to the podium, with its second bronze. Finland and Japan followed in fourth and fifth place respectively. Winners of the Bocuse d’Or 2015 Gold: Örjan Johannessen (Norway) Silver: Philip Tessier (USA) Bronze: Tommy Myllymaki (Sweden) [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"]Plat branca - Michel Cluizel Chocolatiers - Chef Jordi Puigvert Chef Jordi Puigvert (Plate-branch by Pordamsa)[/caption] A luxury showcase for Pordamsa's latest creations In addition to all types of food product companies, SIRHA reserves a space exclusively for hospitality and restaurant equipment, where Pordamsa displayed its latest creations in porcelain and tableware. The pieces of the “Cràter” Collection, inspired by nature, and a new version of the “Roca Térmica” were very well-received by the public. Also worthy of mention was the stand of Michel Cluizel Chocolatiers, where visitors enjoyed the famous "chocolate evolutions" of chef Jordi Puigvert on Pordamsa's "plate-branch"; an irresistible combination! Link to the fair's promotional video on Youtube