Presentation of the contest

It will be held as part of Horeca Life (http://www.horecalife.be/) , an international trade show dedicated to the Catering, Hotel, and Brasserie industry and to Gastronomy, taking place March 18-21.

20 countries will be competing in this European selection event. They have been selected by the Continental Organising Committee (C.O.C) presided over by Peter Goossens and will represented by the winners of the national selection events of each country.

The contest will also serve to select the European representatives who will participate in the final of the Bocuse d’Or 2013 (January 29-30) that will bring together the best chefs from the continental selection events.

The flowchart hereunder illustrates the process leading to the final.

The Bocuse d’Or Latin America, Bocuse d’Or Asia and Bocuse d’Or Europe are the continental selection events for the Bocuse d’Or.

Individual participations concern all countries that do not have the possibility of taking part in a continental selection event (Africa, North America, Middle East and Oceania). Among the countries applying for participation three will be selected by the International Organisation Committee to participate in the Bocuse d’Or 2013.

The Organisers also reserve two "wild cards" so as to invite 2 additional countries of their choosing.