This unique long-running competition has provided a pathway to success for ambitious cooks since it was founded in 1991 to promote innovation and quality in ethnic cuisine. Expert cooks can earn a world title by cooking their ideal meal- to showcase the excellence of their ideas and practical skills- under the scrutiny of our expert judges.

The International Chef of the Year contest is truly unique.

• It is unique as it is free to enter.
• It is unique in being open equally to professional and amateur cooks
• It is unique in being open equally to men and women.
• It is unique in accepting entries world-wide from anyone over 18, without  regard to nationality or ethnicity.
• And, above all, it is unique in that entrants can go from completion of  a straightforward  form to cooking in the final without the stress of  having  to  undergo intervening heats.