The fourth annual Superyacht Chef Competition will be held at the Yacht Club de Monaco on 30 March 2023. The event has been organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco in partnership with yacht brokerage firm Bluewater. Under the aegis of YCdM's La Belle Classe Academy training centre, the contest aims to showcase the artistic talents and creativity of professional chefs as another facet of yachting.
The jury of experts will be chaired by two-time, three Michelin star chef Yannick Alléno with the remainder of the panel consisting of chef Benoît Nicolas, chef Cristina Bowerman and 2022 competition winner chef Nicolas Petit of 43-metre motor yacht Latitude. The judging will be supervised by Joël Garault, president of Goûts et Saveurs.
Nine superyacht chefs will compete in a series of three 45-minute heats, from which three finalists will advance in order to determine the winner. Similar to last year, the chefs must comply with anti-waste criteria where all ingredients within the mystery basket must be used or a penalty will be applied. Chefs are also limited to a single workstation that has been designed to imitate the reduced galley space on board yachts.
Contestants will receive only five minutes to devise a dish after peering into their mystery basket, during which time the public may decide to add one additional ingredient before voting on a winner with the best presentation.
“This event is very much in line with our ambition to position Monaco as a centre of excellence in the luxury yacht sector, especially the professions involved, while respecting values of the Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting approach,” said YCM general secretary Bernard D'Alessandri.
Registrations are now open exclusively to chefs from YCM member yachts for what promises to be a riveting display of culinary ingenuity.