SAVOR, the culinary division of live-events producer ASM Global, has teamed with World Young Chef Young Waiter (WYCYW) to bring the international competition with a top prize of US $10,000 to the United States on 21st August.
Now in its 44th year, WYWC promotes hospitality as a career choice by discovering young talent from a pool of skilled chefs, waiters and waitresses under the age of 28.
The competition is testimony to the remarkable skill and passion many hospitality professionals bring to their work.
SAVOR is calling on the best in service and hospitality from all over the United States to register for the YCYW USA competition, with the chance to compete in the first live round at The Culinary Institute of America at Copia (CIA) in Napa, California on 21st August.
The winners of the American leg of the competition, as well as winners from nine other countries or regions, will have the opportunity to compete in the WYCYW finals in Monaco from 23rd to 24th November - as well as the opportunity to win US $10,000.
Past competition winners and judges have included Mark Sargeant, Marcus Wareing, Simon King, John Torode, Annie and Germain Schwab and Jeremy King.
“SAVOR has a long history of supporting and cultivating the next generation of culinary talent, from offering hands-on training, apprenticeships and scholarship programs to participating in high-stakes competitions like World Young Chef Young Waiter,” adds Shaun Beard, SAVOR’s senior vice president of food and beverage. “Giving these talented young chefs and waiters a platform to show off their skills and watch them excel is something that we are truly passionate about, and we are proud to continue showing our support.”
This unique competition creates awareness and pride in the principles and skills most important to our profession.
How to Enter
Chefs and waiters throughout the U.S. under the age of 28 should visit https://youngchefyoungwaiter.com/sign-up-for-interest/ to enter online now through July 21, 2023.
A panel of high-profile, service-industry veterans, Adam Sobel, partner of Mina Group and New Italian Co.; Tracey Shepos Cenami, executive chef and cheese specialist at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate and Gardens; Roland Passot, propriétaire and chief culinary officer; Roger Huldi, general manager for St.
Regis San Francisco; and more will help narrow down the entries to a short list of eight finalists — four chefs and four waiters — who will battle it out in the live finale at the CIA at Copa in Napa, California on 21st August.
The two winners of YCYW USA will head to the World Young Chef Young Waiter Final in Monaco for the chance to win US $10,000!
Entry is free for chefs and waiters residing in the U.S. who are 28 years old or under by July 31, 2023.
Entrants can take part if they are currently employed in the role of chef or waiter and have been employed for three (3) years or more in the hospitality profession (including those who may be temporarily unable to work or have been furloughed from their present roles).
