Romania is preparing to select its first-ever national team for the Bocuse d\u2019Or, marking the country\u2019s official debut in the prestigious culinary competition. The Bocuse d\u2019Or Romania National Selection will take place on November 27 in Bra\u0219ov, where five teams will compete over six hours for a single place in the 2026 Bocuse d\u2019Or Europe event in Marseille.<\/p>\n
Only ten European teams will advance from Marseille to the 2027 Bocuse d\u2019Or World Final in Lyon.<\/p>\n
Organized by the National Association of Chefs and Pastry Chefs in Tourism (ANBCT) – the only Romanian body recognized by Bocuse d\u2019Or\/SIRHA Lyon – the competition brings forward young chefs already distinguished in global contests such as the IKA Culinary Olympics or the Global Chefs Challenge.<\/p>\n
Each team includes a professional chef, a commis born after January 2004, and a coach overseeing strategy and coordination with the jury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The five competing chefs are Vasilic\u0103-Marinic\u0103 Bejenaru, Bogdan Cozma, Emanuel Mocan, Lauren\u021biu Neam\u021bu, and Mihai Ciprian Necula, each supported by a dedicated coach and commis. Their dishes will be judged by an international tasting panel featuring Michelin-awarded chefs, former Bocuse d\u2019Or finalists, and leaders of national culinary teams. The kitchen jury will evaluate technique, organization, hygiene, and compliance with competition rules.<\/p>\n
With Romania entering the Bocuse d\u2019Or circuit for the first time, the winning team in Bra\u0219ov will carry the country\u2019s culinary ambitions to the European stage in 2026 – and potentially to Lyon in 2027 for the world final.<\/p>\n
irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n
(Photo source: the organizers,\u00a0BOCUSE D\u2019OR 2025 GL EVENTS)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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