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WACS World Congress May 1st - 5th, 2012 Daejeon, South Korea

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THE PARIS GRILL & THE PARIS BAR
THE GRAND HYATT HOTEL
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
www.seoul.grand.hyattrestaurants.com

Byungkun Choi
Byungkun Choi
Restaurant Chef

Olive Oil Poached Sea Bream with Enoki Mushrooms
Olive Oil Poached Sea Bream
with Enoki Mushrooms

Grilled US Creekstone Beef Tenderloin with Green Pea Puree
Grilled US Creekstone Beef Tenderloin
with Green Pea Puree

Herb Crusted Australian Lamb Rack
Herb Crusted Australian
Lamb Rack

Crab Tortellini with Goat Cheese
Crab Tortellini with
Goat Cheese

Pan Seared Foie Gras Escalope with Poached Pear
Pan Seared Foie Gras
Escalope with Poached Pear

Lemon Espuma with Citrus Fruit Salad
Lemon Espuma with
Citrus Fruit Salad



INTERNATIONAL TEAMS
THROUGH THE PAST SIXTY YEARS

This historic archive has been built by a spirit of respectful inquiry. Its purpose is to capture the chef's tradition of endeavour, achievement and esprit de corps.

While many teams may not have stood on the podium each nations team will have made a commitment to excellence and are therefore invited to join this archive in future updates.


World Association of Chefs Societies Hong Kong Chefs Association Chefs Association of Malaysia Singapore Chefs Association South African Chefs Association

Champchefs Recent Additions - 17th Edition - May 2012

Expressions of Excellence
Chef's NamePlate DescriptionHome City
Brent Savage Bentley's Restaurant Kingfish marinated in Squid Ink NSW
Peter Gilmore Quay Restaurant Wagyu Beef Fillet Sydney
Ivan Wong & Ben Goh Lychee & Raspberry Composition Singapore

Retrospectives
SubjectCity Name
Pittsburgh's Culinary Olympic Chefs Pittsburgh

Teams Section
YearHall of Fame TeamsCompetition Venue
2001
 Team America World Pastry Cup Champions
 World Pastry Cup
 Lyon
2003 Team France World Pastry Cup Champions
 World Pastry Cup Lyon
2010

Team Japan’s Kenki Katsuma &
Rie Tanimichi World Sugar Masters

 2nd Mondial des Arts Sucres Paris
2011 Netherlands Frank Haasnoot World Chocolate Master
 World Chocolate Masters Paris
2012 Team Japan’s Masaki Okazaki &
Reiko Imo World Sugar Champions
 3rd Mondial des Arts Sucres Paris
2012 Geir Magnus Svae Norway’s Global Chef Champion
 World Final Global Chefs Challenge Daejeon
2012 Daniel Gorman America’s Young Chef Champion
 World Final Hans Bueschkens
Young Chefs Challenge		 Daejeon

YearNational TeamsCompetition Venue
2010 Germany National Team
 Battle for the Lion Food & Hotel Asia
 Singapore
2010 Temasek Polytechnic Dream Team
 Food & Hotel Asia Dream Team Challenge
 Singapore
2012 Team Italy’s Angelo Di Lina
 WACS Global Chefs Challenge
Europe South Semi Final
 Ljubijana
2012 Team Ottawa’s Marc Lepine
 Gold Medal Plates Canadian Championships
 Kelowna
2012 German National Team Dragon Champions
 Battle for the Dragon Welsh International
Culinary Champs
 Rhos on Sea
2012 Team Hotel Jumeirah International
Grand Prix Champions
 Hotelympia La Parade des Chefs
 London
2012 Team Norway’s Geir Magnus Svae WACS Global Chefs Challenge Semi Finals
Europe North
 London
2012 Dion Jones International Escoffier Champion International Escoffier Challenge Grand Final
 Avignon
2012 Thailand Culinary Academy Overall Champions
 5th Penang Chefs Challenge
 Penang
2012 Johan Heibert Copper Skillet Chef of the Year
 The Copper Skillet Chef of the Year
 St. Louis

YearJunior TeamsCompetition Venue
2011 Team Kristian Curtis Young Chef of the Year British Culinary Federation Young Chef of the Year
 Birmingham
2011 Team Zama Ngwane Golcrest Young Chef Yr.
 Goldcrest Young Chef of the Year
 Johannesburg
2012 Team Italy’s Francesca Narcici
 WACS Hans Bueschkens Young Chefs Challenge
Europe South Semi Final
 Ljubijana
2012 Team Sweden’s Sebastian Gibrand

WACS Hans Bueschkens Young Chefs Challenge
Europe North Semi Final

 London
2012 Team New Zealand Wellington
Institute Of Technology
 International Colleges Culinary Competition London

YearPastry, Chocolate & Sugar TeamsCompetition Venue
2008 Team Canada’s Jean-Luc Piquemal &
Marie-Rose Lacombe
 Mondial des Arts Sucres
 Paris
2008 Team Japan’s Shigeur Hosaka & Miya Fujimoto
 Mondial des Arts Sucres
 Paris
2008 Team France’s Jerome de Oliveira &
Alice Baraday World Sugar Champions
 Mondial des Arts Sucres
 Paris
2012 Team Singapore Ivy Wong & Ben Goh
 Mondial des Arts Sucres
 Paris
2012 Team France’s Anabelle Lucantonino &
Florent Margaillan
 Mondial des Arts Sucres
 Paris
2012 Team Pastry Australia Asian Pastry Champions
 Asian Pastry Cup
 Singapore

YearSommeliersCompetition Venue
1971 Italy’s Piero Sattanino the Best Sommelier
In the World
 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Brussels
1978 Italy’s Giuseppe Vaccarini the Best Sommelier
In the World		 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Lisbon
1983 France’s Jean-Luc Pouteau the Best in World
 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Brussels
1989 France’s Serge Dubs the Best Sommelier
In the World
 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Paris
1992 France’s Philippe Faure-Brac Best Sommelier
In the World
 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Rio de Janiero
1995 Japan’s Shinya Tasaki the Best Sommelier
In the World
 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Tokyo
2000 France’s Oliver Poussier the Best Sommelier
In the World
 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Montreal
2004 France’s Enrico Bernardo the Best Sommelier
In the World
 Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
 Athens
2008 Satoru Mori Japan’s Best Sommelier
 Japan’s Best Sommelier
 Nagano