To participate as a competitor
The experience was incredibly enriching. What stood out most was the opportunity to discover two countries I wasn’t familiar with in terms of their culinary traditions – Turkey and Hungary. Exploring local markets with chefs and guides, visiting spice bazaars, and learning about regional products was a valuable experience.
~Nicolas Bauer, Competitor from la Suisse, 2024 Budapest
Any Jeune Chef applying to enter the competition cannot have reached his/her twenty-seventh birthday by September 1 of the year in which he/she is to compete in the international competition. For 2026, September 1 2025 is the cutoff for the competition in April.
To be eligible to compete in the Concours International des Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs, candidates must:
- Represent the country where he won the National Competition,
- Be employed by a Maître or Chef member in good standing of la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, in the country which he is representing. The Maître or Chef member must be active in his profession, and may not be a Maître Honoraire or Chef Honoraire member.
The candidates must not:
- Have been a competitor in a regional Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs competition more than three times
- Have been a competitor in a national Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs competition more than twice
- Have been a competitor in any other international Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs competition
