2025 Events
20 May: Auckland Regional Secondary and Tertiary Schools Hospitality Competitions at MIT
14 June: North Island Semi-final Nestlé Golden Chefs Hat Award at AUT, Auckland
16 June: Ara Culinary competitions with NZ Chefs’ Brigade of the Year, Christchurch
26 June: South Island Semi-final Nestlé Golden Chefs Hat Award at Ara, Christchurch
28 June: Worldchefs’ Judges Workshop, with Dr Rick Stephen, Auckland
29, 30 June and 1 July: NZ Chefs Championships at Fine Food NZ
28 August: National Secondary School Culinary competition [NSSCC]
29 August: New Zealand Culinary Journey [NZCJ]
4 October: Global Chefs Challenge Pacific-Rim semi-finals, Rarotonga
5 October: Global Chef Challenge Pacific-Rim semi-finals, Rarotonga
12-14 November: Shanghai International Culinary Competitions
2026
16-19 May: Worldchefs Congress and Expo, Newport, Wales
16-19 May: Global Chef Challenge Finals, Wales
3, 4 and 5 October: NZ Chefs Hospitality Championships at MIT, Auckland
Nestlé Golden Chef's Hat Award
Please see the press release: here
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Worldchefs Dr Rick Stephen's Seminar
28 June, 2025, from 8:30am - 4.30pm, Auckland
Register to attend with the application, and once your place is confirmed purchase your ticket via our online Shop.
See the information here
International Day of the Chef
Each year on 20 October we celebrate International Chefs Day.
Since its creation by the Late Chef Dr. Bill Gallagher in 2004, Worldchefs has committed to using International Chefs Day to celebrate our noble profession. Chefs have a wonderful opportunity to make a positive impact in our communities by celebrating this special day with children. Every October, Chefs come together to inspire and educate the next generation about the joys of cooking, healthy eating, and the importance of sustainability.
Since 2014 Worldchefs has partnered with Nestlé Professional to teach children around the globe by providing a toolkit for Chefs to use with children.
We can help our children the Worldchefs way by working together in Preparing Children for a Healthy Life. The annual campaign promises to inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love for cooking among children from all walks of life. By sharing the joys of the culinary profession, Nestle Professional and Worldchefs hope to leave a lasting impact on young hearts, nurturing the potential of future culinary leaders.

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Worldchefs International Judge Matt McBain was Chief Judge of the Worldchefs Global Chef Competition at Fine Food NZ in Auckland. NZ Chefs is delighted to welcome this acclaimed and talented and multi-Award-winning Patisserie and Cookery chef. To list just a few of his accomplishments is totally inspiring . We chose some events with 3 achievements:
* Australian Culinary Federation [ACF] ‘triple’: ACF Chef of Year, Pastry Chef of Year and Culinary Artist of the Year
* Representing ACF at Worldchefs Culinary Olympics – 3 Gold medals
* ACF Culinary Team Korea and Thailand – 3 Gold medals
* Patisserie Judge in Las Vegas, Paris and soon Auckland. New Zealand
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Australian Culinary Federation
The Australian Culinary Federation is the peak industry organisation representing professional Chefs, Cooks, Young Chefs, Apprentices and Culinary Students across all matters relevant to the cooking and hospitality industries
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Worldchefs Webinar
The Fresh Cut
Singapore Sling & Lychee Martini
In this webinar, experts from At-Sunrice will walk you through the similarities and differences between eastern and western versions of cocktails.
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Worldchefs Magazine
Please follow the link below to view the electronic version.
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Plateware by Southern Hospitality
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Beautiful New Zealand, photo courtesy Alliance Farmers Produce
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