Culinary Art. Worldwide. Unique.

International culinary art

The IKA/Culinary Olympics is the oldest, largest and most diverse international culinary arts competition in the world. Full of passion, professional chef teams work on the perfect interaction of ingredients, preparation and presentation. In fair competition, new culinary trends have been created for nearly 125 years.

5 reasons to be there:

Olympic spirit
Culinary highlights
Exclusive insights
International variety
Great tradition

Perfection and precision: about the competition

Teams from all over the world, gathered together for a unique competition: that’s the IKA/Culinary Olympics. In no other cooking competition do so many professional chefs measure their skills against each other.

News

Nov

2024

“Inspiration Comes from What Happens Around Us”

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about...

Oct

2024

“Highlight for Anyone who Loves and Lives Culinary Art”

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about...

Jul

2024

“Representing Switzerland was the greatest Thing”

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about...

Jun

2024

“A Gold Medal was our Goal”

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about...

ika fan shop

With over 20 products, the IKA fan shop offers a colorful selection for young and old. The store is worth a look for chefs and IKA enthusiasts all over the world, because shipping is possible worldwide.

ika faces wall

In 2024, chefs and IKA fans worldwide could support the IKA/Culinary Olympics for the first time and secure a place on the digital “IKA Faces Wall”. These are the “faces” of #IKA2024.

Goosebump moments and great emotions: The short impression videos bring the Olympic IKA atmosphere in Stuttgart back to life. You can also find the IKA TV media library on the YouTube channel, which streamed every day of #IKA2024.

More than 1,200 chefs from 55 nations competed for the Olympic title at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. Click here for photo and video impressions of #IKA2024.

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Olympic booklet

Culinary highlights, international variety, great tradition: The IKA booklet gives an impression of what the IKA/Culinary Olympics is and what makes this top-class competition so special.

MEDAL TABLE

Gold, silver, bronze: Click here for the medal table of the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024 including the overall ranking.

Culinary Art. Worldwide. Unique.

International culinary art

5 reasons to be there:

Perfection and precision: about the competition

News

“Inspiration Comes from What Happens Around Us”

“Highlight for Anyone who Loves and Lives Culinary Art”

“Representing Switzerland was the greatest Thing”

“A Gold Medal was our Goal”

For IKA Fans

ika fan shop

ika faces wall

YouTube and Media Library

Impressions

IKA Infos

Olympic booklet

MEDAL TABLE

Official Film – IKA/Culinary olympics 2024

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