News - IKA - Culinary Olympics

One year ago today, the winners of the 26th IKA/Culinary Olympics were announced - in a new clip, we look back on unforgettable moments in Stuttgart in February 2024.

On 2 February 2024, the IKA/Culinary Olympics was officially opened with colorful flags from more than 50 countries. Four competition days later, the winners were announced, and today, one year later, this culinary competition of superlatives is still well remembered.

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time with Vivian Pei from Taiwan, who was an Individual Exhibitor for Culinary Artistic in Stuttgart.

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time with Pastry Chef Benjamin Sellemond from South Tyrol, who was an Individual Exhibitor for Culinary Art and Pastry Artistry in Stuttgart.

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Marco Steiner, team manager of the Swiss National Culinary Team, talks about the strength and the success that the newly formed team showed during the competition.

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time with Guillaume Marquet, Captain of the Community Catering Team Service du Commissariat des Armées France. Following a long absence, France returned to the world culinary stage with a gold medal.

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Crystal Higgins, captain of the Nait Culinary Team Canada, talks about her food philosophy, how the all-female team prepared for the IKA and what hurdles female chefs face in the cooking...

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Ryan Oppliger from the Swiss Armed Force Culinary Team, talks about the moments of victory and what the plant-based focus in the category Community Catering Teams meant to them.

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Live Carver Tereza Buchtová from the Czech Republic speaks about how she prepared for the competition and what she took home from the IKA – except from the golden medal. ...

We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, the gold-winning Compass Group Culinary Team Finland gives us an insight into what it feels like to be an Olympic champion and what they thought of the updated community catering competition.