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Edgars Balodis Riga-Gauja, Latvia Edgars spent 3 years preparing himself to become a chef. Then, he started working as Sous-chef at the restaurant Kaļķu Vārti. In 2014 he won the Gold medal in the contest Latvijas Pavāzellis 2014/ Young Chef Contest Latvia. He is a chef who likes simple and tasty

Shane Sheedy Galway, West of Ireland Shane is 28 years old and he has been working in kitchens since he was 15. He started as a Kitchen Porter in a local restaurant, where he realised his ambitious passion for food. In 2006 he joined the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology

Stamatios Misomikes South Aegean, Greece Stamatios is a passionate and very creative young chef. Raised in a culinary family he developed his motivation from a very young age. Surrounded by different flavors and tastes, he learned the basic techniques of cooking as a child. At the age of thirteen he

Jan van Hout East Lombardy, Italy Micle is 22 years old and is a young consultant chef. He completed his culinary degree at Padova hospitality school and refined his knowledge by taking specialization courses at CAST Alimenti, Brescia, where his love for gastronomy grew and his skills improved using technology

Jan van Hout Aarhus-Central Denmark Region, Denmark Mikkel is 27 years old and studied gastronomy at Silkeborg Hospitality College in Central Denmark Region. He was trained at the restaurant CANblau – Tapas bar & Cantina; a restaurant that helped to renew the gastronomic arena in the city of Aarhus. After

Jan van Hout Noord Brabant, Netherlands Jan is 23 years old and studied at Venlo cookery school, The Netherlands, where he graduated in 2012. He started his career at a local catering organisation. Motived by a strong desire to learn a more refined cuisine he gained experience in several restaurants

Daniel Joarza Sibiu, Romania Daniel is 28 years old and is a self-educated chef. After studying Management in Sibiu, he moved to Germany where he worked in several Italian restaurants and nurtured his passion for cooking which his mother and grandmother passed down to him. Back in Sibiu he had

Leon Pintaric Prekmurje, Slovenia Leon is 21 years old and studied at Bad Gleichenberg Tourism School in Austria. After gaining experience in several restaurants in Slovenia and Austria, he currently works in his family restaurant Rajh in Murska Sobota, Slovenia, offering modern interpretations of traditional recipes, characterised by the use

Mikko Tilhonen Kuopio, Finland Mikko is 27 years old and started his cooking career in 2005 at Savonia Culinary School in Kuopio, Finland, where he graduated in 2008. He worked in many local restaurants and is currently employed at Restaurant Urban, offering fresh and hand-made food.