The eighth edition of The Best Chef Awards 2024 recently concluded in Dubai, with 550 chefs across 61 countries named among the world’s finest. From Singapore, chef-owner Julien Royer of three-Michelin-starred Odette takes home a special award for Best Food Art.
The fine dining establishment Odette is no stranger to prestigious lists like Asia’s 50 Best and the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. A meal at this modern French restaurant costs upwards of $300, with a focus on highlighting seasonal ingredients sourced from France. The cherry on top? Beautifully presented dishes plated with artistic flair – befitting its location at the National Gallery.
Chef Julien also helms Claudine at Dempsey Hill and the one-Michelin-starred Louise in Hong Kong.
Other special award categories in The Best Chef Awards 2024 include The Best Chef Pastry Award (René Frank of Coda in Germany), The Best Dining Experience Award (Vaughan Mabee of Amisfield in New Zealand), and ten others.
The coveted top three spots at this year’s awards are given to chefs whose contributions have significantly redefined modern gastronomy. Clinching the first spot is none other than Chef Rasmus Munk, the man behind the internationally famous Alchemist in Denmark. The restaurant combines theatricality and gastronomy in a whirlwind six-hour meal of 50 courses, and remains on the bucket lists of many foodies around the world.
Meanwhile, Chef Albert Adrià of Enigma in Spain takes the second spot, while Danish chef Eric Vildgaard of Jordnær in Denmark bags the third spot for his commitment to sustainability and creative use of Nordic ingredients.
This year, The Best Chef Awards also debuts a new three-tiered Knife recognition system, which ranks chefs according to their impact and skill level. One Knife is awarded to chefs who’ve made notable contributions to the industry, two to those who have world-class expertise, and three to those with the highest tier of culinary mastery.
Find out more about The Best Chef Awards here.
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