Bocuse d'Or Team New Zealand

Bocuse d'Or Team New Zealand The New Zealand Culinary Arts Academy Inspiring Excellence.

Thank you AUT Hospitality and Tourism for the support! We are so proud to have AUT lecturer Jean Wan and Culinary Arts s...
13/04/2026

Thank you AUT Hospitality and Tourism for the support! We are so proud to have AUT lecturer Jean Wan and Culinary Arts student Olly Papaconstantinou to be on this cycle’s national team 😇

Along with the rest of Team New Zealand: Kenji Yosh*tsuka, Sam Gradowski-Smith and Ken O’Connell — we are confident that we will represent New Zealand with pride on the culinary world stage 🇳🇿🇳🇿

🚨 THIS is how New Zealand gets to the Bocuse d’Or.🇳🇿Not just talent.Not just training.But a room full of people backing ...
09/04/2026

🚨 THIS is how New Zealand gets to the Bocuse d’Or.🇳🇿

Not just talent.
Not just training.

But a room full of people backing them.

On May 3, you’re invited into that room.

Introducing the Advieh x Bocuse d’Or Team New Zealand Fundraising Lunch:
an exclusive, one-day-only collaboration with Chef Gareth Stewart at Advieh, InterContinental Auckland.

In front of you:
The chefs representing New Zealand on the world stage.

🔥 Behind the scenes:
Relentless training. International competition. Unmatched pressure.

✈️ And right now, they’re preparing for Bocuse d’Or Asia Pacific 2026

Here’s the reality:
Getting to the world stage takes more than skill. It takes support.

Every ticket sold helps fund:

✨ Travel to compete internationally
✨ Intensive training at elite level
✨ The journey to put 🇳🇿 on the global culinary map

This is not just a lunch.

This is your chance to say:
“I backed Team NZ before the world saw them.”

Seats are extremely limited.
Once sold out, there is no second release.

👉 Secure your seat now via the link in bio
👇 Tag the person you’re bringing.
🔥 Comment “TEAM NZ” if you’re backing the journey.

Share this to your story AND let’s get behind our national culinary team.

The most exclusive culinary event in Auckland this season has 70 seats. 🇳🇿We are New Zealand’s Bocuse d’Or team:2× World...
05/04/2026

The most exclusive culinary event in Auckland this season has 70 seats.

🇳🇿We are New Zealand’s Bocuse d’Or team:

2× World Finalists, ranked 15th on the planet on debut. Bocuse d’Or 2024 APAC Bronze medalists.
Bocuse d’Or 2025 Social Commitment Awardee.

And we are hosting a one-afternoon-only lunch at Advieh, InterContinental Auckland. nz

Led by Kenji Yosh*tsuka .kenji, Advieh’s own Head Pastry Chef and this cycle’s NZ’s Bocuse d’Or Candidate.
Supported by Partner Chef of Advieh Restaurant & Bar, Chef Gareth Stewart

A five-course carefully curated long lunch menu, with wine pairings and champagne on arrival.

This is competition-level cuisine served in one of New Zealand’s most premium kitchens.

🎟️ $149.90 per person
📍Advieh, InterContinental Auckland
🗓️Sunday @ 3rd May 2026
🌟 70 guests only, one sitting.

🔗 Tickets via Eventbrite. Link in our bio.

👉🏼 Bookings open at 7.00PM 5th April GMT+12


15/03/2026

Nobody sees this part.
Not the crowds. Not the cameras.

Just five people in a kitchen — choosing, again, to give everything they have for this country.
This is what New Zealand’s culinary team looks like when nobody is watching.

Quiet. Focused. Decided.

The Bocuse d’Or is the Olympics of the culinary world. 24 nations compete.

Years of preparation lead to five and a half hours of live competition on the world’s greatest gastronomic stage in Lyon, France.

New Zealand has a team. 🇳🇿
This team.

They don’t have the biggest budget. 🙁
They don’t have government funding.😢

What they have is this — each other, and a belief that Aotearoa belongs at that table.🫶🏽🇳🇿💙

Follow — because the road to Lyon 2027 is a story worth being part of. 🇳🇿🔪

Most people don’t know this competition exists.Those who do, call it the Olympics of the culinary world.The Bocuse d’Or ...
14/03/2026

Most people don’t know this competition exists.
Those who do, call it the Olympics of the culinary world.

The Bocuse d’Or — held in Lyon, France — is the most prestigious chef competition on the planet.

24 nations.
Years of preparation.
Five days of live competition in front of thousands.

And New Zealand has a team. 🇳🇿
This team.

New faces. Relentless fire. 🔥
And an Aotearoa that deserves to see its flavours, its people, and its craft represented at the highest table in the world.

They didn’t get here by accident.

They got here by choosing the hardest path — every single day — because they believe New Zealand belongs on that stage.

We do too.

This is the beginning of that journey.
And we want you with us. 👊🏽

Follow — because the road to Lyon is a story worth watching unfold. 🇳🇿🔪✨

A new chapter begins for New Zealand at Bocuse d’Or. 🇳🇿Today, we proudly announce Chef Kenji Yosh*tsuka .kenji as our se...
19/12/2025

A new chapter begins for New Zealand at Bocuse d’Or. 🇳🇿
Today, we proudly announce Chef Kenji Yosh*tsuka .kenji as our selected candidate for the Bocuse d’Or New Zealand Candidate Selections.

In this photo:

🤍 Ken O’Connell, President of Bocuse d’Or NZ
🤍 Sam Gradowski-Smith, Commis, Team NZ Lyon 2027
🤍 And the future of Team New Zealand — Chef Kenji Yosh*tsuka

👨‍🍳 Kenji brings the precision, creativity, discipline and quiet fire it takes to stand on the world’s toughest culinary stage.

He doesn’t just cook. He competes. He commits. He leads.

This is what Bocuse d’Or is about:

🔥 Backing world-class talent
🔥 Building teams that perform under pressure
🔥 Flying the flag for New Zealand at the Olympics of gastronomy

But this journey doesn’t happen alone.

🤝 Bocuse d’Or New Zealand exists because of the unwavering support of our community — chefs, mentors, sponsors, partners, and the Board of The New Zealand Culinary Arts Academy Trust — all committed to seeing NZ shine on the global stage.

✨ Together, we invest in talent.
✨ Together, we build champions.
✨ Together, we take New Zealand to the world.

🚀 Join us in backing Kenji as he begins this incredible journey towards Bocuse d’Or glory.

👇 Comment “GO KENJI” or a 👏 to congratulate Kenji and show your support.

🔗 Follow our journey and be part of Team NZ.

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This isn’t just garnish.This is artistry, discipline, and precision crafted on the world’s toughest culinary stage: Bocu...
16/09/2025

This isn’t just garnish.
This is artistry, discipline, and precision crafted on the world’s toughest culinary stage: Bocuse d’Or Lyon 2025.

👨‍🍳 The question is:
👉 Do YOU have what it takes to create this?
👉 Do YOU have what it takes to wear the jacket and represent New Zealand on the global stage?

The Bocuse d’Or isn’t a solo journey. It’s a test of skill, creativity, and resilience…but with the full power of New Zealand behind you:

✨ Financial subsidies towards your training
✨ Uniforms, tools, and world-class training facilities
✨ The mentorship and unwavering backing of The New Zealand Culinary Arts Academy Trust Board
✨ A team dedicated to sharpening your edge and pushing you to your highest potential

This is your chance to:

🔥 Compete at the level where legends are made
🔥 Carry the mana of Aotearoa into the culinary Olympics
🔥 Prove you belong among the best chefs on earth

🚨 Applications for the Bocuse d’Or NZ Candidate Selections for 2027 are CLOSING SOON!

Few will dare. Even fewer will rise.

👉 Apply today via link in bio. This is YOUR moment.

⚡️ Comment “YES CHEF” if you’re ready to step up, or tag a chef who belongs here.

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02/08/2025

Our much-awaited documentary is out on Monday 4th Aug 8.30PM at TVNZ+👈🏽
Watch how our national culinary team led by NZ Candidate William Mordido, Coach Ken O Connell, Judge Brett McGregor, Commis Sam Linstrom, and Stand-in Commis Sam Gradowski-Smith prepare and train for the world’s most prestigious culinary competition.
Our guys have sacrificed their time, energy, blood, sweat and tears to bring glory to NZ despite the obstacles and challenges along the way. 👏🏽👏🏽
They are BLOODY LEGENDS and deserve their story to be told and to be known — to inspire each and every aspiring chef out there. 💖

We are also now recruiting for the 2027 competition, and if you or anyone in your network is keen to have a shot at it then please head to the link in our bio to the candidate applications.🫵🏽

It’s bittersweet farewelling our core team who have made Bocuse d’Or New Zealand 2025 a success — the kinship, camaraderie and familial respect we’ve built since are unmatched. 🥹🥹

We made it through as a bronze awardee for the APAC selections in 2024, and took out the Social Commitment award in Lyon last Jan 2025. 🥳 A true testament to the grit, passion and level of skill that New Zealand has within our team!🫶🏽

So mark your calendars and stand tall and proud with us at Bocuse d’Or Team New Zealand! 🙌🏽🇳🇿

Shout to our Team NZ’s sponsors and to the amazing people quietly working behind the scenes who made all these beautiful stuff happen 😘

WE ARE TEAM NEW ZEALAND! 🇳🇿Representing our great country Aotearoa New Zealand with so much pride and passion, as we too...
01/08/2025

WE ARE TEAM NEW ZEALAND! 🇳🇿
Representing our great country Aotearoa New Zealand with so much pride and passion, as we took on the world stage cooking up a storm.
Learn about the experience and the journey on what it takes to be a part of the National Culinary Team, competing at the prestigious Bocuse d’Or.

✅Save the date: Monday, 4th August, 8.30PM NZST at TVNZ+ .official

Coming from the back of this documentary special, we’d love to invite you to join us as New Zealand’s
NEXT BOCUSE D’OR CANDIDATE for 2027 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Are you ready to step up and make our country proud? 🫵🏽

Go to the link in our bio, enter your details and we’ll see you at the selections 🙌🏽

Chefs of New Zealand, where are you?Opportunity of a Lifetime — Represent Aotearoa on the World StageWe’re looking for e...
18/07/2025

Chefs of New Zealand, where are you?

Opportunity of a Lifetime — Represent Aotearoa on the World Stage

We’re looking for exceptional chefs to represent Team New Zealand at the Bocuse d’Or — the most prestigious culinary competition on the planet.

We’ve got the kitchen, the food, the funds and the support— now we just need you!!!!!

✅ You must be a New Zealand Citizen or NZ passport holder
✅ Be available to compete on Tuesday 16th September at Ignite College, Auckland
✅Be available to compete in Asia in 2026.

Apply now via the link below
Entries close Thursday 25th July

A shortlist of candidates will be announced on Wednesday 7th August and invited to interview with Bocuse d’Or NZ representatives before the final selection is made.

Let’s find the next Kiwi chef to take on the world.

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