The local semi-finals of  S . PELLEGRINO YOUNG CHEFS  2015  for Africa & Middle East region will take place in Cape Town at South Africa Chefs Academy on the 23rd of February. The 10 finalists will cook their signature dish to win over the jury, for the chance to represent the region in the finals that will take place in Milan, June 2015.

During phase two of the competition, the 10 young and talented finalist chefs under the age of 30, will gather together to compete in a local regional challenges. Each region will have a jury composed of independent top chefs who will taste the signature dishes of the finalists and choose the best one, according to the five Golden Rules: ingredients, skills, genius, beauty, message.
Chefs David Higgs, Joe Barza and Uwe Micheel have been named as the Middle East and Africa’s jury members for the local selection. They will select one finalist from their region to join nineteen other regional finalists for the grand final in Milan in June 2015.