Norway-based Singaporean chef Mathew Leong clinched sixth place out of 24 contestants at the 2025 Bocuse d'Or held in Lyon, France. The result was announced on Jan 27 and Mathew was the top Asian contestant, finishing five places ahead of Japan.
Team Singapore president Bruno Menard, chef Mathew Leong, commis Synva Knapstad Gjerde and coach Julien Royer.Syarifah Nadhirah
"I'm sad because I made a promise to my family and wife that I would stand on the podium," he told The Straits Times. "But I just need to sleep the night off. Tomorrow is a new life, and we roll again.""It's amazing. It's a big, big jump ." His plate entry, Aurora of Flavours: A Sea-to-Garden Voyage, featured a rice-coated stone bass stuffed with lobster, celeriac silken tofu with lobster oil and kampot pepper, a celery and green apple medley with yuzu gel, as well as an Asiatic-spiced lobster sabayon with tomato "caviar" - all inspired by Asia's markets.
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