A crucial event in the culinary world, the Bocuse d'Or is the gastronomic competition of the year. And this year, the twentieth edition was special for a rather touching reason.

Chef Paul Marcon, son of the former Bocuse d'Or winner Régis Marcon, clinched the title late on Monday in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, 30 years after his father claimed the honour.

The Bocuse d'Or competition is the World Cup of cuisine, held in Lyon, the gastronomic heart of France. Now New Orleans is turning to the event to elevate its own standing as an international capital of cuisine.

France regained its title as the world's best haute cuisine chefs on Monday evening when the French team won the prestigious Bocuse d'Or gold medal at the biannual two-day contest at the Eurexpo exhibition center in Lyon,

Denmark's chef Sebastian Holberg Svendsgaard, center, celebrates on the podium with his teammates after finishing second of the "Bocuse d'Or" (Golden Bocuse) trophy, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Jan.

Chef Paul Marcon, son of the former Bocuse d'Or winner Régis Marcon, clinched the title late on Monday in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, 30 years after his father scooped up the prestigious honour. In total, 24 countries competed in the 2025 edition, with the Danish team, winners of the last edition, taking silver and Sweden the bronze medal.

A Carlisle chef has returned from an international culinary competition in France, during which he helped his team place well above many others.

Team UK has placed fifth after competing against 23 other teams from around the world at the Bocuse d’Or 2025 world final in Lyon.

New Zealand's chef William Mordido prepares food during the final of the "Bocuse d'Or" (Golden Bocuse) trophy, in Lyon, central France, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. The contest, a sort of

The Andouillettes would be a bang-up name for a Mardi Gras dance troupe, I decided at the counter of a crowded market eatery in Lyon, France.

France has beaten Denmark and Sweden to win the bi-annual 'Bocuse d'Or' haute cuisine prize and reclaimed the much coveted title, known to many as the Olympic crown of gastronomy. View on euronews

In 2023, the country failed to finish in the top three as Denmark won the Bocuse d’Or, a fine-dining competition. This year, France reclaimed the crown.