07 February 2025 Clip – Unforgettable Olympic Memories One year ago today, the winners of the 26th IKA/Culinary Olympics were announced - in a new clip, we look back on unforgettable moments in Stuttgart in February 2024. read more
03 February 2025 Unforgettable Olympic Memories On 2 February 2024, the IKA/Culinary Olympics was officially opened with colorful flags from more than 50 countries. Four competition days later, the winners were announced, and today, one year later, this culinary competition of superlatives is still well remembered. read more
07 November 2024 “Inspiration Comes from What Happens Around Us” We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time with Vivian Pei from Taiwan, who was an Individual Exhibitor for Culinary Artistic in Stuttgart. read more
25 October 2024 “Highlight for Anyone who Loves and Lives Culinary Art” We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time with Pastry Chef Benjamin Sellemond from South Tyrol, who was an Individual Exhibitor for Culinary Art and Pastry Artistry in Stuttgart. read more
03 July 2024 “Representing Switzerland was the greatest Thing” We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Marco Steiner, team manager of the Swiss National Culinary Team, talks about the strength and the success that the newly formed team showed during the competition. read more
05 June 2024 “We Wanted to Show up in a Big Way” We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Crystal Higgins, captain of the Nait Culinary Team Canada, talks about her food philosophy, how the all-female team prepared for the IKA and what hurdles female chefs face in the cooking... read more
22 May 2024 “Plant-based Dishes are Always a bit more of a Challenge” We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Ryan Oppliger from the Swiss Armed Force Culinary Team, talks about the moments of victory and what the plant-based focus in the category Community Catering Teams meant to them. read more
08 May 2024 “Participation in the IKA as my Next Great Experience” We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, Live Carver Tereza Buchtová from the Czech Republic speaks about how she prepared for the competition and what she took home from the IKA – except from the golden medal. ... read more
24 April 2024 “Chance to Represent your Country and your Company” We spoke to some of the participating chefs about their experiences at the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. This time, the gold-winning Compass Group Culinary Team Finland gives us an insight into what it feels like to be an Olympic champion and what they thought of the updated community catering competition. read more
10 April 2024 “Lived Reality in the Community Catering Kitchen” The Community Catering competition had been extensively revised for the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024. We spoke to Thomas Wassink, Chairman of the Jury for Community Catering Teams at the IKA, about the challenges of the new tasks and culinary trends. read more