05 June 2019 International food trends from Germany, Singapore and Sweden The IKA/Culinary Olympics is the oldest and largest culinary art exhibition in the world. The participants have been venturing out extraordinary menu creations for over 100 years, which often did not exist before. A look at the dishes of the winning teams from 2016, Singapore and Sweden, reveals what... read more
16 April 2019 Conditions of Participation adjusted The conditions of participation for the National Teams and Junior National Teams for the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2020 have been adjusted. All policies downloaded before April 16th are no longer valid. You can now download the current guidelines here. read more
20 March 2019 Exclusive Partners: RAK and MKN support IKA/Culinary Olympics Thanks to strong partners at its side, the VKD as host can master this unique competition. read more
18 February 2019 International Team Representatives Attend Competition Draw With the help of prominent support, the German Chefs Association (VKD) has drawn competition days of the IKA/Culinary Olympics, which will take place in parallel with Intergastra in Stuttgart in 2020. By Sonja Kuhl The magnificent marble hall of the New Palace in Stuttgart was bathed in IKA orange... read more
14 February 2019 Competition Draw: Teams’ Competition Days are Fixed The competition days of the international culinary teams during the IKA/Culinary Olympics have been determined. They were drawn on 14 February 2019 in the New Palace in Stuttgart. The results can be downloaded here. Further information and photos can be found at this point. read more
18 December 2018 IKA 2020 – teams announced The German Chef’s Association, host of the IKA/Culinary Olympics, has announced the teams that will be participating in the largest international culinary arts competition. read more
12 September 2018 Registration now open Registration is now open for teams and individual exhibitors for IKA/Culinary Olympics 2020. End of registration for teams is September 30, 2018. Individual exhibitors can register until September 30, 2019. For registration, please see here: Registration IKA/Culinary Olympics read more
28 August 2018 Online registration opens on 12th September 2018 From September 12th, teams and individual exhibitors can register for the IKA / Culinary Olympics. Attention, teams and individual exhibitors: In just over two weeks, the registration phase for the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2020 starts. As of 12 September 2018, registration is open at www.culinary-olympics.com. End of registration is on... read more
26 July 2018 Petits Fours for Politicians Representatives of the German National Culinary Teams, VKD, Dehoga and Messe Stuttgart were guests of the “Stallwächterparty” in Berlin at the beginning of July. That is where they drew attention to IKA/Culinary Olympics and the Intergastra. IKA / Culinary Olympics: that is competition, passion and international exchange among the... read more
06 April 2018 IKA/Culinary Olympics: Pre-registration now open Culinary National Teams from all over the world can sign up for their participation in the IKA / Culinary Olympics 2020 in Stuttgart. Official registration for participation is possible from July 2018 and will be announced in time. To register, send an e-mail to Felizitas.Laun@vkd.com . Please indicate which team... read more