Overview
- The Basque Culinary Center announced the award at its new GOe hub in San Sebastián during the Talaia forum.
- An official ceremony is scheduled in November in the same city, according to the organizers.
- The prize jury, chaired by chef Joan Roca, included figures such as Gastón Acurio, Pía León and Mauro Colagreco.
- La Cocina’s two‑decade incubator model in the Bay Area has launched more than 100 businesses, including over 40 restaurants and cafés, with a reported 70% ten‑year survival rate.
- Special mentions went to Brazil’s João Diamante for Diamantes na Cozinha and Australia’s Matthew Evans of Fat Pig Farm.