TWO TALENTED Welsh chefs representing their home country and the UK when taking on the world’s best at the Global Chefs Challenge final in Singapore on Tuesday, October 22nd.
Wrexham-based Sion Hughes, 26, head chef at The Spa at Carden Park, near Chester, teamed up again with Calum Smith, 23, pastry chef at Shrewsbury School, to fly the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) flag.
Their mentor, Graham Tinsley, executive head chef at Carden Park Hotel and Spa, was also with them at the final.
Former Junior Culinary Team Wales teammates, Sion and Calum won through to the global final after coming runners up with a silver medal in the competition’s North Europe heat, organised by Worldchefs, in Rimini, Italy last year.
The global final was held at the Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024 in Singapore from October 20-25 and the Welsh pair competed against 19 chefs representing countries around world.
Sion and Calum cooked a four course menu for 12 people, including a vegan starter, a halibut fish course, three cuts of veal in the main course and Valrhona chocolate and Dilmah tea in the dessert.
A former Junior Chef of Wales winner, Sion is no stranger to international competitions, having won silver and bronze medals with Junior Culinary Team Wales at the Culinary World Cup.
The Worldchefs Congress 2024 ended with the congress bell being presented to CAW president Arwyn Watkins, OBE. Wales will host the next congress and expo in May, 2026, the first time the event has been held in the UK.
