Long time supporter
Villeroy & Boch was front and center at the final of the prestigious
Bocuse d’Or international cookery competition that took place on January 24th and 25th in Lyon, France. The Michelin-starred American chef
Mathew Peters and
Harrison Turone (commis) from New York claimed victory over 23 competitors with the winning dish of
“Poulet de Bresse aux Crustacés”. Norway’s
Christopher William Davidsen and
Havard Werkland (commis) came second, with Icelandic head chef
Viktor Andrésson and
Hinrik Larusson (commis) taking the bronze medal. The international chefs presented their dishes on ARTESANO Professionale.
Once again this year,
Villeroy & Boch provided the official competition plate and collector’s plate. Thanks to its size and simple shape, the strikingly designed ARTESANO Professionale round plate gave the finalists lots of scope to showcase their creations. The clear shapes of the ARTESANO design provided both the frame and the space for expressive compositions form the competing chefs.
As well as the current competition plates, there was also a limited edition
Villeroy & Boch Bocuse d’Or collector’s plate for all participants in the competition as well as guests at the final. The special pattern is traditionally created by the French artist and designer
Alain Vavro, who worked with his wife
Dominique to develop a design based on warm pastel shades to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the competition.
This was the twelfth time that Villeroy & Boch had been a “Membre associé du Bocuse d’Or” and the company has produced the popular Bocuse d’Or event plate for many years.
