This event, organized by FEHGRA (Hotel and Gastronomy Business Federation of Argentina), promotes and showcases Argentine cuisine with a focus on continuous quality improvement and a commitment to professional development.
The competition is aimed at professional Argentine chefs with at least 5 years of experience, currently working in a restaurant, hotel, or catering company, with a minimum of 4 years in their current role, and affiliated with FEHGRA and/or the Association of Tourism Hotels of Argentina (AHT).
We are currently in the final stages of the qualifying rounds being held across the country. To date, the competition has already visited over 14 locations, with the participation of more than 170 chefs.
As a result, 22 teams will be selected to reach the grand final. The candidates participating in the final stage will travel with their assistant, representing their province in the Grand Final organized by FEHGRA within the framework of Hotelga 2025. The event will take place at La Rural Predio Ferial, in the City of Buenos Aires, from August 27 to 29.
The Federal Chefs Tournament highlights the work of culinary professionals, promoting continuous training and consolidating Argentine gastronomic identity.
Talks and Presentations in Parallel with the Competition
- Federal Chef Competition Auditorium -
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
- Cuisine and Territory: Keys to Mendoza's Gastronomic Development
Citizen participation. Gastronomic Observatory. Mendoza Gastronomic Identity Development Plan (DIGAM)
Speaker: Lic. Gabriela Testa – President of EMETUR (Mendoza Tourism Board)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Book Presentation: Mamia. Women Who Have Transformed Basque Gastronomy. Edited by the BCC (Basque Culinary Center), this book brings together 50 women from different generations who have contributed (and continue to do so) to the transformation of Basque gastronomy from very diverse fields. The presentation will be led by Itziar Aguirre, the only chef who does not reside in the Basque Country and is from Argentina.
Speaker: Itziar Aguirre
6:00 PM
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
- TAMAL, Jujuy's Living Culture Doña Nonata and Florencia Rodríguez represent the continuity of Jujuy's culinary tradition, with a strong commitment to the dissemination and preservation of the gastronomy of the Quebrada de Humahuaca. Florencia Rodríguez is a renowned, internationally awarded chef who runs the restaurant El Progreso, in Tilcara, Jujuy.
Speakers: Doña Nonata and Flor Rodríguez
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
- Chichilo’s - Italian Pizza An Italian pizzeria in Rosario that has been recognized by "The 50 Top Pizza," the guide that ranks the world's 50 best pizzerias.
1:00 PM - Vermouth Único Presentation of the first artisan vermouth from Patagonia, led by chef Carlo Puricelli. Único Vermouth is a drink created by Carlo and his brother Marco, based on an adaptation of their Italian grandparents' recipe, using raw materials from the area.
Speaker: Carlo Puricelli - Chef
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