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Waterford Crystal Chef of Chefs Competition

Wine Rendezvous Grand Tasting & Chef Showcase participating chefs, will vie for the coveted $5,000 cash prize and Waterford Crystal Chef of Chefs Award presented by Goya.

2023 Chef of Chef Award Winners presented by GOYA

2023 Chef of Chef Award Winner

Chef Masaru Fukuda with Pacha Nikkei took top honors including a $5,000 cash prize along with the trophy presented by GOYA Foods for his Lobster Ceviche—poached lobster guanabana (soursop) leche de tigre, Peruvian corn, crushed cancha, cherry blossom powder & sweet potato air.

Past Winners

2023 Chef of Chef Winner

Chef Masaru Fukuda
Pacha Nikkei
Houston, TX

2023 1st Runner Up

Chef Alex Au-Yeung and his Culinary team
Phat Eatery
Katy, TX

2023 2nd Runner Up

Chef Urvin Croes
Infini
Aruba

2022 Chef of Chefs Winner

Daisuke Igataki
Shimogamo
Chandler, Arizona

2022 1st Runner Up

Chef Urvin Croes
Infini
Aruba

2022 2nd Runner Up

David Skinner
eculent
Kemah, TX

2019 Winners

Brandon Silva, Wooster’s Garden, Grand Prize Winner of the Chef of Chef Awards presented by Goya; Jesse Cavazos, Nick's Fish Dive & Oyster Bar, 2nd Runner Up; and Carlos Ramos, Latin Bites, 1st Runner Up