Green Chef International
Meet Nordic and international top chefs as they reinvent the classic kitchen and create the gastronomy of the future – inspired by nature, the season’s finest ingredients, and Nordic food culture.
Green Chef International has grown into a significant Nordic success.
Here, some of the Nordic region’s most talented competition chefs face off in a new, greener version of the classic culinary contests.
The competition is not vegan, but vegetables take center stage. This creates an exciting and creative foundation where chefs truly have the opportunity to showcase their craftsmanship and understanding of green gastronomy.
The following countries are already confirmed:
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, and Latvia.
The finalists for Green Chef International 2026
Thomas Murer
An der Villa, Steinfort, Luxembourg
Thill Victor
Head chef at the Luxembourg embassy in Paris, Luxembourg
Daniel Jönsson
Head chef & co-owner, Travers, Sweden
Felix Dalen
Vaaghals in Oslo, Norway
Aleksander Naess Strand
Arakataka, Norge
Erich Evardson
Restaurant Fotografiska, Estonia
Emīls Skalbergs, souschef Restaurant JOHN, Latvia
Helena Mailīte, Latvia
Andrés Björgvinsson, Lúx Veitingar, Iceland
Ludwig Borg
Artisan Bar, Malmö, Sweden
Bjarke Jeppesen
Køkkenchef Restaurant Treetop, Denmark
Magnus Lund
Kok på Restaurant Treetop, Denmark
Helena Vallimäe
Sous Chef, Restaurant Wicca, Estonia
Artur Siomin
Production Manager, Elven restoranas, Lithuania
Eitvydas Gudauskas, DIA in Kaunas, Lithuania
Þorlákur Sigurðsson, Iceland
The judging panel consists of some of the highest-ranked judges in Worldchefs:
- Rick Stephens, Vice President and Chair of the Culinary Competition Committee (CCC)
- Carlo Sauber, Chair of the judges at the World Cup, judge at events including Bocuse d’Or, and member of the CCC
- Frank Wittmann, long-time Chair of the judging committee at the Olympics in Germany and also a member of the CCC