Campus Agro Paris Saclay (Palaiseau, France), le vendredi 4 septembre
2026
The
14th International Note-by-Note Cuisine Competition has just
concluded.
The
winners are...
More than thirty
contestants from over twenty countries submitted recipes for the 14th
edition of the International Note-by-Note Cuisine
Competition, organized by the INRAE-AgroParisTech International
Centre for Molecular and Physical Gastronomy.
As a reminder, this
new culinary style involves using "synthetic cooking"
techniques, where the ingredients are specific food compounds rather
than whole fruits, vegetables, meat, or fish.
Contestants were
judged on taste quality and adherence to the theme:
"Reduce
the costs, reduce the calories… but mind the flavour."
Six finalists were
selected from the initial group of thirty (listed in alphabetical
order):
Niamh Barry, Lucia
Horstmann, Nerea Landa, Hannah Lorinc, Valentina Rodriguez, Sara
Stanley, Jenglang Wu
Each presented their
recipe to a prestigious jury comprising:
Pasquale
Altomonte, Chef, Kitchen Lab Food (competition partner),
Switzerland
Roisin Burke,
Professor at Technological University Dublin (organizer), Ireland
Dao Nguyen,
Kitchen Lab International, Switzerland
Mike O’Connor,
Head of Discipline, Culinary Studies, School of Culinary Arts &
Food, Technological University Dublin (Ireland)
Guillaume
Siegler, Chef, Le Cordon Bleu Institute, France
Patrick Terrien,
Chef, Académie Culinaire de France and International Club Toques
Blanches, France
The jury selected
the winners:
1er
prize : Niamh Barry
2nd prize :
Neria Landa
3rd prize :
Lucia Horstmann
They will bet prized
from the sponsors of the prize : :
Louis François
Kitchen Lab Food
L’institut
Cordon bleu
Le Club
international Toqles Blanches
L’Académie
culinaire de France
We warmly
congratulate all the contestants. Their recipes, as well as the
recording of the final, will soon be available on the website of the
INRAE-AgroParisTech International Centre for Molecular and Physical
Gastronomy (see
https://icmpg.hub.inrae.fr/international-activities-of-the-international-centre-of-molecular-gastronomy/synthetic-cooking-note-by-note-cuisine).
Have a look to the
final event on Yutube :
https://youtu.be/BlXfzjUF80E
The organizers:
Hervé This,
Inrae-AgroParisTech International Centre of Molecular and Physical
Gastronomy
Roisin Burke,
Technological University Dublin
Yolanda Rigault,
biochmist.
14th International Contest for Note by Note Cuisine, 4th of September 2026. https://youtu.be/BlXfzjUF80E?si=cVJr0QdexMlvnoww via @YouTube