in cooperation with the "Schweizer Kochverband"
20 & 21 January 2025
Suvretta House, St. Moritz
Before the official start of the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival, the ‘Young Engadine Talents’ competition will take place for the 12th time in the kitchen of Suvretta House in St. Moritz, in collaboration with the Swiss Chefs' Association. The promotion of young cooking talent is a particular concern of the festival organisers and has therefore been an integral part of the festival since 2012. The competition is organised and managed by the head chef of Suvretta House, Fabrizio Zanetti, and top chef Roland Jöhri. All third-year cookery apprentices from the Engadin are invited to take part. They are faced with the challenging task of creating two gourmet dishes from a set shopping basket. As every year, the shopping basket is sponsored by Rageth Comestibles AG.
The participants have to demonstrate their skills in front of a jury of four experts. In addition to Fabrizio Zanetti and Roland Jöhri, the jury also includes Dario Cadonau, Director of the IN LAIN Hotel Cadonau in Brail, and Reto Walther, Managing Director of the Swiss Chefs' Association.
The winner of this year's "Young Engadine Talents" competition was Cristian Anton Patscheider from the Hotel Walther in Pontresina. In second place was Rayan N’Siri from the Hotel Waldhaus Sils, and in third place was Ivan Borges Monteiro from the Sporthotel Pontresina.
