After five and a half hours of high pace and deep concentration, in the world’s toughest and most prestigious cooking competition, Bocuse d’Or, Norway delivered a three-course take-away menu on Sunday and a dish dish consisting of beef book as the main theme.
General manager Arne Sørvig in Norwegian Gastronomy says that all the judges are impressed by what Christan has presented in Lyon.
Third place again
But that was not enough for the 32-year-old and his team. It now ended as two years ago, with a third place and bronze.
– How does it feel?
– We had of course hoped for a higher position. But such is the competition. You take some risks and then you gamble, then it’s at the top or further down, Pettersen says to TV 2.
– DISAPPOINTED: Christian Andre Pettersen and Norway won a bronze medal once again in the Bocuse d’Or. Photo: Roy-Arne Salater / TV 2
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– Are you dissapointed?
– Now I have mixed feelings, so close to the competition. Of course we bet on the gold. But we got on the podium and got a denomination, says the 32-year-old.
The silver medal went to our neighbors in the south, Denmark and their Ronni Vexøe Mortensen.
While Davy Tissot and France took gold and can thus call themselves the world’s best chef.
This was the eighth time France ran away with the gold.
Most winning nation
Before the results of the main competition were revealed, four special prizes were awarded in Lyon.
Here, Sweden received the award for best take-away dish, Iceland the award for best dish, the Switzerland award for best commis and the Social Commitment Award went to Columbia.
22 nations participated in the competition to become the best in the world.
Since Norway was the first nation out, the wait was extra long for Christian André Pettersen and his team. This he was clear on, before the award ceremony, that was extra nerve-wracking.
Norway is the most winning nation in Bocuse d’Or, and the favorite stamp therefore rested heavily on “Team Norway”.
But even with a favorite stamp, it was not enough to reach the top this year.
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