Denmarks Rasmus Kofoed lifts the trophy and celebrates with his team celebrates after winning the...

The Bocuse d’Or Europe, which was held in Geneva this year, has crowned Danish chef Rasmus Kofoed. He had won the bronze and silver medals in the 2007 and 2008 Bocuse d'Or world championship cooking competitions.
Kofoed, was forced to close his Michelin-starred Geranium restaurant in Copenhagen, in 2009 due to economic difficulties. He is apparently back on track opening a new restaurant Geranium2, and he is now qualified to compete in the International Bocuse d’Or, which will take place in Lyon in 2011.
The chef candidates from countries across Europe compete over a two-day period for a place in the finals. Norway's Gunnar Hvarnes came second while Frenchman Jerome Jaegle took third place in the competition, which required each team of a chef and an assistant to produce two dishes, and two garnishes for each -- a Norwegian halibut and a Swiss veal -- in five hours and 35 minutes.
Besides the three chefs, nine others are selected to participate in the world finals in Lyon next year. They are representatives from Germany, Spain, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Poland, Britain, Sweden and Switzerland. French chef Daniel Boulud who was accompanied by two Swiss chefs, Fredy Girardet and Philippe Rochat, headed the jury this year.

Published 10.06.2010