A crucial event in the culinary world, the Bocuse d'Or is the gastronomic competition of the year. And this year, the twentieth edition was special for a rather touching reason.

The Andouillettes would be a bang-up name for a Mardi Gras dance troupe, I decided at the counter of a crowded market eatery in Lyon, France.

France has beaten Denmark and Sweden to win the bi-annual 'Bocuse d'Or' haute cuisine prize and reclaimed the much coveted title, known to many as the Olympic crown of gastronomy. View on euronews

Chef Paul Marcon, son of the former Bocuse d'Or winner Régis Marcon, clinched the title late on Monday in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, 30 years after his father claimed the honour.

Chef Paul Marcon, son of the former Bocuse d'Or winner Régis Marcon, clinched the title late on Monday in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, 30 years after his father scooped up the prestigious honour. In total, 24 countries competed in the 2025 edition, with the Danish team, winners of the last edition, taking silver and Sweden the bronze medal.

In 2023, the country failed to finish in the top three as Denmark won the Bocuse d’Or, a fine-dining competition. This year, France reclaimed the crown.

Denmark's chef Sebastian Holberg Svendsgaard, center, celebrates on the podium with his teammates after finishing second of the "Bocuse d'Or" (Golden Bocuse) trophy, in Lyon, central France, Monday, Jan.

The Bocuse d'Or competition is the World Cup of cuisine, held in Lyon, the gastronomic heart of France. Now New Orleans is turning to the event to elevate its own standing as an international capital of cuisine.

A French team led by 20-year-old chef Paul Marcon won the prestigious Bocuse d'Or culinary contest on Monday, edging title holders Denmark. The victory comes 30 years after Marcon's father Régis triumphed in what is sometimes referred to as the "culinary Olympics". Charlotte Hughes has the story.

Team UK has placed fifth after competing against 23 other teams from around the world at the Bocuse d’Or 2025 world final in Lyon.

Team UK has achieved fifth place in the Bocuse d’Or World final in Lyon. Candidate Tom Phillips and commis chef Harry van Lierop competed against 23 other national teams at the 20th anniversary of the high-profile global cooking competition.

New Zealand's chef William Mordido prepares food during the final of the "Bocuse d'Or" (Golden Bocuse) trophy, in Lyon, central France, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. The contest, a sort of