The Pâté-Croûte World Championship is a unique global competition designed to help preserve a centuries-old, French culinary tradition – the artful preparation of Pâté en Croûte. For 15 years, professional cuisine and pastry chefs, bakers, butchers and more have been participating in this famous competition, held yearly at the beginning of December in France.
The Championships brings together professional chefs, pastry artisans, and culinary enthusiasts from around the world to showcase their skills and creativity in crafting exceptional Pâté-Croûte, contributing to helping to preserve this centuries-old, French culinary tradition (literally translated as, pie in crust). Participants prepare their Pâté-Croûte creations using a wide variety of ingredients, including various meats, game, herbs, and spices, all skilfully prepared to create a delicious, beautiful and refined dish.
The event is no longer strictly reserved for French participants. Entries from America, Asia, Polynesia, Europe have made their presence known. The UK made its first debut in 2023 to enter this prestigious competition with its very own selection of contestants.
The very first UK Candidate to take their winning Pâté-Croûte to Lyon for the finals was George Jephson. It was such an honour for the UK to be represented for the first time at this incredible competition.
We are excited to be the Patron for the Second Edition of the Pâté-Croûte World Championship UK Finals.
Presented by Classic Fine Foods, the 2nd UK Finals will be held on Monday October 14th at The Savoy Hotel in London, where 10 contestants will compete to create their best Pâté-Croûte and have the chance to represent the UK at the Final. Come along to support the different teams and watch them showcase their impressive culinary skills.
The talented winner will be granted access to the Final of the Pâté-Croûte World Championships (Championnat de Monde de Pâté-Croûte) scheduled on December 2nd, 2024, in Lyon (France) alongside 14 other worldwide winners of other semi-finals (Asia, America, Polynesian, Scandinavia, Mexico and Europe).
The Classic Fine Foods Pâté-Croûte World Championship - UK FINALS 2024 are open for registration.
To embrace the success of the 1st edition, the organisation committee has worked on a new format. The competition will bring to the front of the scene the best pie maker in Britain and a massive panel of professional’s jury alongside a large audience. Everyone will taste and mark!
Are you ready to showcase your innovative twists and culinary prowess on the international stage of the Pâté-Croûte Championship? Application for the 2nd UK semi-final is now open for entries until 31st July.
The theme is a meat base Pâté-Croûte, no truffle allowed, serving 14 people. This competition is open exclusively to professionals from the food service (restaurateurs, bakers, pastry chefs, butchers, caterers) with a minimum of five years of professional experience.
Click the link to register today, here.
Applications close 31st July 2024. Each application must include:
- The contestant presentation form
- The detailed and explicit typed recipe
- The precise list of ingredients
- High-quality photo(s) presenting the recipe on photographic paper (slice on a white plate and an entire Pâté-Croûte)
For more information on the Pâté-Croûte World Championships, click here.
To learn more about the rules and to register for the 2nd Edition Pâté-Croûte Word Championships UK Finals, click here.
Follow @pate_croute_uk on Instagram as the reveal of the UK Jury Members begins!
Pictures by @jodihindsphotographer.
