Expogast 2018 & Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup Launch;

Every four years EXPOGAST brings together the professions of gastronomy and hospitality to honor the art of cooking; this year EXPOGAST will take place from 24 to 28 November in four halls at LUXEXPO THE BOX in Luxembourg- Kirchberg.

EXPOGAST is an event in many respects: a gathering place for the most talented chefs coming from the five continents, a trade fair for the professions in the field of gastronomy, a public event all about food and drink, and a world-class international cooking competition.

For five days LUXEXPO THE BOX will be a showroom for extraordinary talents, new trends in gastronomy and original ideas. EXPOGAST also promotes economic exchange with the Greater Region, network among young workers, and highlights the social, cultural and economic role of the catering sector.

A series of workshops and conferences will place EXPOGAST as the national and international centre for gastronomy, hotels and tourism. The Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Horesca and the hotel schools “École d’Hôtellerie et de Tourisme du Luxembourg” of Diekirch and “Lycée Technique de Bonnevoie” (LTB), will use EXPOGAST to provide the sector with a dynamic forum for exchange and new experiences and  knowledge.

Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup

Around 75 different nations from the five continents will be guests in Luxembourg-Kirchberg from 24 to 28 November, celebrating a gastronomic festival that meets the highest standards: a world event in the halls of LUXEXPO THE BOX!

The Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup is one of the largest and most important cooking competitions in the world with excellent reputation. 30 national teams, 15 junior national team and 15 teams in “Community Catering” (in part regional or military teams) will compete within five days and produce their three-course menus in one of the eight kitchens set up for the competition - often after months of rehearsals to ensure the success of the event.

These 60 teams will be joined by other teams competing for a region from their country, and by individual chefs and pastry specialists.

The teams participating in the Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup come from the following countries:
• National Team, Community Catering and Junior Team: Denmark, England, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand.
• National Team and Community Catering: Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia.
• National team and Junior team: Austria, Hong Kong, Norway, Slovakia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates.
• National team only: Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, United States, Wales, Czech Republic, Cyprus.
• Community Catering only: Greece, Taiwan.
• Junior team only: Belgium, Canada.

The exhibition of cold dishes is both a gastronomic show and a feast for the eyes: it presents the creations of teams and individual chefs. They are examined by the international jury and admired by visitors. This exhibition is presented every day differently, as new masterpieces are presented every day.

The juries are chaired by Luxembourg chefs: Aloyse Jacoby is president of the jury and of the „Jury Cold“, Carlo Sauber is president of the „Jury Hot“.

Online reservation of the menus 

The menus of the 60 teams will be prepared for five days at the Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup 2018 - and they will be served to the public in the evening in the restaurant, which has 890 seats. Pre-orders for these menus are made exclusively online, from Wednesday 24 October 2018 at 11:00, via the website www.expogast.lu. Menus will be paid by credit card at the time of ordering.

EXPOGAST 2018 will occupy four halls - Hall 2 and Hall 3 on the east side and Hall 9 and Hall 8 on the west side. This gives EXPOGAST an additional area of 3,500 square meters (plus 15 percent) compared to the 2014 edition, and EXPOGAST will transform the exhibition halls into a true world of experience.