Salonculinaire Master Chefs

The Salonculinaire Master Chef and World Championships in Culinary Knowledge is the premier global test of professional chefs culinary knowledge.

The Salonculinaire Master Chef program has been on the internet for 7 years and hundreds of chefs have attempted the challenge. The series of tests get progressively harder and stretch the limits of participants excepting the most knowledgeable.

Candidates must prove they have a general global knowledge of : Basic Food Preparations - Butchery and Meat Cookery - Culinary Terminology - Eggs and Farinaceous - Equipment and Tools - Fish and Shellfish - Fish Cuts - Fish Recognition - Food Science - Fruit, Herbs and Spices - Global Preparations - Hot and Cold Desserts and Sweets - Hygiene and HACCP - International Dishes - Larder and Buffet - Menu planning - Methods of Cookery - Mise - en - place - Nutrition - Occupational Health and Safety - Pastry - Cakes - Yeast - Potato - Poultry and Game - Product Knowledge - Salads and Dressings -Sandwiches, Canapés, Finger Foods and Hors d'oeuvres - Stock Soups and Sauces -Vegetables and Fungi - Kitchen Administration and more in order to pass the exams.

Candidates need to be completely focused, confident and diligent as the test is not forgiving. Those who achieve this level are only to be highly commended as exceptional.

The highest score is deemed World Champion and retains the title until beaten

Current World Champion Glenn Humphrey: CEC, CCE – USA - who attained the title in June 2010 and has held the title against challengers ever since by a margin of 4%

Previous World Champions:

1.  John McFadden – Australia
2. Marcus Moore – Australia
3. Chris Muldoon – Canada
4. Phil Sinclaire – Scotland
5. Edward Seisun - Australia 

Salonculinaire Master Chefs

1. Andrew Wiskin – Australia
2. Anton Gaston – USA
3. Bernhard Koeniger – USA
4. Brian Dragos – USA
5. Chris Muldoon – Canada
6. David Chandler – UK
7. Deb Foreman – Australia
8. Dhanapal Umasankar – India
9. Edward Seisun – Australia
10. Ethan Hill – Australia
11. Gary Thompson – Spain
12. Glenn Humphrey – USA
13. Harley Zukerman – Australia
14. Huw Williams – Australia
15. John McFadden – Australia
16. Marcus Moore – Australia
17. Mark Heirs – Scotland
18. Mark Weatherley – Australia
19. Martin Harrap - New Zealand
20. Nick Blackmore – Australia
21. Nigel Stainwall – Australia
22. Phil Sinclaire – Scotland
23. Rick Stephen – Singapore
24. Robert Ford – Australia
25. Russell Hands – Scotland
26. Stephanie Sherman – USA
27. Peter Williams – Australia
28. Joseph Lesch – Canada
29. Gherhard Baur - Philippines