to cooking in comparison with the other competitors, Damien is a keen showman, and his unique approach to cooking has landed him several TV roles and he earned him the title of “The Kitchen Rocker” by the German media. Damien will be competing on the 8
th of May in box eight.
Ørjan Johannessen (Norway)
Ørjanworks at Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri and already has plenty of experience at the Bocuse d’Or competition under his belt. His first experience of the competition was working as a Commis under Geir Skeie in the 2008 Bocuse d’Or competition.
He later went on to win the 2012 competition, and was also crowned Norwegian 'Chef of the Year' back in 2011, making him a well-seasoned competitive chef. Ørjan is due to compete on the 7
th of May in box seven.
Jan Smink (Netherlands)
Jan is the current head chef at Kwartier Noord, a restaurant and cooking workshop near Heerenveen, in the northern Netherlands. His previous experience includes stints at many prestigious Dutch restaurants, including Hotel Landgoed Lauswolt, restaurant de Heeren van Harinxma, Landgoed Lauswolt Restuarant de Heeren van Harinxma and Le Soleil. Jan will be competing on the 7
th of May in box nine.
Igor Sus (Russia)
Igor Is the head chef of Restaurant Rafinad in Moscow, he has said that his dream for the restaurant is to give the Moscow people a chance to become familiar with global culinary trends at reasonable prices. Igor will compete on the 8
th of May in box ten.
Tommy Myllymaki (Sweden)
Tommy opened Sjon in the Swedish town of Jönköping back in December 2012, which he says provides “simple cuisine within everyone’s scope”. After being selected to compete in the Bocuse d’Or, Tommy embraced the media coverage that he was suddenly faced with, appearing on several television shows in the country and praised for his aim to make cooking more accessible to everyone. He is to compete on the 8
th of May in box seven.
Christoph Hunziker (Switzerland)
Christoph is the head chef of the Schämerhof restaurant, which located in Thun, a small town hidden away near the Swiss mountains in the center of the country. Christoph will be competing on the 8
th of May in box three.
Gurcan Gulmez (Turkey)
Gurcan currently works as a sous chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sultanahmet, a coastal town in north-western Turkey. After completing his Military service in 2002, Gurcan started his professional career as a chef working in many different restaurants across the country.
Since then he has gone on to represent Turkey in the International Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Competition in 2006, and he also won the Ottoman Food Competition in 2008. Gurcan will be competing on the 7
th of May in box three.
