JRE-INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2024

To dine at a JRE restaurant is to enjoy a seamless, perfectly executed fine dining experience. But behind the scenes, a team of true professionals guided by a talented Chef works tirelessly to ensure only the highest standards. Perfect, discreet, almost invisible. Never-ending passion is key in everything we do, to ensure that every experience is, Priceless.. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award in partnership with Mastercard is an homage to the Chef who is that distinctive Master. The 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year is Enrico Bartolini from Restaurant Mudec in Italy.

This young talent is driven by desire. To create cuisine that harmonizes with both personal values and philosophy, while offering an outstanding experience to every guest. This ultimate creator of flavour and taste demonstrates extraordinary skill and creativity, lifting gourmet standards to the highest level possible. Together with Pastificio dei Campi, we are proud to present the Chef of the Year Award to the ultimate creator of flavour and taste. The 2024 Chef of the Year is Alexander Wulf from Restaurant Troyka in Germany.

Our 2024 Sommelier Award winner shows great soul and spirit with regard to guest wellbeing. This sommelier creates a culture of excellence and ensures everything from a perfect ambiance to a carefully curated wine cellar, to the ability to support young professionals to excel in the art of service excellence. We give this Sommelier Award to the most outstanding JRE in this field. The Sommelier of the Year Award is presented in partnership with Antinori. The 2024 Sommelier of the Year is Nina Bratovž from Restaurant JB in Slovenia.

The winning Chef lives in harmony with the environment and takes great pride in that. Committed to serving fresh, sustainably produced, and ethically sourced ingredients, this Chef goes all the way to find the best local and seasonal produce. We honour the Chef as well as Swan Hellenic for their dedication to sustainable development and raising awareness of how our choices impact the world around us. The 2024 Sustainability Award goes to Stefano Pinciaroli from Restaurant PS in Italy.

Innovation is the key to progress. The winning chef in this category showcases the very best of innovative cuisine. Respecting culinary heritage, the chef constantly creates unexpected experiences and unique pleasures by using state-of-the-art techniques, this chef develops inspiring gastronomy and innovative dishes for the new era. In collaboration with Carpigiani, we honour the Chef who shows authenticity in the pursuit of both excellence and creativity. The 2024 Innovation Award goes to Ryan Blackburn from Restaurant Old Stamp House in United Kingdom.

JRE has been committed to keeping the tradition alive for over 50 years. Gathering together a veritable pool of talent. In the name of our peers and their art of long-standing expertise, we acknowledge today the Chef who focuses on the transfer of skills and knowledge. This winning Chef celebrates tradition using the past as an endless source of inspiration to create exceptional classical cuisine. Together with Parmigiano Reggiano, we salute the Chef who preserves the past and celebrates the future. The 2024 Taste of Origin Award goes to Uwe Machreich from Restaurant Triad in Austria.