14/08/2026
We are delighted to announce the Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship 2026 Finalists. 🎊 🎉 🍾
After incredibly competitive semi-finals, 32 candidates have been reduced to just 14 Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship Finalists. The level of passion for the culinary arts demonstrated by the semi-finalists was incredible and it made the finalist selection all the more challenging.
You can view the list of finalists via our link in bio / https://lcbl.eu/c5b
Each of the 32 semi-finalists were interviewed and had to complete two sensory analysis challenges. Alongside Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs and team, the judging panel for the semi-finals included Weilu Wang, Head Pastry Chef at Sketch’s 3 Michelin Star Lecture Room & Library and Le Cordon Bleu alumni Sasha Berman and Ori Hellerstein. Sasha is Senior Reciper Developer for Great British Chefs, while Ori is Founder of the award winning Artisan Baker based in Stroud.
The Scholarship Finals will take place on Monday 21st September 2026 at Le Cordon Bleu London’s Bloomsbury Institute, where the finalists will participate in a culinary challenge set by Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs, before presenting their completed task to a judging panel comprising some of the best in the industry.
Judges in the Final include Emily Roux, Chef Owner of 1 Michelin-starred Caractère; Chris Galvin, Chef Patron of Galvin Restaurants which includes the 1 Michelin-starred Galvin La Chapelle and Le Cordon Bleu Head Patisserie Chef Julie Walsh.