Finalists will compete for the opportunity of a lifetime at the Team USA National Selection for the Bocuse d’Or. The rigorous competition determines who will represent the United States at the 2021 Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, France, the renowned bienniel international culinary competition.

The Team USA National Selection is conducted in the same format as the incredibly rigorous Bocuse d’Or, with each team competing over a five hour and 35 minute period and concluding with an esteemed chef panel who will judge candidates’ presentations.

Competing finalist teams include: Head Chef Nyesha Arrington (Los Angeles, CA) and Commis Michael Sansom (Yountville, CA), Head Chef Jeffery Hayashi (Honolulu, HI) and Commis William Barrera (Honolulu, HI) and Head Chef Scott Muns (Washington D.C.) and Commis Yuta Umeki (New York, NY). Heading the President’s Table and honorary judges include: Chefs Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Gavin Kaysen, Mathew Peters and Robert Sulatycky.