ZEST QUEST ASIA 2025
Zest Quest Asia is a competition for college teams designed to demonstrate the student competitor’s technical expertise, creativity, knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Asian cuisine. The search for the 2025 Zest Quest Asia champions is well underway, with the winning team embarking on a life-changing culinary study tour to an Asian destination.
ZEST QUEST ASIA 2025
Zest Quest Asia is a competition for college teams designed to demonstrate the student competitor’s technical expertise, creativity, knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Asian cuisine. The search for the 2025 Zest Quest Asia champions is well underway, with the winning team embarking on a life-changing culinary study tour to an Asian destination.
Zest Quest Asia 2025
Finalists Announced!
Congratulations to the following eight colleges who impressed our judges and will now battle it out in the final cook-off on 4th April to decide who will be crowned this year’s Zest Quest Asia champions.
- Edinburgh College Team A
- Loughborough College
- Milton Keynes College Team B
- New College Durham
- North Hertfordshire College Team A
- The Sheffield College
- University College Birmingham
- University of West London
Good luck to all the teams as they practise and perfect their menus over the next few weeks.
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Tickets are now on sale for the Zest Quest Asia 2022 Gala Dinner and Awards Night
Tickets are now on sale for the Zest Quest Asia 2022 Gala Dinner and Awards Night
“We are developing a pipeline of young home grown cooks who truly understand and have the ability to prepare food in an authentic Asian style. They are the future of our industry.”
Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL
Founder of Zest Quest Asia
ABOUT USZest Quest Asia was founded as the ‘Asian Junior Chefs Challenge’ by London-based restauranteurs Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala in 2013 in collaboration with the Master Chefs of Great Britain.
The first competition finals took place in 2014, after which it was re-branded and known as Zest Quest Asia. The founders envisioned Zest Quest Asia as a culinary competition that would help raise the profile of Asian cuisine and cookery as a future career for budding chefs in Britain.
“We are developing a pipeline of young home grown cooks who truly understand and have the ability to prepare food in an authentic Asian style. They are the future of our industry.”
Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL
Founder of Zest Quest Asia
ABOUT USZest Quest Asia was founded as the ‘Asian Junior Chefs Challenge’ by London-based restauranteurs Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala in 2013 in collaboration with the Master Chefs of Great Britain.
The first competition finals took place in 2014, after which it was re-branded and known as Zest Quest Asia. The founders envisioned Zest Quest Asia as a culinary competition that would help raise the profile of Asian cuisine and cookery as a future career for budding chefs in Britain.
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Have a glimpse of Zest Quest Asia 2020
Have a glimpse of Zest Quest Asia 2020
The Competition
Zest Quest Asia is a student culinary competition inspired by Asia’s growing presence on the global stage. Now in its ninth year, Zest Quest Asia encourages aspiring chefs enrolled in full-time education, residing in Britain, to demonstrate their skills and knowledge of Asian cuisine.
Press & Media
For all press and media enquiries, including interviews, please contact Gina McAdam at [email protected]
Our Sponsors
Zest Quest Asia has enjoyed invaluable sponsorship from Hilton, Tilda Rice, Regale, Panasonic, Bidvest, Koppert Cress, Glengoyne & Cobra since the competition first launched.
The Competition
Zest Quest Asia is a student culinary competition inspired by Asia’s growing presence on the global stage. Now in its ninth year, Zest Quest Asia encourages aspiring chefs enrolled in full-time education, residing in Britain, to demonstrate their skills and knowledge of Asian cuisine.
Press & Media
For all press and media enquiries, including interviews, please contact Elke [email protected]
Our Sponsors
Zest Quest Asia has enjoyed invaluable sponsorship from Hilton, Tilda Rice, Regale, Panasonic, Bidvest, Koppert Cress, Glengoyne & Cobra since the competition first launched.
Winners - Zest Quest Asia 2024
Photo Gallery - Zest Quest Asia 2024 at the Hilton London Wembley
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“Zest Quest Asia has created hunger among so many young people in our university to explore Asian cuisine.”
NATHAN VASANTHAN
London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism,
University of West London, Zest Quest Asia 2018 champions
University of West London, Zest Quest Asia 2018 champions
“Being a Gold sponsor has presented us with many opportunities to work with the young, inspiring talent that this competition attracts and we very much look forward to doing more with them into the future.”
IAIN PHILLIPS
Sales and Marketing Manager Panasonic UK,
Zest Quest Asia Headline Sponsor
Zest Quest Asia Headline Sponsor
“It was a superb event from start to finish and we were extremely impressed with the enthusiasm of the students and the passion they demonstrated for learning. Roll on next year!”
PAT BRAY
Managing Director, Cavity, Protection Systems,
Zest Quest Asia Gold Sponsor
Zest Quest Asia Gold Sponsor
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“Zest Quest Asia has created hunger among so many young people in our university to explore Asian cuisine.”
NATHAN VASANTHAN
London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism,
University of West London, Zest Quest Asia 2018 champions
University of West London, Zest Quest Asia 2018 champions
“Being a Gold sponsor has presented us with many opportunities to work with the young, inspiring talent that this competition attracts and we very much look forward to doing more with them into the future.”
IAIN PHILLIPS
Sales and Marketing Manager Panasonic UK,
Zest Quest Asia Headline Sponsor
Zest Quest Asia Headline Sponsor
“It was a superb event from start to finish and we were extremely impressed with the enthusiasm of the students and the passion they demonstrated for learning. Roll on next year!”
PAT BRAY
Managing Director, Cavity, Protection Systems,
Zest Quest Asia Gold Sponsor
Zest Quest Asia Gold Sponsor
How to enter competiton?
This competition is open to college students enrolled on a full time, recognised catering
course, and who are permanent residents of the United Kingdom.
course, and who are permanent residents of the United Kingdom.
How to enter competiton
This competition is open to college students enrolled on a full time, recognised catering course, and who are permanent residents of the United Kingdom.