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Track: Awards and competitions

Mon 03

14:30h

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1st National Cooking Competition with Sobrassada de Mallorca PGI from Black Pigs

2025-11-03 14:30 2025-11-03 15:30 Europe/Madrid 1st National Cooking Competition with Sobrassada de Mallorca PGI from Black Pigs The finalists selected by the jury will compete live, preparing dishes with Sobrasada de Mallorca de Porc Negre PGI. And we will find out which dishes are the winners. Auditori

14:30h - 15:30h Auditori Free access

17:00h

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Award ceremony for the 1st National Cooking Competition featuring Sobrassada de Mallorca de Cerdo Negro PGI

2025-11-03 17:00 2025-11-03 17:15 Europe/Madrid Award ceremony for the 1st National Cooking Competition featuring Sobrassada de Mallorca de Cerdo Negro PGI Award ceremony for the 1st National Cooking Competition featuring Sobrassada de Mallorca de Cerdo Negro PGI Auditori

17:00h - 17:15h Auditori Free access

18:00h

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InnoForum Awards

2025-11-03 18:00 2025-11-03 18:15 Europe/Madrid InnoForum Awards

These awards aim to recognise the innovation that the foodservice industry and artisan food producers bring to gastronomy, as well as contributing to social responsibility and having a positive impact on food production.

The awards are divided into seven categories:

• Most innovative product

• Most innovative technology

• Most sustainable product

• Most creative and sustainable packaging

• Most original flavour in sweet foods • Most original flavour in savoury foods • Most original flavour in beverages

A total of 22 products have been submitted for the Innofòrum 2025 awards.

Auditori

18:00h - 18:15h Auditori Free access

Tue 04

10:30h

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Pizza Bit Competition Spain

2025-11-04 10:30 2025-11-04 10:45 Europe/Madrid Pizza Bit Competition Spain Official presentation of the second phase of the Pizza Bit Competition will take place at Gastronomic Forum Barcelona, before the grand final. This competition is open to the best pizza chefs and aims to choose the Dallagiovanna Pizza Ambassador Spain 2026-2027. It is a unique opportunity to gain professional visibility and become part of an international community dedicated to excellence in pizza. Aula Forum

10:30h - 10:45h Aula Forum Free access

10:45h

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Live participation of the Pizza Bit Competition contestants

2025-11-04 10:45 2025-11-04 13:15 Europe/Madrid Live participation of the Pizza Bit Competition contestants Live participation of the Pizza Bit Competition contestants Aula Forum

10:45h - 13:15h Aula Forum Free access

17:30h

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Pizza Bit Competition awards ceremony

2025-11-04 17:30 2025-11-04 18:00 Europe/Madrid Pizza Bit Competition awards ceremony Pizza Bit Competition awards ceremony and closing reception Aula Forum

17:30h - 18:00h Aula Forum Free access

18:30h

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Award ceremony for the Best Artisan Panettone in Spain 2025 competition

Carme Gasull Journalist Presenter

2025-11-04 18:30 2025-11-04 19:00 Europe/Madrid Award ceremony for the Best Artisan Panettone in Spain 2025 competition Award ceremony for the Best Artisan Panettone in Spain 2025 competition Auditori

18:30h - 19:00h Auditori Free access

18:45h

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Awards Ceremony: Best F&B, Best Gastronomic Hotel, and Best Lobby

2025-11-04 18:45 2025-11-04 19:00 Europe/Madrid Awards Ceremony: Best F&B, Best Gastronomic Hotel, and Best Lobby At THELOBBY – HOTEL & GASTRO TALKS, we will celebrate the presentation of three awards designed to highlight innovation, strategic vision, and leadership in gastronomic hospitality in Spain.

Award for the Best Gastronomic Hotel in Spain
This award will recognise the establishment that has made gastronomy a strategic pillar of its value proposition, not as a complement, but as a central axis that amplifies the guest experience and connects them with the region. It also aims to highlight how cuisine can be a driver of attraction, loyalty and reputation, demonstrating that gastronomy is now one of the most important competitive differentiators in the hotel sector.

Award for Best Hotel F&B Director
This award will recognise the manager who has demonstrated excellence, innovation and leadership in food and beverage management, claiming a strategic role that transcends operations to become decisive in the guest's overall perception and in creating value for the business.

Award for Best Lobby in Spain

This final award aims to recognise a space that, beyond being a reception area, becomes a true stage for hospitality. It will recognise the lobby that has managed to establish itself as the heart of the hotel through a gastronomic offering and high-end cocktails integrated into the overall guest experience.

The awards are endorsed by AIDABE (Association of Food & Beverage Directors of Spain, Portugal and LATAM) and organised by Fira Barcelona, Gastronomic Forum Barcelona and Food Design Company, guaranteeing rigour and industry visibility. The awards ceremony will be hosted by representatives from AIDABE and the Food Design Company team, consolidating THELOBBY – HOTEL & GASTRO TALKS as a benchmark platform for excellence in hotel F&B.

Forum Lab

18:45h - 19:00h Forum Lab Free access

Wed 05

10:30h

Presentation | .

Presentation of the Barcelona Slow Food Guide 2026 and presentation of the 4th Gastronomic Responsibility Awards

Carme Gasull Journalist Presenter

2025-11-05 10:30 2025-11-05 12:00 Europe/Madrid Presentation of the Barcelona Slow Food Guide 2026 and presentation of the 4th Gastronomic Responsibility Awards Presentation of the Barcelona Slow Food Guide 2026 and presentation of the 4th Gastronomic Responsibility Awards Auditori

10:30h - 12:00h Auditori Free access

11:00h

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The Baker 2025 Competition

Belén Parra Journalist Presenter

2025-11-05 11:00 2025-11-05 12:45 Europe/Madrid The Baker 2025 Competition Third edition of the national award organised by the Baking School Barcelona Sabadell of the Guild of Bakers of the Province of Barcelona. The aim of the competition is to recognise and promote the baking profession, rewarding professionals who demonstrate the best mastery of different baking and pastry techniques, as well as contributing new ideas and demonstrating business management skills. Aula Forum

11:00h - 12:45h Aula Forum Free access

12:00h

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Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona 2025 Award

Alberto Pontón El Cup Vell Chef Speaker

Claudia Gozzi El Raier Chef Speaker

Cristina Jolonch La Vanguardia Journalist Presenter

Fran Baixas Franca Chef Speaker

Gianmarco Greci Franca Chef Speaker

Helena Termes Adan La Cort del Mos Chef Speaker

Jaime Bes El Raier Chef Speaker

Jeffrey Ruiz García La Cort del Mos Chef Speaker

Josh McCarty Franca Chef Speaker

Marc Pérez La Sosenga Chef Speaker

Pau Feliu El Cup Vell Chef Speaker

Pep Palau Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Head of Content Presenter

Ricard Llop El Cup Vell Chef Speaker

Robert Lechuga Casa Parera Chef Speaker

Tania Doblas La Sosenga Chef Speaker

2025-11-05 12:00 2025-11-05 13:15 Europe/Madrid Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona 2025 Award

The Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona award, which was born in 2009, recognizes the work of emerging chefs who offer quality culinary proposals, using local products , and who are committed to sustainable cuisine. Six candidates, pre-selected through online voting and the criteria of a specialized jury, cook live a dish that identifies them and summarizes their cuisine.

This year's finalists are:

Robert Lechuga (Casa Parera, Mataró)
Pau Feliu, Ricard Llop & Alberto Pontón (El Cup Vell, Tarragona)
Claudia Gozzi & Jaime Bes (El Raier, La Pobla de Segur)
Fran Baixas, Gianmarco Greci & Josh McCarty (Franca, Barcelona)
Helena Termes & Jeffrey Ruiz (La Cort del Mos, Palamós)
Marc Pérez & Tània Doblas (La Sosenga, Barcelona)

Auditori

12:00h - 13:15h Auditori Free access

15:45h

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Josep Mercader Awards 2025

Carme Gasull Journalist Presenter

Pep Palau Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Head of Content Presenter

2025-11-05 15:45 2025-11-05 16:30 Europe/Madrid Josep Mercader Awards 2025 The Josep Mercader Awards aim to recognise individual or collective work, sometimes carried out over a lifetime. They recognise the work or legacy that these individuals have achieved or left behind in different sectors of activity and in various social, economic and professional fields related to gastronomy. The categories are: Cooking, Dining Room, Wine, Producer (agricultural and fishing sector), Training, Dissemination, Trade and Sustainable Food. Auditori

15:45h - 16:30h Auditori Free access

16:30h

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10th Plat Favorit dels catalans: Which dish best represents Catalan cuisine?

Judit Càlix CUINA Director Presenter

2025-11-05 16:30 2025-11-05 17:15 Europe/Madrid 10th Plat Favorit dels catalans: Which dish best represents Catalan cuisine? Catalunya Regió Mundial de la Gastronomia and CUINA magazine will reveal the semi-finalists for this year's Plat Favorit dels Catalans (Catalans' Favourite Dish). This initiative seeks to identify the dish that best represents the essence of Catalan cuisine. From among 15 initial proposals, the four emblematic dishes that go through to the semi-finals are chosen by popular vote via the website platfavorit.cuina.cat. The event will begin with a four-way conversation between some of the participating chefs, entitled: ‘From bread with tomato to calçots: the symbol of a country at the table’, a reflection on how traditional dishes explain our culture, territory and identity. Auditori

16:30h - 17:15h Auditori Free access