Balgarianovinite.com Тhe fourth edition of the National Culinary Forum for Modern Cuisine, Chef’s Secrets – Evolution of Taste 2026, opened in Stara Zagora on Saturday. Leading chefs are presenting alternative culinary concepts and contemporary cooking techniques. On stage, they prepare both modern recipes and traditional dishes reimagined in innovative ways.
“The main goal of the forum is to build a new, stable culinary community in Bulgaria and to ensure continuity between experienced chefs and the younger generation,” one of the main organizers, Chef Toni Ivanov, told BTA. He stressed that preserving, developing and interpreting Bulgaria’s national culinary traditions in a modern way is of vital importance.
For the second consecutive year, the forum is being held over two days and features 17 presenters. Among the participating chefs are Hristo Ichev and Stanislav Dimitrov, Victor Zhechev, Henri Donneaux and Yoanna Yordanova, Veselin Kalev, Georgi Boykovski, among others.
Students, trainees and teachers from vocational culinary schools across the country are attending the event. Participants come from 42 towns and cities, including Belogradchik, Vratsa, Sofia, Burgas, Smolyan, and Varna.
Alongside the forum, a culinary exhibition is being held in the foyer of the Stara Zagora Cultural Centre. It showcases unique foods and beverages, as well as professional equipment, clothing and supplies. Among the most innovative products on display are lemonade, yellow cheese and white cheese with saffron, meat delicacies and modern chocolate creations. Visitors can also enjoy artistic fruit and vegetable carvings made from pumpkin and watermelon. Fourth National Culinary Forum Unveiled in Stara Zagora 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-31 11:33:09 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law