Nik Hill wins the Golden Knife at Bocuse d’Or Australia 2025

Sydney chef Nik Hill, co-owner of Porcine Bistro in Sydney, has won the Bocuse d’Or Golden Knife 2025 – the first step on his ‘Road to Lyon’ to compete in the world’s most prestigious culinary competition.

The Best Commis Award went to Odile Roberts, a student from Victoria University who recently joined Chin Chin in Melbourne as an apprentice.

Bocuse d’Or Golden Knife 2025: Nik Hill, Porcine Bistro, Sydney The Best Commis Award: Odile Roberts – Chin Chin, Melbourne

The World’s Most Elite Culinary Competition

Foodservice Australia is proud to host the Golden Knife – Australia’s selection for the world’s most prestigious culinary contest, the Bocuse d’Or.

In 2025 for the first time, the winning chef will receive a four-year mentoring and career development program, training alongside Australia’s 2025-7 candidate Paul Golding, in preparation for the Bocuse d’Or Asia Pacific in 2028.

Meanwhile the winner of the Best Commis Chef Award will join Paul Golding to compete in the next Bocuse d’Or regional contest, and potentially on to the Grand Final in Lyon.

This competition is not for the faint-hearted – four finalist chefs and their commis chefs have five and half hours to prepare two world-class dishes, one presented to the tasting judges on a platter and one on a plate. Meanwhile the kitchen judges are assessing the team’s every move as they cook.

Bocuse d’Or Golden Knife 2025: Nik Hill, Porcine Bistro, Sydney The Best Commis Award: Odile Roberts – Chin Chin, Melbourne