World Paella Day CUP competition

This competition will choose the best paella in the world. 36 chefs from 20 different countries threw their hat into the ring for the current edition. Over 50,000 paella followers and foodies have already voted for their favourite chef and their recipe on social media, helping to select the 10 finalists for the World Paella Day Cup. 

20th September, the 10 chefs selected with compete at Valencia's La Marina. The semi-finals kick off at 10.00 am, and the grand finale will be held at noon.  

These are the finalists:  

• Javier Piñeiro.  Uruguay  
• Alfredo Aramburu. Peru 
• Vicente Aguilar. Costa Rica  
• Natalie Curie. United States  
• Sang-hoon. South Korea  
• Binhui Jiang. China  
• Sam Giansante. Belgium 
• Josef Kolarík. Czechia 
• Rob Curley. Ireland 
• Noelia Pascual. Spain  

Follow the competition via the official profiles at @WorldPaellaDay and cheer them on with the hashtag #WorldPaellaDay!