WA Good Food Guide in collaboration with our partners at Austral Fisheries are excited to announce the return of the West Australian Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Sea competition for 2026.
Building on the existing work of Austral Fisheries in unearthing and nurturing emerging talent in the seafood industry, we will be searching from Albany to Broome and everywhere in between, to uncover the next emerging star seafood chef in Western Australia.
As per last year’s proceedings, short-listed candidates will be interviewed by Austral Fisheries General Manager of Sales Marketing, Dylan Skinns and WA Good Food Guide Editor in Chief, Georgia Moore.
Four finalists will then compete in a cook-off in January at Perth’s newest seafood-driven restaurant, Pearla & Co by Scott Bridger, judged by Scott alongside other industry legends Russell Blaikie, Stephen Clarke as well as Georgia Moore, and Dylan Skinns in January.
The winner will be revealed on stage at the WA Good Food Guide Awards Night in February 2026, with an exciting prize to be announced later this year.
Entries close December 15, 2025 and interviews will be conducted on Wednesday, December 17, 2025
