Kitchen Battle is a fundraising event where two cooking teams go head-to-head live in front of an audience, creating a menu from a surprise basket of ingredients.

What is Kitchen Battle?

What's it about? 

Since 2009, Cuisine sans frontières has organised Kitchen Battle as an annual fundraising event. The tour takes us through Lucerne, Zurich, and Bern – 11 evenings in total each year.

Who's behind it? 

Kitchen Battle thrives on the commitment of many volunteers. Chefs and restaurateurs from across Switzerland get involved on a voluntary basis – as cooking teams on stage and in the local organising committees.

What's it all for? 

All proceeds go to the projects of Cuisine sans frontières.

How does Kitchen Battle work?

  • Each evening, two cooking teams cook live on stage for the audience.
  • From a basket of ingredients revealed to the teams only that morning, they create a three-course menu with an amuse-bouche for around 160 guests.
  • At the end of the evening, a jury together with the audience crowns the winning team.
  • All guests buy a ticket for a minimum of CHF 150. Drinks are paid for on site.
  • All proceeds go to the projects of Cuisine sans frontières.

All cooking teams and jury members from 16 years of Kitchen Battle

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5 Signori

8610 Restaurant - Werkheim Uster

Adrian Iten

Adriano Pirola

Alexandra Aebersold

Amanda Wassmer Bulgin

András Németh

Andrea Keller

Andreas Schnidrig

Andrin C. Willi

Anja Steiner

Anna Pearson

Anoah

Antonio Colaianni

ANTONS Restaurant

Armin Azadpour

Aurélie Made

Bar 25 (Berlin)

Bastian Eltschinger

Beat Weibel

Beatrice Conrad

Benjamin Plsek

Big Zis

Bistro LOI

Blaue Ente

Boni Koller

Brasserie La Rose

Brenso

Café Boy

Casa Nostra - Widder Hotel

Casa Tolone

Ceci n'est pas un restaurant

Charlatan Restodisco

Christa Augsburger

Christian Mott

Christian Oliveira

Christian Splettstösser

Christine Brugger

Christof Hächler

Christoph Bürge

Claudia Salzmann

Claudio Del Principe

Colorz

Cookies Cream (Berlin)

Corinne Husmann

Cornelia Seitler

Daniel Böniger

Daniel Gehriger

Daniel Kehl

Daniel Leupi

DAR

Dave Waelti

David Gandert

David Höner

David Roth

Dominik Burckhardt

Dominik Flammer

Dominik Leutenegger

Dozierende der SHL

Ecluse

Edith Krähenbühl

Eisblume Worb

Elias Heintz

Elmira

Elsbeth Hobmeier

Emanuel Lobeck

Emil Bolli und Team

Esther Kern

Evelinn Trouble

Evi Allenmann

Fabian Fuchs

Fabian Heilig

Fabian Spiquel

Fine Dining by Schmitz

Flavia Wasserfallen

Florian Stähli

François Meienberg

Frank Baumann

Franziska Bründler

Franziska Kempf

Fred Schaerlig

Freddy Christandl

Fuchs & Corrà

Füür & Flamme Grillrestaurant

Gabriel Adé

Gabriela Manser

Gamma Catering

Gasthof Falken

Giuri Paride

Grand Hotel Bellevue Gstaad

Grottino 1313

Gstaad Palace

Gülsha Adilji

Gurten - Park im Grünen

Guy Estoppey

Gwendolyn Masin

Hanna Bilousova

Hans-Peter Caprez

Häppli @ Minimum Boulder

Heini Schwarzenbach

Heinz Witschi

Henrik Belden

Hotel Auberge Langenthal

Hotel Chesa Salis

Hotel Palace Luzern

Hotel Piz Linard

Hotel Seepark Thun

Hotel zum Wilden Mann

Hüppi & Co. KG

Huusbeiz

Ilona Meier

Inbar Zuckerberg

Ivona Kehl

Jacky Donatz

Jacqueline Burckhardt

Jann Hoffmann

Jasmin Müller

Joëlle von Arx

Jonas Raeber

Judith Lauber

Julia Feldmann

Julia von Meiss

Julien Mühlebach

Juliette Chrétien

Jürg Halter

Jürgen Zierer

Kain & Gabel

Kapitel

Katrin Wagenblast

Kevin Ashbrook

Kevin Edelmann

Kochkunstteam des Cercle Bern

Kochkunstteam des Cercle Luzern

Kochnati All Stars 2022

Konstantin Kreibich

Kosmos-Kultur AG

Krafft Gruppe

Krone Blatten

Kultur Lokal Rank

Kunstkantine

Kursaal Bern

Kurt Aeschbacher

Landgasthof Drei Könige

Lauch

Laura Schälchli

Lauren Wildbolz

Les Gareçons

Lindenhof Ebnet

Lisa Christ

Luca Frei

Ludmilla

Lupo Bar

Luzerner-Bar-Szene

Luzerner-Gastro-Szene

M

Maison Manesse

Mandy Abou Shoak

Marc &Söhne

Marc Blickenstorfer

Marcelo Drovandi

Margaretha Jüngling

Mario Waldispühl

Mark Thommen

Markus Dütschler

Markus Schneider

Markus Schneider und Team

marmite youngsters

Martin Surbeck

Matchbox

Mattia Vetter

Matto Kämpf

Maurice Maggi

Meret Bissegger

Michael Lütscher

Micheal Wehrli

Mika Lanz

Miriam Hildbrand

Mirjam Eberle

Mirjam Hauser

Mischa Kaeser

Mischbar Gastro Gruppe – initiiert von Blindspot

Monica Giger

Monica Märchy

Monika Janicka

Monika Schärer

Monika Zünd

Moritz Leuenberger

Mund'Art

Muntanella Kulm

Muriel Steenhaut

Nachtjäger

Nicole Giger

Nicole Hasler

Nik Eugster

Nina Burri

Nomads

OSSO

Pablo Vögtli & Friends

Park Hyatt Restaurant parkhuus

Pascal Haag

Pascal Kreuzer

Pascal Schmutz

Patrick Dudler

Patrick Marxer

Patrick Senn

Patrick Zbinden

Patti Basler

Paul Riniker

Peter Haerle

Peter Schneider

Peter Stämpfli

Petra Tretter

QC / Markus Sollberger

Quai 61

Rahel Leugger

Raphael Golta

Raphael Guggenbühl

Rebecca Clopath

Rebecca Clopath und Luzerner Köch:innen

Regula Mühlemann

Remy

René Schudel

Restaurant "8" Merian Iselin

Restaurant Barranco

Restaurant Bellini Locanda Ticinese

Restaurant Benacus

Restaurant Bullerei (Hamburg)

Restaurant Drei Stuben

Restaurant Essort

Restaurant FED

Restaurant Helvetia

Restaurant Holzschopf

Restaurant Josef

Restaurant Markthalle

Restaurant Nix in der Laterne

Restaurant Porzi

Restaurant Rosengarten

Restaurant Schöngrün Zentrum Paul Klee

Restaurant SEIN

Restaurant Spannort

Restaurant Tredicipercento

Restaurant Volkshaus

Restaurant yamm! (Wien)

Restaurants Josef & Italia

Restaurants Mesa & Meridiano Kursaal

Reto Bühler

Reto Mathis

Reto Müller

Richard Kägi

Ringgenberg

Ristorante Italia

Röbi Koller

Roh & Nobel

Rolf Hiltl

Ronja Sakata

Rudi Bindella jr.

Samir

Sandra Knecht

Sara Hochuli

Sarah Jaquiery

Sarah Kohler

Sarah Lämmli

Sarah Sidler

Sascha Spring

SCB Sportgastro

Schloss Binningen

Schweizerhof Bern

Shqipe Sylejmani

Sibylle Lichtensteiger

Sidney Waldisbühl

Silex

Silvan Hofer

Silvia Binggeli

Simeon Nikolovv

Simon Apothéloz

Simon Hötzelt

Simon Kräuchi

Simon Oehen

Simon Sommer

Simon Tanner

Simonetta Sommaruga

Soul Food by Aris

Stefan Meier

Stiftung Arbeitskette

Sue Dervichian

Susan Gantenbein

Tanja Schwartz

Tevfik Kuyas

The Alpina Gstaad

The Dining Room

Thierry Fischer

Thomas Pollet

Tim Mälzer

Tobias Emmenegger

Toni Ottiger

Torsten Götz

Ueli Lanz

Urs Brändli

Urs Messerli

Urs Reichen

Vale Fritz

Valentin Jung

Villa Hundert

Walliserhof Saas-Fee

Wein & Sein mit Härzbluet

Weincafé Klösterli

Weisses Rössli

Werner Rothen und Team

Wilder Mann

Wirtschaft Grafenort

Wolfgang Fassbender

Wolfgang Kuchler

YB Gastro

Yves Bernreiter

Ziegel oh Lac!

Zita Langenstein

Zum blauen Engel