Zest Quest Asia

A competition for student chefs and colleges daring to be the best in Asian cuisine. We attract entries from ambitious & forward-looking colleges across the UK.

Winning teams have visited India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan and the Philippines. Zest Quest Asia was founded by London based restaurateurs Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala in 2013 in collaboration with the Masterchefs of Great Britain. Their aim was to create an exciting culinary competition that would help raise the profile of Asian cuisine and cookery as a future career for budding chefs in B

29/05/2026

Here about the experience that of gained from entering Zest Quest Asia 2026

28/05/2026

Here from students on why they wanted to be involved in Zest Quest Asia

27/05/2026

Many Thanks to .vasanthan for the tour of and for allowing me to interview . To hear what they had to say must be very inspiring for the great competition that Zest Quest Asia is. Also to hear about their passion for cooking and to continue to be better chefs in future was amazing. Wishing you all the best for the future and hope our paths cross again soon

23/05/2026

On Thursday I enjoyed a fabulous tour of during this I got time to interview two of their students who competed in the finals of 2026 Zest Quest Asia. Here’s what had to say about their experience. Thanks to lecturer .vasanthan for giving me the opportunity to do this

22/05/2026

Thank You for a fabulous lunch. Food and service was excellent and at only £22 for 3 courses it was extremely amazing value for money and not hard to see why the restaurant was full.