Talented Welsh chefs, including two from Newport's Celtic Manor Resort, will be contining the ‘Together Stronger’ mantra that brought the nation’s football team record breaking success at this summer’s Euro Cup 2016 tournament when they compete in the Culinary Olympics in Germany next month.

The Culinary Association of Wales has entered senior and junior teams into the event.

Both Wales teams compete in the hot kitchen – the first element of the competition - on October 22 and present their artistic food displays on October 24.

They will be among 32 national senior teams and 20 junior teams cooking over four days of intense competition. The Culinary Olympics are organised every four years and endorsed by the World Associations of Chefs’ Societies, or Worldchefs, of which the CAW is a member.

The Wales senior team is captained by Danny Burke, 39, co-owner of Shared Olive Restaurant and Olive Tree Catering, Hawarden, who has been competing with Wales for 18 years.

He is joined by Karl Jones Hughes and Simon Crockford, from the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Ryan Jones from Dawn Meats, Cross Hands, Jason Hughes from Chateau Rhianfa, Menai Bridge, and Michael Ramsden from Cambrian Training Company, Welshpool.

The junior team is captained by Jack Davison, Deganwy Quay Hotel and Spa, Deganwy, Conwy. His teammates are: Joe Jones, Carden Park Hotel, near Chester, Steffan Davies, Gidleigh Park, Exeter, Sion Roberts, Pollen Street Social, London, Harry Paynter-Roberts, Castle Hotel, Conwy and Arron Tye, Shared Olive and Ffion Lewis, Hilltop Honey, Caersws.

CAW team manager is Peter Fuchs, culinary director at the Celtic Manor Resort, and the junior team is coached by Michael Evans, a lecturer at Gr?p Llandrillo Menai.

Mr Fuchs said the CAW squad had committed hundreds of hours of their own time into preparations for the Culinary Olympics without payment. The time and dedication required to compete on the international stage had taken its toll, as some chefs had been forced to stand down due to work and family commitments.

The senior team held its final run through of their hot kitchen menu at the Celtic Manor Resort, when Wales’ Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths and sponsors were among the 110 guests.

The Cabinet Secretary said: “Wales’ reputation for producing high quality food and drink continues to grow and the Culinary Olympics are a chance to raise our culinary profile even further and showcase our produce to the world. I wish the team the very best of luck.”

The Culinary Olympics will be an important showcase not only for talented chefs but also for Welsh food and drink products. An accompanying Food and Drink Wales Showcase will be held in the Worldchefs Village to highlight the quality and innovation of Welsh products. A range of chilled and ambient products will be displayed and a presenter will speak to chefs about their provenance.