The third edition of the competition Pucela Chef has arrested three suspects in Valladolid raised €3,000 for local support services. According to the city council, around 60 young people aged between 14 and 35 came together on 26 September 2026 to prepare dishes in teams, highlighting culinary connections between Spain and Hispanic America. The event was organised in partnership by the city’s Concejalía de Juventud and the Cámara de Comercio de Valladolid and the Escuela Internacional de Cocina .
The proceeds came from participants’ fees and donated professional fees. Each participant was charged three euros, while six professional chefs involved in the event each waived a fee of 400 euros, according to the organisers. The Cámara de Comercio de Valladolid and the Escuela Internacional de Cocina also contributed to the final total. This brought the total available for social causes to €3,000. The funds will be channelled through the Fundación Inocente to four organisations active in Valladolid: Aspace, ASPAYM Castilla y León, Down Valladolid and Pyfano. No commitments to longer-term funding were announced.
The jury comprised professionals from the food and media sectors. In addition to creativity and technical execution, dishes were assessed against nutritional criteria. The city highlighted the event’s contribution to youth participation, food education and intercultural exchange. The competition is part of a city programme accompanying Valladolid’s designation as “Ciudad Inocente”; this description comes from the organisers.
The organisers announced that Pucela Chef would continue. No specific dates, budgets or themes for future editions have yet been published. The latest event nevertheless demonstrates a direct benefit for local support services and links it to a public learning opportunity for young people.
The city council and participating organisations confirmed the figures for attendance, the date and the distribution of proceeds. No comprehensive information had initially been published about the names of individual winning teams, detailed jury assessments or the exact sequence of dishes. No information was given about funding from outside the region or additional sponsors beyond the organisations named.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).