Official website launches with multilingual resources, accessible participant guides, and global participation now open.
Agra, Antardrishti is delighted to announce that Golden Eye Chef 2026 is now officially open for entries.
Now in its eighth season, Golden Eye Chef is the world’s first and only global culinary competition created especially for blind and visually impaired home chefs. Since its launch in 2019, the competition has brought together talented home chefs from around the world, celebrating culinary excellence, independence, and inclusion.
More than a cooking competition, Golden Eye Chef is a platform where participants are recognised for their talent, creativity, confidence, and the stories that connect people through food.
This Year’s Theme
The Global Table – Many Kitchens, One Family
Food has the remarkable ability to connect people across cultures, generations, and borders.
For Golden Eye Chef 2026, participants are invited to prepare a Dish of Togetherness—a recipe that represents family, friendship, community, tradition, or a meaningful memory. Along with the recipe, participants are encouraged to share the story that makes their dish special.
Every recipe tells a story. Every story deserves to be heard.
A More Accessible Experience
The official participant website has been designed to make participation simple, inclusive, and accessible.
Participants can explore the competition, understand this year’s challenge, learn how entries will be judged, review the official rules, and download the Entry Form—all in one place.
✨ The Official Participant Guide is available in both written and audio formats in six languages:
English • हिन्दी • Français • Español • Deutsch • Русский
Participants who prefer listening can also access the audio guides on the official Golden Eye Chef YouTube channel.
Who Can Participate?
Golden Eye Chef 2026 welcomes blind and visually impaired home chefs from every country.
No entry fee
Open to participants worldwide
Cook any dish of your choice
Share the story behind your dish
Submit your entry by 25 August 2026
Why Golden Eye Chef Matters
Across the world, millions of blind and visually impaired people cook independently every day. Yet their culinary skills, creativity, and dedication often remain unseen.
Golden Eye Chef was created to change that.
Rather than focusing on disability, the competition celebrates ability, confidence, creativity, and independence. It provides an international platform where participants are recognised for their culinary skills and the stories behind every dish.
Because great cooking is not defined by sight—it is defined by passion, skill, determination, and the joy of sharing food with others.
Visit the Official Website
The official participant website includes:
Competition Theme
Official Entry Form
Participant Guide
Judging Criteria
Rules & Regulations
Frequently Asked Questions
Terms & Conditions
🌐 https://2026.goldeneyechef.com
Media & Participant Enquiries
Email: info@goldeneyechef.com
WhatsApp: +91 6399900012
Website: https://2026.goldeneyechef.com
YouTube: Golden Eye Chef YouTube Channel
About Antardrishti
Antardrishti is a registered charitable trust based in Agra, India, committed to accessibility, eye care awareness, eye donation advocacy, and the empowerment of blind and visually impaired individuals through innovative and inclusive initiatives.
Golden Eye Chef is Antardrishti’s flagship international initiative, bringing together home chefs from across the globe through the universal language of food.
Help Us Spread the Word
We invite disability organizations, schools, rehabilitation centres, culinary institutes, media organizations, accessibility advocates, and individuals around the world to share this opportunity with blind and visually impaired home chefs in their communities.
Together, we can celebrate talent, promote inclusion, and ensure that every great story behind a dish has the opportunity to inspire others.
Cooking Beyond Seeing. Inspiring Beyond Borders.
