First Time Held, Grill Master Indonesia Presents Stunning BBQ Festivals And Competitions

JAKARTA - The festival and barbaque competition (BBQ), the official Indonesian Grill Master was held at the Texas Bar Delicious BBQ, La Piazza, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3-4, 2025.

The Grill Master Indonesia event presents a festival and a stunning competition, to celebrate the spirit of daring roasting and cooking using fire for various foodstuffs. The competition was attended by six participants who had worked in various well-known restaurants.

The six participants fought cooking with fire and smoke in an open room. The results of the dishes of the participants were assessed by the leading judges in the culinary world, one of which was Chef William Wongso, Indonesia's honorable culinary ambassador with more than 40 years of experience.

Grill Master Indonesia 2025 raises the standard for culinary performances in Indonesia. It celebrates enthusiasm, skills, and engineering in a way that really respects the spirit of the rope," William Wongso said when met at Texas Bar Delicious BBQ, La Piazza, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

In this competition, the participants were released to cook anything according to the theme with the ingredients provided. The jury assessed that the results of the participant's cooking were based on several aspects, ranging from taste to fragility in cooking their food.

"There are criteria, the criteria are definitely a sense, presentations, techniques are also important, work habits, and others," said William Wongso.

In the final of Grill Master Indonesia 2025, June 4, a professional chef who works at Aged & Butchered, Nuriman, was named the winner. He was chosen as the winner for using the right cooking technique, impressive cooking taste, and extraordinary consistency throughout the competition.

Nuriman himself said that he tried to do his best and felt challenged during the competition. In the final, he cooked three types of food combined with various sauces.

"The problem is that there is meat, squid, and shrimp. If my meat is regular Grill, I make shrimp with two sauces, then I cook the squid with lemon butter sauce," he explained.

Meanwhile, the winner of the 2025 Grill Masters event will get a total prize of IDR 50 million. This series of events will also be aired in four episodes on YouTube.