For the first time, Stara Zagora will host Chef's Food Park as part of the third edition of the National Culinary Forum "Chef's Secrets - Evolution of Taste" 2025, BTA reports. During the weekend, February 8 and 9, the city will bring together some of the most famous names in Bulgaria’s culinary industry.

For the first time, professionals from Serbia and Canada will also participate. The best culinary professionals will present their gastronomic masterpieces live in front of an audience of 550 people. Connoisseurs of exquisite dishes will have the opportunity to enjoy the diverse culinary exhibition Chef's Expo and meet with various manufacturers and traders of products related to the hotel and restaurant industry. Teachers and students from vocational high schools in hotel and restaurant management from 36 settlements in Bulgaria will be among the participants, the organizers say.