The north-central region qualifying round of the 2015 Golden Spoon Contest took place in Da Nang on 4 and 5 August. 

The cooking event, which took ‘Huong Vi Que Nha Thoi Hoi Nhap’ (Hometown Flavour in the Context of International Integration) as its theme, was between 51 professional chefs in 17 teams from restaurants and hotels in Da Nang and the provinces of Quang Binh, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam.  Each team was required to create a menu which comprised specialities or traditional and rustic dishes from their localities.

First prize went to the La Residence Hue Hotel whilst the Novotel Danang Premier Han River, the Palm Garden Beach Resort and Spa in Quang Nam Province, the Indochine Palace Hue, the Hotel Saigon Morin, and the Mondial Hotel Hue shared the second prize. 

The first and second-prize winners will advance to the northern region semi-final round of the contest which will be held in Ha Noi on 13 and 14 October.  The final round of the national-level contest will take place in Binh Duong on 2 December.