Daniel Green from The Auberge shared first prize jointly with Ashraf Elsergany from the Saints Bay Hotel in Guernsey in the senior competition, while Calum Humphries from The Auberge came first in the junior category.

Chefs had come from all areas of the Channel Islands to compete in the senior, junior, student and pastry competitions. In the junior and senior chef categories, entrants had to produce a creative lunch menu for four people in two hours that had to showcase locally sourced sea bass in the starter and locally sourced beef in the main. Seniors also had to produce a dessert showcasing Guernsey dairy produce.

Twenty-two year old Humphries, for example, created a menu featuring a duo of sea bass and fillet of Guernsey beef served with Fort Grey blue cheese.

Competition organisers and examiners – Steve Bacon from the Guernsey College of Further Education and Stephen Scuffell, Craft Guild vice president and executive chef at the Crown Moran Hotel in Cricklewood in London – were very impressed with the quality of all the entrants.

"What has been particularly fantastic this year is the standard of entries," said Bacon. "It has got better year on year since we launched it five years ago but the leap was really noticeable for 2013."

Scuffell, who has made his mark in national and global culinary contests, added: "It's worth emphasising that we apply the highest standards to this Channel Islands competition. In some cases it is the reason for not awarding gold, but even achieving a bronze or silver is something to be proud of at this level."

The top finalists of each competition received a complimentary place at the Taste Guernsey annual dinner at the Duke of Richmond Hotel on April 22, as well as trophies, certificates and chefs jackets.

CI Chef of the Year winners list:

Senior Chef of the Year
1st Ashraf Elsergany, Saints Bay Hotel, Guernsey
1st Daniel Green, The Auberge Restaurant, Guernsey
3rd Shaun Crosier, Cotils Hotel, Guernsey

Junior Chef of the Year
1st Calum Humphries, The Auberge Restaurant, Guernsey
2nd Michael Ford, Christies Restaurant, Guernsey

Student Chef of the Year
1st Cambridge Jacklin, Highlands College, Jersey
2nd Bradley Noel, Highlands College, Jersey
3rd Daniel Aires, Highlands College, Jersey

Senior Pastry Chef of the Year
Bradley Young, St Pierre Park Hotel (gold)

Junior Pastry Chef of the Year
Jack Hetherington (bronze)