The awards will recognise and reward leading talent in the hospitality industry.

The full list of nominations is a follows:

Apprentice Chef Award

Morgan Boyd - Le Pont de la Tour           

Tom Hamblet - South Lodge Hotel           

Ryan O’Connor - Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Armed Services Chef Award

LChef Ryan Ashall - Royal Navy           

PO Scott Furber - Royal Navy           

Cpl Ian Marks - Royal Air Force           

WO 1 Jamie Webb-Fryer - Army                       

           

Banqueting and Event Chef Award

Simon Dougan - The Yellow Door           

Stephen Frost – Sodexo UK           

Karen Poynter - Chester Boyd           

           

Chef Lecturer Award

Mathew Shropshall - UBC College of Food

Barry Smyth - Southern Regional College

Jose Souto - Westminster Kingsway College

 

Competition Chef Award

Cpl Liam Grime - Culinary Arts Team HM Forces           

Matt Jones - Catering Service House of Commons           

Simon Webb - Culinary Olympics           

           

Contract Catering Chef Award

David Fountain - Sodexo Ireland           

Glynn Lawrence - Sodexo Prestige           

Rob Neary - Elior UK           

                       

Development Chef Award

Glenn Evans - Las Iguanas           

Nick Hemming - St Austell Brewery

Craig Sandle - Bakkavor           

           

Ethnic Chef Award

Manpreet Ahuja - Café Spice Namaste

Tong Chee Hwee - Hakkasan Group           

Saurav Nath - Tapasya@Marina

 

Innovation Award

The Clink Restaurants

The Dead Rabbits London

Bonnie Gull, London

New Restaurant of the Year Award

Vineet Bhatia - Vineet Bhatia London

Ben Chapman - Kiln

Henrik Ritzen - Aquavit London

Gary Usher - Burnt Truffle, Heswall, Wirral 

 

Pastry Chef Award

Emmanuel Bonneau - Hilton Worldwide                                               

Sarah Frankland - Pennyhill Park Hotel            

Kimberly Lin - Claridges           

 

People’s Choice Award

Murray Chapman            - A Passion to Inspire

Harry Lomas BEM MBE - The Grove, Watford

Ian Morris - Sodexo at Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Alan Paton - Stoke by Nayland, Colchester

 

Pub Chef Award

Rob Allcock - The Longs Arms

John Calton - The Staith House

Gordon Stott - The Sun Inn           

Robert Taylor - The Compasses Inn           

 

Public Sector Chef Award

Jamie Gibbs - ESS Defence           

Jack Jepson-Sykes - Pabulum           

Lisa Normanton - North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Hinchingbrooke Hospital           

 

Restaurant Chef Award

Hrishikesh Desai - Gilpin Hotel and Lake House           

Daniel Smith - The Ingham Swan           

Chris White - The White Spoon           

 

Young Chef Award

Jack Cheesley – Sodexo UK

Alexander Corley - Petrus Restaurant           

Ben Garnett-Sinclair - Lusso