2025 Winners
Apprentice Chef
2025 - Roselle Wu, ESS Compass Group UK & Ireland
2024 - Jess Miller, chef de partie, Chartwells Independent
2023 - Eimear McCarthy, Student, South Eastern Regional College
2022 - Grace Hawksley, Gravetye
2019 - Paige Hill, Royal Garden Hotel
2018 - John Haworth, CH&Co
2017 - Tom Hamblet
2016 - Eleanor De Maria, Demi Chef de Partie, Eurest
2015 - Ben Garnett-Sinclair, Apprentice Chef at Lusso
2014 - Louise Roberts, Lexington Catering
2013 - Ruth Hansom
2012 - Lyndsay Mitchie
2011 - Rebecca Marshman
2010 - Conor Stein
2009 - Samantha Rowles
2008 - Derek Wright
2007 - Emily Webb
Banqueting & Event Chef
2025 - Allen Townsend, Levy Goodwood
2024 - Paul Bates, executive head chef, Hilton London Metropole
2023 - Ian Page, Executive Chef, Payne & Gunter
2022 - Mark Fletcher, Churche's Mansion, Nantwich
2019 - Gemma Amor, Sodexo, Ascot Racecourse
2018 - Allan Blackmore - Levy Restaurants
2017 - Karen Poynter
2016 - James Buckley, Levy Restaurants
2015 - Mark Reynolds, Executive Head Chef, Delaware North
2014 - Ben Dutson, Sodexo Prestige Events
2013 - Michael Bullard
2012 - Phil Herd
2011 - David Summerell
2010 - Steve Golding
2009 - Nigel Boschetti
2008 - Stephen Ashburn
2007 - Simon Young
2006 - Mike Kirk
2005 - Martyn Nail
2004 - Gary Klaner
2003 - Henry Brosi
2002 - Malcolm Emery
2001 - Anthony Marshall
2000 - Andrew Bennett
1999 - Steve Munkley
1998 - Georg Heise
1997 - Eric Bruce
1996 - Paul Gould
1995 - Eric Deblonde
Chef & Service Lecturer
2025 - Darren Creed, Loughborough College
Competition Chef
2025 - Tom Phillips, Restaurant Story
2024 - Christopher Morrell, senior chef - officers' mess, Royal Air Force
2023 - Adam Thomason, Culinary Director, Absolute Taste
2022 - Graham Singer, Compass Group UK & Ireland
2019 - Cpl Ian Mark, Royal Air Force
2018 - Cpl Liam Grime -Royal Air Force, CSCAT Team
2017 - Simon Webb
2016 - Robert Kennedy, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
2015 - Adam Bennett, Chef Director, The Cross, Kenilworth
2014 - Ben Ford, River Island, Eurest
2013 - Javier Mercado
2012 - Mark Hill MBE
2011 - Mathew Shropshall
2010 - Richard Bowden
2009 - Simon Hulstone
2008 - Vince Cottam
2007 - Andy Twells
2006 - Mark Fitzmaurice
2005 - Wayne Asson
2004 - Jason Clark
2003 - Eyck Zimmer
2002 - Peter Joyner
2001 - Willie Pike MBE
2000 - Mark Hill MBE
1999 - Nick Vadis
1998 - Simon Hulstone
1997 - Scottish Culinary Team
1996 - Omero Gallucci
1995 - Bruce Sangster
1994 - Michael Kitts
Contract Catering Chef
2025 - Adam Thomason, Restaurant Associates
2024 - Simon Webb, hospitality executive chef, BaxterStorey
2023 - Wayne Corbett, Executive Chef, National Grid
2022 - Karl Griffiths, Sodexo
2019 - James Larkins, Compass Group
2018 - David Ward - Sodexo UK & Ireland
2017 - Glynn Lawrence, Sodexo Prestige
2016 - Stuart Nisbet, Elior UK
2015 - Mark Cheetham, Executive Chef, Sodexo UK
2014 - Peter Joyner, Elior UK
2013 - Darren Thompson
2012 - Mark Crowe
2011 - Robert Brown
2010 - Derek Reilly
2009 - Dennis Mwakulua
2008 - Andrew Aston
2007 - David Hunt
2006 - Hayden Groves
2005 - Alan Shipman
2004 - Nick Vadis
2003 - Rob Kirby
2002 - Simon Warren
2001 - Mark Fitzmaurice
2000 - Andrew Turner
1999 - Mary Runciman
1998 - Mark Hill MBE
1997 - Brian Mellor
1996 - Mark McCann
1995 - David Mulcahy
1994 - Paul Burton
Culinary Hero
2025 - Brian Magill, Freezer Friends Initiative
2024 - Graham Singer, culinary director, ESS
2023 - Darren Passmore, Compass Group & Co Owner Rustic Rhubarb
2022 - NHS Chefs Academy
2019 - Murray Chapman, First Contact Chefs
2018 - Stephen Frost - Sodexo Sports & Leisure
2017 - Harry Lomas MBE
2016 - Gareth Billington
2015 - Billy Campbell
2014 - Willie Pike MBE
2013 - Simon Boyle
2012 - Michael Kitts
2011 - John Retallick
Development Chef
2025 - Gareth Bowen, Cunard
Pastry Chef
2025 - Luis Meza, Hilton London Metropole
2024 - Michael Kwan, Executive Head Pastry Chef, The Dorchester
2023 - Mark Perkins, Executive Pastry Chef, Rosewood London
2022 - Alistair Birt, Head Chef, Harrods
2019 - Sarah Frankland, Penny Hill Park Hotel
2018 - Simon Jenkins - SNJ Patissiere
2017 - Emmanuel Bonneau, Hilton Worldwide
2016 - Stephen Tarling, Daylesford Organic
2015 - Daniel Pearse, Head Pastry Chef, Hakkasan
2014 - Martin Powell, RAC Club
2013 - Andrew Ditchfield
2012 - Cherish Finden
2011 - Tal Hausen
2010 - Sarah Hartnett
2009 - Benoit Blin
2008 - Nick Patterson
2007 - Graham Hornigold
2006 - Ian Burch
2005 - Stuart Pate
2004 - Julie Sharp
2003 - Tony Hoyle
2002 - Nick Hollands
2001 - Matt Owens
2000 - Ann Brown
1999 - Alan Whatley
1998 - William Curley
1997 - Claire Clark
Pub Restaurant Chef
2025 - Luke Payne, The Pack Horse
2024 - Chris Mapp, head chef & owner, The Tickled Trout
2023 - Phil Mason, Chef Patron, The Rat Inn
2022 - Nina Matsunaga, The Black Bull, Sedburgh
2019 - Dave Wall, The Unruly Pig
2018 - Robert Allcock - The Longs Arms
2017 - Gordon Stott, The Sun Inn
2016 - James MacKenzie, The Pipe and Glass Inn
2015 - Ray Brenner, Head CHef, The Peach Pub Company
2014 - Andrew Pern, The Star Inn
2013 - Stosie Madi
2012 - Rob Hartwell
2011 - Tim Bilton
2010 - Alistair Barlow
2009 - Dominic Chapman
2008 - Matt van Wyck
2007 - Michael Bedford
2006 - Tom Kerridge
2005 - John Rudden
2004 - Paul Clerehugh
2003 - Paul Morgan
Public Sector Chef
2025 - Matt Lord, ESS
2024 - Kath Breckon, training and development chef, North Yorkshire Council
2023 - Scott Freeman, Culinary Director, ESS Defence
2022 - Jake Barwood, Totteridge Academy
2019 - Ryan Hopper, ESS Defence
2018 - Lisa Normanton - North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
2017 - Jamie Gibbs, ESS Government Services
2016 - Scott Pring, Bridgewater College
2015 - Rob Bean, Executive Head Chef, University of Leicester
2014 - Glyn Greenow, Infantry Battle School, Sodexo
2013 - Rob Bean
2012 - Mark Hancock
2011 - Alan Baker-Green
2010 - Robert Kennedy
2009 - Michael Godfrey
2008 - Lynette Tinney
2007 - Nick Copson
2006 - Robert Robertson
2005 - Sue Wills
2004 - John Keefe
2003 - Richard Bowden
2002 - Roderick Kirk
2001 - Tracy Carr
2000 - Andrew Deeny
1999 - Keith Taylor
1996 - Nigel Humphries
1995 - Lynne Williams
1994 - Stephen Brogan
Restaurant Chef
2025 - Adam Smith, Coworth Park
2024 - Tom Tsappis, Chef owner, Killiecrankie House
2023 - Adam Handling MBE, Chef Owner, Adam Handling Restaurant Group
2022 - Dan McGeorge, Rothay Manor
2019 - Pascal Canevet, La Maison Bleue
2018 - Hrishikesh Desai - Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
2017 - Daniel Smith, The Ingham Swan
2016 - Will Holland, Coast Restaurant
2015 - Adam Smith, Head Chef, Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel
2014 - Paul Kitching, 21212
2013 - Pascal Aussignac
2012 - Richard Allen
2011 - Lisa Allen
2010 - Sat Bains
2009 - Izu Ani
2008 - Craig Sandle
2007 - Lee Bennett
2006 - John Campbell
2005 - Philip Howard
2004 - Peter Gordon
2003 - William Deans
2002 - Michael Deane
2001 - Galton Blackiston
2000 - John Williams MBE
1999 - Andreas Antona
1998 - Willi Elsener
1997 - Gary Rhodes OBE
1996 - Jeff Bland
1996 - David Nicholls
1994 - Peter Kromberg
Street Food Chef
2025 - Alec Tomasso, The Weeping Chef
Sustainability Excellence Award (Small Operator)
2025 - Tom and Laurissa Heywood, Pignut Restaurant
Young Chef
2025 - Keira Carolan, Henrock by Simon Rogan
2024 - Cameron Jones, chef cook, Waterside Inn
2023 - Nathan Johnson, Senior Chef de Partie, Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa
2022 - AS Shaun Downs, Royal Navy
2019 - Rick Owens, Le Manoir aux quat' Saisons
2018 - Faye De Souza - Restaurant Associates
2017 - Ben Garnett-Sinclair, Lusso
2016 - Arthur Quinn, Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant, Crosthwaite
2015 - Craig Bateman Chef at Compass Group UK & Ireland
2014 - Thomas Lawson, Rafters Restaurant
2013 - April Partridge, The Ivy Restaurant
2012 - Ben Murphy
2011 - Tom Parker
2010 - Adam Smith
2009 - Will Torrent
2008 - Graham Squire
2007 - Lahiru Jayasekara
2006 - James Baker
2005 - Jane Mulholland
2004 - Robert Thompson
2003 - Adam Peirson
2002 - Michelle Boundy
2001 - James Lester
2000 - Nigel Skinkis
1999 - Mark Parsons
1998 - Mathew Bennett
1997 - Ben Fullard
1996 - Glyn Jacklin
1995 - Simon Hulstone
1994 - Vikki Jeffryes
New Restaurant of the Year
2025 - Kioku by Endo
2024 - Miller Prada, Humo London
2023 - Upstairs by Tom Shepherd
2022 - Luke Selby, Evelyn’s Table
2019 - Alex Bond, Alchemilla Restaurant
2018 - Core by Clare Smyth MBE
2017 - Vineet Bhatia London
2016 - Chris White, The White Spoon
2015 - Nuno Mendes, Chiltern Firehouse
2014 - Gymkhana
2013 - Robert Ortiz & Gabriel Gonzalez
2012 - Jason Atherton
2011 - Justin Sharp
2010 - Jeff Galvin
2009 - Vivek Singh & Abdul Yaseen
2008 - Glynn Purnell
2007 - Kevin Gratton
2006 - Richard Corrigan
2005 - Brett Graham
2004 - Tom Aikens
2003 - Rainer Becker
2002 - Olivier Couillaud
2001 - Stuart McLeod
2000 - Idris Caldora
1999 - Chris Galvin
1998 - John Retallick
1997 - Jean-Christophe Novelli
2025 - Clare Smyth MBE
2024 - Savoy Educational Trust
2024 - Cameron Laidlaw, chef, Junk Street Food
Armed Services
2023 - SSgt Grahame Wickham, Unit Catering Manager, British Army
2022 - WO Jonathan Smith, RAF
2019 - Cpl David Davey-Smith, Royal Air Force
2018 - Chris Marsden - 167 Catering Support Regiment
2017 - Cpl Ian Mark
2016 - Flt Sgt Richard Greenhalgh, Royal Air Force
2015 - Amrit Limbu, Junior Chef at 10th Brigade, Queens Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
2015 - Amrit Limbu, 10th Brigade, Queens Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
2014 - LChef Laura Willison, Royal Navy
2013 - Cpl Alun Davies
2012 - Mark Sweeney
Special Award
2024 - Asma Khan
2023 - Simon Rogan
2022 - Gary Jones – Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
2019 - Michael Caines MBE, DL
2018 - Angela Hartnett OBE
2017 - Nigel Haworth, Northcote Manor
2016 - Chris & Jeff Galvin
2015 - Sat Bains, Sat Bains with Rooms
2014 - Eric Chavot
2013 - James Martin
2012 - Cyrus Todiwala OBE, DL
2011 - Philip Howard
2010 - Pierre Koffmann
2009 - Heston Blumenthal OBE
2008 - Stephen Scuffell
2007 - Marco Pierre White
2006 - Dame Prue Leith CBE, DBE, DL
2005 - Michel Roux OBE & Albert Roux OBE
2004 - David Foskett OBE
2003 - Anton Edelmann
2002 - Raymond Blanc OBE
2001 - Peter Kromberg
2000 - Omero Gallucci
1999 - Michel Bourdin
1998 - Anton Mosimann OBE, DL
1997 - Brian Turner CBE
1996 - Paul Gayler MBE
1995 - John Huber
1994 - Peter Griffiths MBE
World Cuisine Chef
2018 - Weng Han Wong - Min Jiang Restaurant
2017 - Tong Chee Hwee, Hakkasan Group
2016 - Chad Rahman, Chez Mumtaj
2015 - Stephen Gomes, Chef/Patron, Moksh
2014 - Raju Ramachandran, Cinnamon Soho
2013 - Giorgio Locatelli
2012 - Mehernosh Mody
2011 - Karunesh Khanna
2010 - Jitin Joshi
2009 - Mohammed Aslam MBE
2008 - Angelo Collaco
2007 - Vijay Anand