THE 36 SEMI FINALISTS FROM THE PAPER JUDGING ROUND WERE:· Adam Bennett Simpsons Restaurant, Birmingham · Adam Simmonds Ynyshir Hall Hotel, Powys · Andy Troughton Manor House Hotel, Gloucestershire · Barry Tonks Bonds Restaurant, London · Bernhard Schumacher Birmingham College of Food, Birmingham · Bernhard Engelhardt Circadia, London · Christopher Basten Great Fosters, Egham · Craig Sandle The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh · David Ward Scottish Equitable, Edinburgh Park· David Hunt Sodexho, Glasgow · Eyck Zimmer The Lowry Hotel, Manchester · Fabrice Beaube Reed's School, Cobham· Fergus Martin Robinson Executive Centre, Wyboston · Gary Hancock Scolarest, Chertsey · Grant Parry Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, London · Hywel Jones Lucknam Park Hotel, Chippenham · Ian Webber Wallaces Farm Shop and Restaurant, Devon· Imthiaz Kader Hilton London Heathrow, Middlesex · Jack Evans Halifax Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh · James Coward Hotel Les Bouviers, Wimborne· James Sallows Skippers Restaurant, Canterbury· Julian Jenkins Les Ambassadeurs Club, London · Luke Finn Ashby's Restaurant, Leicestershire · Marcus Eaves Pied a Terre, London · Martin Clayton S&A Foods Ltd, Derby· Richard Knights The Lavender House, Norwich· Robbie Robertson ESS, Aberdeen · Robert Szewczyk Cumberland Lodge, Windsor · Robert Oberhoffer The Dove Restaurant, Norfolk · Ross Pike Holroyd Howe, Amersham· Simon Hulstone The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay· Simon Webb ESCA, London· Simon Atkinson HMS Raleigh , Cornwall· Simon Green The Pendley Manor Hotel, Hertfordshire · Trevor Blyth White Fox Restaurant, Tokyo, Japan· Tristan Welch Petrus, London · Winston Matthews Red Restaurant, WeybridgeTHE THREE SEEDED SEMI FINALISTS ARE:· David Waplington Green Lawns Hotel, Cornwall – Combined Services Chef of the Year· Graham Neville Thornton's Restaurant, Dublin – Irish Chef of the Year· Nick Evans Owens Restaurant, South Wales – Welsh Chef of the Year