The Craft Guild of Chefs announces the nominees for its 2011 awards

The Craft Guild of Chefs announces the nominees for its 2011 awards

The long awaited list of nominees has been announced for the 2011 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards.

Following much deliberation, a judging panel of leading industry representatives has selected 40 chefs who will be feted at the prestigious awards ceremony at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel on Thursday, June 2.

The nominees are:

Apprentice Chef Award sponsored by Compass Group UK & Ireland
Rebecca Marshman, Hilton Park Lane
Lyndsay Michie, Le Gavroche
Tom Puttock, Northcote Manor

Banqueting Chef Award sponsored by Nestle Professional
Tom Allen, O2 Arena
Brian Canale, Heritage Portfolio
David Summerell, Royal College of Physicians

Competition Chef Award sponsored by Electrolux Professional
Hayden Groves, Elior UK
Mathew Shropshall, University College Birmingham
Nicholas Smith, Vacherin

Contract Catering Chef Award sponsored by Falcon Foodservice
Robert Brown, Compass Group
Mark Cheetam, Sodexo
Mark Wetherill, Sodexo

Cost Sector Chef Award sponsored by Lamb Weston
Alan Baker-Green, Compass Group
Robin Turner, Sodexo
Andrew Wood, University of York

Development Chef Award sponsored by Discovery Foods
Peter Joyner, Elior
Sanjay Sighat, Authentic Food Company
Andrew Twells, Compass Group

Education Chef Award sponsored by Adande Refrigeration
Ian Jaundoo, Liverpool Community College
Patricia Paskins, Thames Valley University
John Gray, Defence Food Services School

Ethnic Chef Award sponsored by CCE Group
Anirudh Arora, Moti Mahal
Karunesh Khanna, Amaya
Sudha Shankar Saha, Saffron

New Restaurant Award sponsored by Alliance Restaurant Insurance
Bistrot Bruno Loubet, London
Pea Porridge, Bury St Edmunds
Viajante, London

Pastry Chef Award sponsored by Barry Callebaut (UK)
Andrew Ditchfield, House of Commons
Cherish Finden, The Langham Hotel
Tal Hausen, The Lanesborough Hotel
Mark Perkins, Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel

Pub Restaurant Chef Award sponsored by Premier Foodservice
Tim Bilton, The Butchers Arms, Holmfirth
Daniel Turner, The White Hart, Maulden
Graham White, The Plough Inn, Hungerford

Restaurant Chef Award sponsored by Luzerne
Lisa Allen, Northcote Manor
Ed Wilson, Terroirs
Abdul Yaseen, Cinnamon Kitchen

Young Chef Award sponsored by Williams Refrigeration
Alistair Birt, William Curley
Chris Munroe, The Royal Garden Hotel
Tom Parker, Northcote Manor

Two additional awards will be presented on the night. The Special Award sponsored by Sodexo UK & Ireland, chosen by the committee of the Craft Guild, will go to a person who above all others has made an enormous contribution to the industry.

Also, for the first time, the Craft Guild of Chefs has introduced the People's Choice Award sponsored by Dudson to recognise one of the industry's unsung heroes, who has demonstrated real commitment to their job and deserves recognition.

Since the voting opened for the nominated candidates on April 19, the votes are already in the hundreds. The closing date for votes is Friday, May 13. The seven candidates are:

• David Brown, Stable Family Home Trust
• David Cavalier, CH & Co
• David Croft, former chef/volunteer fundraiser
• Vicky Lord, Staffordshire County Council
• Trevor Nelson, retired executive chef, Compass Group
• John Retallick, chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs Vice Presidents' Council
• David Sharland, The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow

Words: Sheila Eggleston