Head chef judge Theo Randall announced that Richard Henderson from Restaurant Hywel Jones, Lucknam Park was the winner of the Young Chef award with second place going to Ryan Baker from Northall Restaurant, Corinthia Hotel and third place awarded to Lewis Glaister from Bluebird Restaurant, Chelsea.

Randall said: “All of the judges were impressed with the top three as they all did so well in this competitive environment for such a young age.

“Our Young Chef winner, Richard Henderson, was a fantastic character and had a really calm persona in the kitchen. He cooked really well under stress and his final dishes were absolutely flawless. We are all amazed by his personality and think he is going to go a long way in the industry.”

Head waiter judge Simon King announced the winner as Alessandro Calzavacca from Jean-Georges at the Connaught, second place was Salvatore Delle Donne and  third place was Andrea La Cognata, both from the Fat Duck.

The 32 semi finalists were made up of 16 chefs and 16 waiters, which had been whittled down to 12 on Monday ready for the final challenges on Tuesday at Westminster Kingsway College.

They  were challenged to make dishes using products from sponsors Arla Pro and Magnum.

The winners will enjoy prizes including a trip to California to work with Chef Thomas and a once in a lifetime culinary experience to Denmark, Arla's native home.

See the full list of award winners below:

Young Chef of the Year

Winner: Richard Henderson from Restaurant Hywel Jones, Lucknam Park

2nd Place: Ryan Baker from Northall Restaurant Corinthia Hotel

3rd Place: Lewis Glaister from Bluebird Restaurant, Chelsea

Young Waiter of the Year

Winner: Alessandro Calzavacca from Jean-Georges at the Connaught

2nd Place: Salvatore Delle Donne from the Fat Duck

3rd Place: Andrea La Cognata from the Fat Duck