18th June 2025

Craft Guild of Chefs publishes awards night photographs

Written by: Edward Waddell
The Craft Guild of Chefs has unveiled the winners images from the recent awards night, which took place on Monday 16th June at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

The Craft Guild of Chefs Awards night aimed to celebrate culinary excellence from across the sector. Among the winners were Clare Smyth MBE, Roselle Wu, Darren Creed, Luke Payne, Adam Smith and Keira Carolan.

Craft Guild of Chefs chair Mark Reynolds said: “As always we have rewarded excellence from across the industry and the career path, with the Young and Apprentice Chef awards identifying those at the start of their career and the others covering the year’s best chefs within their industry sectors. I hope you enjoyed the 31st Craft Guild of Chef Awards and agree that we have another 17 worthy winners at the end of the evening.”

Here are the 17 award winners photographs:

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Accredited College Restaurant Award (sponsored by Wafflemeister): The Silver Plate Restaurant, Sheffield College 
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Apprentice Chef Award (sponsored by Compass Group – Foodbuy): Roselle Wu, ESS Compass Group UK & Ireland
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Banqueting & Event Chef Award (sponsored by CleanEvent Services): Allen Townsend, Levy Goodwood
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Chef Lecturer Award (sponsored by Panasonic): Darren Creed, Loughborough College
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Competition Chef Award (sponsored by HRC 2026): Tom Phillips, Restaurant Story [picked up by Cyrus Todiwala]
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Contract Catering Chef Award (sponsored by PizzaSi): Adam Thomason, Restaurant Associates
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Culinary Hero Award (sponsored by Williams Refrigeration): Brian Magill, Freezer Friends Initiative 
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Development Chef Award (sponsored by Essential Cuisine): Gareth Bowen, Cunard
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Pastry Chef Award (sponsored by Lakeland Dairies): Luis Meza, Hilton London Metropole
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Pub Restaurant Chef Award (sponsored by Bonemasters): Luke Payne, The Pack Horse [picked up by 
Richard Green of Greenway Kitchens]
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Public Sector Chef Award (sponsored by Tugo Food Systems): Matt Lord, ESS
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Restaurant Chef Award (sponsored by Unox): Adam Smith, Coworth Park
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Street Food Chef Award (sponsored by Major International): Alec Tomasso, The Weeping Chef
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Sustainability Excellence Award (sponsored by Rational): Tom and Laurissa Heywood, Pignut Restaurant
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Young Chef Award (sponsored by Henley Bridge): Keira Carolan, Henrock by Simon Rogan
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New Restaurant of the Year Award (sponsored by Lumina): Kioku by Endo [picked up by George Gkeorigas executive chef at Endo]
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Special Award (sponsored by Sodexo): Clare Smyth MBE