Semi finals will take place at The Langham, London for restaurant management and service on June 5th. University College Birmingham will host the semi-final for pastry chefs on Saturday, June 24th and the semi-final for chefs on Wednesday, June 29th and Thursday, June 29th.

The winner of the Master of Culinary Arts award, which takes place every four years, will be announced at a presentation dinner at Claridges, London on October 5th 2017.

The semi-finalists are:

CHEFS

Adam Bennett - Chef Director, The Cross at Kenilworth

David Bush, Head Chef - The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn

Stephen Carter - Head Chef, Boodle's

Hrishikesh Desai - Executive Chef, Gilpin Hotel and Lake House

Steve Drake - Chef Patron, Sorrel

David Duverger - Cuisine Teaching Chef, Le Cordon Bleu

Gavin Edney - Head Chef, Cliveden House

Ollie Hay - Head Chef, Nomura

Chris Hill - Premier Sous Chef, The Ritz Hotel

Rajkumar Holuss - First Sous Chef, The Waterside Inn

James Sleep - Senior Sous Chef, Whites Club

Adam Smith - Executive Chef, Coworth Park

Adam Thomason - Head Chef, Deloitte, Restaurant Associates

Anthony Wright - Senior Chef Lecturer, University College Birmingham

PASTRY CHEFS

Alistair Birt - Head Pastry Chef, Harrods

Emmanuel Bonneau - Chef Patissier, London Hilton on Park Lane

Nicolas Bouhelier - Head Pastry Chef, Lainston House Hotel

Gary Goldsmith - Chef Lecturer, University College Birmingham

Liam Grime - Cpl Chef, RAF Odiham

Mourad Khiat - Head Pastry Chef, The Berkeley Hotel

Amit Kumar - Executive Pastry Chef, Intercontinental The O2

Nicholas Patterson - Teaching Chef, Le Cordon Bleu

Jonas Plangger - Head Pastry Chef, Manchester House

Julie Sharp - Pastry Chef Technical Adviser, Barry Callebaut UK

Ross Sneddon - Executive Pastry Chef, The Balmoral Hotel

RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE

Lukas Andr - Restaurant Manager, Sexy Fish, Caprice Holdings

Dimitri-Andreas Bellos - Restaurant Manager, The Fat Duck

Thomas Borghi - Deputy Private Dining and Events Operation Manager, The Ritz London

Daniel Crump - General Manager, The Oxford Blue

Alessandro Fasoli - General Manager, The Woodspeen Restaurant and Cookery School

Giovanni Ferlito - Head of Wine and Beverage, The Ritz London

Devid Isabella - Restaurant Manager, Wentworth Golf Club

Karim Le Cloarec - General Manager, Searcys at The Gherkin

Peter Prusaczyk - Restaurant Manager, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

Daniele Quattromini - Restaurant Manager, Cliveden House

Pierre Rizet-Mosser - Food & Beverage Manager, The Montagu Arms Hotel

Ian Sturrock - Brasserie General Manager, The Arts Club