Recognised as the ‘Chefs Oscars’, the Guild will recognise and reward the hospitality industry’s leading talent across all sectors of the industry.

The full list of nominations is as follows:

Apprentice Chef
Eleanor De Maria, Eurest
Tom Hamblet, South Lodge Hotel
Bronwen Jenkins, Royal Garden Hotel
Jack Kalarus, Le Pont de la Tour
Jacob Webb, Sodexo UK

Armed Services
Richard Greenhalgh, Royal Air Force
Phil Owen, Royal Navy
Sgt. Jonathan Smith, Royal Air Force

Banqueting/Event Chef
James Buckley, Levy Restaurants
Daniel Humphreys, Whittlebury Hall
Karen Poynter, Chester Boyd

Chef Lecturer
John Crowe, North West Regional College - Ireland
Rik Razza, BaxterStorey
Mathew Shropshall, UCB - College of Food
Barry Smyth, Southern Regional College - Ireland

Competition Chef
Jamie Gibbs, Compass Group
Robert Kennedy, Sandhurst Military College
Nick Smith, Imagination

Contract Catering Chef
Glynn Lawrence, Sodexo UK
Liam McDonough, Sodexo UK
Stuart Nisbet, Elior UK
Jim Wealands, Lusso

Development Chef
Diane Camp, Reynolds Catering Supplies Ltd
Clive Goudercourt, National Trust
Jack Jepson-Sykes, Pabulum Catering
Dan Kelly, Vacherin Limited

Ethnic Chef
Saurav Nath, Inito Limited
Chad Rahman, Chez Mumtaj
Manpreet Singh, Café Spice Nemaste

Innovation Award
German Gymnasium
Sexy Fish
Soho Farmhouse

New Restaurant of the Year
Allan Pickett, Piquet Restaurant
Wayne Smith, Mortimers Restaurant
Jun Tanaka, The Ninth Restaurant
Chris White, The White Spoon

Pastry Chef
Morsingh Jakhi, The Cinnamon Club
Simon Jenkins, Simon Neil Jenkins Consultancy
Stephen Tarling, Daylesford Organic

Pub Restaurant Chef
Rob Allcock, The Longs Arms
Scott Fairweather, Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant Crosthwaite
James Mackenzie, The Pipe and Glass Inn
Gordon Stott, The Sun Inn

Public Sector Chef
Scott Pring, Bridgewater College
Tim Roberts, Sodexo UK
Martin Rowe, Quantum Care

Restaurant Chef
Steve Groves, Roux at Parliament Square
Will Holland, Coast Restaurant
Allan Pickett, Piquet

Young Chef
Victoria Edwards, Crerar Glencoe Inn & Gathering
Jonathan Feguson, Restaurant Andrew Fairlie @ Gleneagles
Arthur Quin, Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant Crosthwaite