Honorary President Heston Blumenthal presented the winners with their awards: Annual Awards of Excellence Young Chef of the Year: Mark Stinchcombe – Lucknam Park Annual Awards of Excellence Young Pastry Chef of the Year: Richard Philips – Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Annual Awards of Excellence Young Waiter of the Year: Katie Watson – Gleneagles Prizes included silver trophies (donated by Gordon Hogg and Finclass), Meyer Cookware, Victorinox Knives and a scholarship worth £2000 from the Savoy Educational Trust. This year's scholarship will be a trip with G.H.Mumm Champagne to Reims and Paris. The three winners will also each spend a day's work experience at The Fat Duck. To win the award the candidates had to achieve a score of over 70% in tasks set and judged by industry luminaries chaired by John Williams MBE, executive chef, The Ritz and chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts. The Gala Dinner also celebrated the other 26 talented young chefs, pastry chefs and waiters who successfully achieved the Academy of Culinary Arts' Annual Award of Excellence 2010, in Finals held in April. The Annual Awards of Excellence 2010 are sponsored by the National Skills Academy for Hospitality, City & Guilds, the Savoy Educational Trust, John Lewis, Maldon Salt, G.H.Mumm Champagne, Allens of Mayfair and the Caterer & Hotelkeeper.