2006 Knorr National Chef of the Year Finalists

The 2006 Knorr National Chef of the Year was held during The Restaurant Show on 19th - 23rd September 2006.

THE 36 SEMI FINALISTS FROM THE PAPER JUDGING ROUND WERE:

· Adam Bennett Simpsons Restaurant, Birmingham
· Adam Simmonds Ynyshir Hall Hotel, Powys
· Andy Troughton Manor House Hotel, Gloucestershire
· Barry Tonks Bonds Restaurant, London
· Bernhard Schumacher Birmingham College of Food, Birmingham
· Bernhard Engelhardt Circadia, London
· Christopher Basten Great Fosters, Egham
· Craig Sandle The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
· David Ward Scottish Equitable, Edinburgh Park
· David Hunt Sodexho, Glasgow
· Eyck Zimmer The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
· Fabrice Beaube Reed's School, Cobham
· Fergus Martin Robinson Executive Centre, Wyboston
· Gary Hancock Scolarest, Chertsey
· Grant Parry Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, London
· Hywel Jones Lucknam Park Hotel, Chippenham
· Ian Webber Wallaces Farm Shop and Restaurant, Devon
· Imthiaz Kader Hilton London Heathrow, Middlesex
· Jack Evans Halifax Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh
· James Coward Hotel Les Bouviers, Wimborne
· James Sallows Skippers Restaurant, Canterbury
· Julian Jenkins Les Ambassadeurs Club, London
· Luke Finn Ashby's Restaurant, Leicestershire
· Marcus Eaves Pied a Terre, London
· Martin Clayton S&A Foods Ltd, Derby
· Richard Knights The Lavender House, Norwich
· Robbie Robertson ESS, Aberdeen
· Robert Szewczyk Cumberland Lodge, Windsor
· Robert Oberhoffer The Dove Restaurant, Norfolk
· Ross Pike Holroyd Howe, Amersham
· Simon Hulstone The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay
· Simon Webb ESCA, London
· Simon Atkinson HMS Raleigh , Cornwall
· Simon Green The Pendley Manor Hotel, Hertfordshire
· Trevor Blyth White Fox Restaurant, Tokyo, Japan
· Tristan Welch Petrus, London
· Winston Matthews Red Restaurant, Weybridge

THE THREE SEEDED SEMI FINALISTS ARE:

· David Waplington Green Lawns Hotel, Cornwall – Combined Services Chef of the Year

· Graham Neville Thornton's Restaurant, Dublin – Irish Chef of the Year

· Nick Evans Owens Restaurant, South Wales – Welsh Chef of the Year

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