Finalists for the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2010 are announced

The countdown begins for the 2010 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards ceremony at the Lancaster London Hotel on June 24 when winners of 13 award categories representing every aspect of the culinary arena will be revealed.

The host of candidates nominated by their peers were scrutinised by an 18 strong panel of expert judges from across the industry. They had the incredibly difficult task of selecting 40 nominees from an elite list of chefs who will be acclaimed on the day, 13 of which will receive what have been called the Oscars of the culinary arena.

Now in their 17th year, these coveted accolades recognise and reward the leading talent working in kitchens across the industry. In addition there is a 14th award reserved for one exceptional personality awarded by a special panel of judges who believe that person has made an outstanding contribution to the industry as a whole.

The finalists are:

Apprentice Chef
Sven Britt -  The Ritz
Marcus Da Silva - Taj Hotels
Felix Jouanneau - Paternoster Chop House
Conor Stein - The Royal Garden Hotel

Banqueting Chef
Brian Canale - Heritage Portfolio
Simon Firth - MC Hospitality
Steve Golding - Sodexo Prestige

Competition Chef
Richard Bowden - Compass Group
Mark Hill - House of Commons
Mathew Shropshall - University College of Birmingham

Contract Catering Chef
Gary McKechnie - Harbour & Jones
Derek Reilly - Sodexo
Mark Wetherill - Sodexo

Cost Sector Chef
Robert Kennedy - Royal Military Academy
Robin Turner - Sodexo
Tracy Winfield - Alfreton Grange Arts School

Development Chef
Gary McDowell - Silver Hill Foods
Phil Rimmer - Apetito
Sanjay Sighat - The Authentic Food Company

Education Chef
Ian Jaundoo - Liverpool Community College
Michael Kitts - The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Norman Robertson - Ayr College

Ethnic Chef
Collin Brown - Chef Collin Brown Restaurant
Jitin Joshi - Vatika Restaurant
Shamim Syed - Durbar Tandoori Restaurant

Pastry Chef
Regis Beauregard - The Ritz
Sarah Hartnett - The Park Lane Hotel
Mark Perkins -  Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel

New Restaurant of the Year
Galvin La Chapelle
Hix Restaurant
Kitchen W8

Pub Restaurant Chef
Alistair Barlow - The Fleece
Jean-Philippe - Bidart Millbrook Inn
Lee Watts - The Inn at West End

Restaurant Chef
Sat Bains - Restaurant Sat Bains
Claude Bosi - Hibiscus
Adam Byatt - Trinity Restaurant

Young Chef
Selin Kiazim - The Providores
Guido Rizzo - Briscola Restaurant
Adam Smith - The Ritz

Words: Sheila Eggleston

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