Regional finalists selected for YCYW
The regional finalists for the Young Chef Young Waiter (YCYW) competition have been selected.
The talented chefs and waiters, who are all under the age of 25, will compete at one of the following locations: Darlington College on 4 September, University College Birmingham on 11 September, and Thames Valley University, Ealing on 16 September.
A total of 16 finalists will be selected from the three heats to compete in the final at Westminster Kingsway College on 30 September, which will be followed by the National Final Gala Dinner and awards presentation at the Jumeriah Carlton Tower in London.
All of the national finalists will win a study trip to Champagne Besserat de Bellafon in Epernay.
Sponsors include American Express, the Savoy Educational Trust, the CMA, HSBC, Sodexo and Restaurant Magazine, along with new sponsors for this year which are Champagne Besserat de Bellafon, S.Pellegrino and Wild Harvest.
Chef Competitors
North
Stephanie Robinson – Winteringham Fields
Dougie McMaster – Winteringham Fields
Steven Evans – Northcote Group – The Three Fishes
Michael Eminson – Northcote Manor
Stephen Smith – The Star Inn
Sergio Boyle – The Star Inn
Martin Malinowski-Evans – Café 21
Rose Greene – Balmoral Hotel
Midlands
Alejandro Jose Cancino – Le Manoir au Quat' Saisons
Gareth Zachary – Le Manoir au Quat' Saisons
Tom Barnes – The Vineyard at Stockcross
Chris Lovell – The Elephant
James Dobson – Royal Duchy Hotel
Ben Mullins – Lucknam Park Hotel
Ryan Simpson – The Goose Britwell Salome
Julia Hetherton – Lavender House
London
Tristin Farmer – Gordon Ramsay at Claridges
Andrew Ward – The Glasshouse
Rhys Richardson – Baxter Storey – Barclays Canary Wharf
Matt Abe – Gordon Ramsay at Claridges
Oliver Marlow – The Glasshouse
Sean Enslin – Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
Joshua Pelham – The Square
Adam Smith – The Ritz
Waiter Competitors
North
Al Crookall – Lancaster House Hotel
Roy Wing Nam Ng – Jesmond Dene
William Bonfield – Boxtree Restaurant
Eleanor Bristow – Northcote Manor
Matthew Randall – Narvey Nichols Manchester
Stefanie Woehlert – Macdonald Houston House
Chris Dobson – The Torridon Hotel
Katie Watson – Gleneagles Hotel
Midlands
Mayta Meza – Opus Restaurant
Thomas Mercier – The Vineyard at Stockcross
Matthew Balman – Gidleigh Park
Mathilde Krug Von Nidda – Whatley Manor
Sam Matthews – Lavender House
Alessandra Bortoli – Skylon
Karim Le Cloarec – Searcy @ 30 St Mary Axe
Rosario Cappiello – The Ritz
London
Sam Calderbank – Maze
Federico Zannolfi – The Lanesborough
Falko Molitor – Aspleys at The Lanesborough
Jeremy Verna – The Greenhouse
Barbara Riotti – The Goring
Ashraf Saleh – Galvins at Windows
Christophe Cormier – The Ritz
Marco Fusato – The Ritz
Words: Maria Bracken
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