11th May 2010 - 00:00
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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