Finalists for the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2010 unveiled

Michelin-starred chefs Sat Bains and Claude Bosi are among the list of finalists in the The Craft Guild of Chefs Awards, which will be held at the Lancaster hotel, London on 24 June.

Bains and Bosi are set head-to-head with Trinity chef Adam Byatt in the Restaurant Chef category, while Chris Galvin's Galvin La Chapelle is up for New Restaurant of the Year.

The awards, which are in their 17th year, will reveal the winners of 13 award categories which represent all chefs from all sectors. Other categories include: Developement Chef, Education Chef, Contract Catering Chef and Young Chef.

Steven Munkley, vice-president of the Craft Guild of Chefs said: “The Awards are designed to celebrate chefs from all sectors across the country – not just members of the Craft Guild. We know that there are some fantastic chefs who truly deserve commending in the cost sector, and this award will shine a light on these unsung heroes.”

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

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