Tonight, Simon Hulstone, chef-patron of the Michelin-starred Elephant restaurant in Torquay has taken home the title of Knorr National Chef of the Year and the £10,000 prize money.
The announcement, made at the dinner at the Sheraton Park Lane hotel, comes after a three-hour cook-off at the Restaurant Show at London's Earls Court earlier today.
Eight chefs competed in the cook-off in which they had to produce a four-course meal from a selection of ingredients from a mystery basket, which included grey mullet, rabbit, pears, apples and blackberries.
Clark Crawley, sous chef from Barclays Wealth in London took second place, followed by David Kennedy, chef-proprietor of the Black Door restaurant, Newcastle upon Tyne in third.
This is Hulstone's fourth attempt at winning the title.
On winning the Knorr National Chef of the Year, Hulstone's dad, chef Roger commented: "It's about f***ing time!"
Nothing like fatherly love...
Check our our video from the cook off and from the awards ceremony
By Katherine Alano