Craft Guild of Chefs announces 2016 Chefs Awards nominations

14-Apr-2016 - Last updated on 15-Apr-2016 at 14:26 GMT

The Craft Guild of Chefs has announced its 2016 Chefs Awards nominations, including top chefs Allan Pickett from the newly-opened Piquet, Steve Groves from Roux at Parliament Square, Will Holland at Coast Restaurant, and James Mackenzie at the Pipe and Glass Inn.

Often known as the ‘Chefs’ Oscars’, the awards aim to recognise chef talent across a variety of sectors in hospitality, including apprentices, lecturers, and in banqueting, the public sector, the armed forces, contract catering, restaurants and within pastry. There is also an award for young chefs.

The final awards ceremony will take place at the Lancaster London hotel on 1 June.

The full list features top establishments and companies across the UK, including the South Lodge hotel, Le Pont de La Tour, the Royal Airforce, the National Trust, Café Spice Namasté, and the two-Michelin-starred Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles. Steve Groves, nominated in the Restaurant Chef category, won the BBC programme MasterChef: The Professionals in 2009.

Full list of nominations

Apprentice Chef

Eleanor De Maria, Eurest Services

Tom Hamblet, South Lodge Hotel

Bronwen Jenkins, Royal Garden Hotel

Jack Kalarus, Le Pont de la Tour

Jacob Webb, Sodexo UK

Armed Services

Richard Greenhalgh, Royal Air Force

Phil Owen, Royal Navy

Sgt. Jonathan Smith, Royal Air Force

Banqueting/Event Chef