Academy of Culinary Arts Awards of Excellence 2013 finalists announced
The Academy of Culinary Arts has announced the list of 54 finalists for the Awards of Excellence 2013.
The announcement comes following the completion of seven finals around the UK in which over 100 young chefs, pastry chefs and waiters competed.
The Kitchen finalists are:
| Matthew Ambrose | Claridge's |
| Josh Bingham | Le Manoir aux Quat‘Saisons |
| Sven-Hanson Britt | The Ritz London |
| Jack Davies | The Westbury Hotel |
| Sophie Fenlon | Trinity Restaurant |
| James Goodyear | Le Manoir aux Quat‘Saisons |
| William Gordon | Odette’s Restaurant |
| Daniel Graham | Odette’s Restaurant |
| Mark Hemsley | Alexander House Hotel |
| Oskar Lundvall | Dinner by Heston |
| Andrew Newbon | Claridge's |
| Simon Suffolk | White's |
| Daniel Tugwell | The Commodore Hotel |
Pastry finalists are:
| Patrick Bond | Le Manoir aux Quat‘Saisons |
| Clare Fletcher | Le Manoir aux Quat‘Saisons |
| Aisha Ibrahim | Paul Rhodes London |
| Lucy Jones | The Ritz London |
| Matthew Jones | Le Manoir aux Quat‘Saisons |
| Natasha Lewis | Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club |
| Shaun Mason | The Royal Household |
| Brynley Phipps | William Curley |
Service finalists are:
| Denver Schroffner | The Arts Club |
| Nicole Waefler | William Curley |
| Natasha Wigmore | Bents Garden And Home |
| Victoria Windling-Gayton | Bachmanns |
| Zhaokun Xu | The Savoy |
| Lukas Andr | The Seafood Restaurant |
| Alexander Austin | Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa |
| Christoph Bodnar | Turnberry Resort |
| Charles Carron Brown | The Ritz London |
| Hugo Clavaud | Le Gavroche |
| Rebecca Dibben | The Gleneagles Hotel |
| Marco Di Meglio | The Ritz London |
| Connor Donaldson | The Gleneagles Hotel |
| Caitlin Flannighan | Turnberry Resort |
| Sonja Haller | The Gleneagles Hotel |
| Sinead Lafferty | The Gleneagles Hotel |
| Vincenzo Mancinelli | Alyn Williams at The Westbury |
| Kieran McLoughlin | Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons |
| Cillian Moran | The Gleneagles Hotel |
| Alba Moure Torres | Turnberry Resort |
| Matteo Paroni | Le Gavroche |
| Sarah Plowman | Clock Tower at Rudding Park |
| Paula Ritchie | Turnberry Resort |
| Stephanie Robertson | Roux at Parliament Square |
| Ben Robinson | Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons |
| Hugo Santos | Dinner by Heston Blumenthal |
| Kim Siekmann | The Gleneagles Hotel |
| Pawel Skrzypinski | Hogarths Hotel and Restaurant |
| Sarah Stegfellner | Kitchen W8 |
| Manuel Tempesta | Le Gavroche |
| Seana Tully | The Gleneagles Hotel |
| Adam Willis | Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons |
| Milda Zolubaite | Le Gavroche |
The kitchen final will take place at the University of West London on Wednesday 19th June. The pastry final will take place at Westminster Kingsway College on Wednesday 19th June. The service finals will take place at Le Gavroche on Saturday 15th June and The Gleneagles Hotel on Monday 24th June.
Candidates who achieve the Award of Excellence will receive a certificate, a chef’s jacket or sommelier’s apron and a magnum of champagne. Candidates with the highest marks in each section will receive prizes including a scholarship thanks to the Savoy Educational Trust, Meyer cookware, Victorinox knives and a day’s work experience at The Fat Duck.
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