Chris and Jeff Galvin awarded special prize at Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2016

The Staff Canteen

Editor 2nd June 2016
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Michelin-starred chef-restaurateurs Chris and Jeff Galvin received the top honour at The Craft Guild of Chefs Awards last night.

The chefs were presented with the special award during the awards ceremony held at Lancaster London Hotel.

Craft Guild of Chefs announce winners

Renowned for their French cuisine, the brothers opened their first restaurant, Bistrot de Luxe in 2005, with Galvin at Windows following a year later and securing a Michelin star in 2010. A second Michelin star followed a year later for them at Galvin La Chapelle, which opened in 2009.

They have since opened a further two restaurants in the city and received widespread critical praise for their ventures, shown through accolades which include Restaurant of the Year at the Tatler awards, AA London Restaurant of the Year and the Catey Award for Independent Restaurateurs of the Year 2010.

It was announced earlier this year that Chris and Jeff were planing on taking over the food and beverage operation of the five-AA-red-star Athenaeum Hotel and Residences in Mayfair, which is due to reopen at the end of this month. 

They are the first ever brothers to both gain a Michelin star

Chris White’s The White Spoon, Cheltenham was named New Restaurant of the Year, fighting off competition from Allan Pickett’s Piquet Restaurant, Wayne Smith’s Mortimers Restaurant and Jan Tanaka’s The Ninth Restaurant.

Craft Guild of Chefs

Gareth Billington, executive chef at Sodexo was named the People’s Choice following over 1, 000 online votes.

The chef heads a 32-strong team at Everton Football Club providing match day and event catering and has won a string of awards during his career.

Soho Farmhouse scooped the innovation award beating off competition from German Gymnasium and Sexy Fish.

The Craft Guild of Chefs Awards also acknowledged a host of leading lights across the industry, whether they work in a pub, fine dining restaurant, city university, military unit or in contract catering.

The full list of winners is as follows:

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