Following two rounds of competition the Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the twelve finalists of this year’s National Chef of the Year competition.
Without further ado, the 12 finalists are as follows…
Alex Angelogiannis
The Glenturret Restaurant by Lalique
Ben Boeynaems
The Beaumont Hotel
Charlotte Vincent
The Candlelight Inn
Cleverson Cordeiro
Frog by Adam Handling
Grahame Wickham
Guards Polo Club
Jethro Lawrence
Apetito UK
Karl O’Dell
The Monarch
Mark McCabe
The Ethicurean
Matthew Smith
Inver Restaurant
Paul Leonard
The Forest Side
Ruth Hansom Rigby
Swinton Estate
Simon Webb
Baxter Storey
In previous years the finals comprised 10 chefs but the competition standards were so high and closely fought this year, Chair of Judges Kenny Atkinson, requested that twelve chefs were allowed the opportunity to be crowned National Chef of the Year!
This year’s final which will take place on Tuesday 10th October 2023, at the University of West London. We will, of course, keep you posted on the results.
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