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The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts has announced the winners of the Annual Awards of Excellence 2013.
The purpose of the awards is to inspire and encourage young people to achieve the highest possible standards in their chosen profession, Kitchen, Pastry or Service and to offer them clear guidelines for success in their career.
There is no first, second and third place, but instead any number of candidates can achieve the standard of excellence set by leading figures within the Academy of Culinary Arts and the hospitality industry.
To achieve the award candidates had to attain a score of over 70 per cent in the tasks set and judged by industry luminaries chaired by John Williams MBE, executive chef, the Ritz London and chairman of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts.
The winning candidates will be invited to a Gala Dinner at the Royal Horseguards Hotel on Monday 15 July, where they will be presented with their awards. The candidate who has scored the highest mark in each section, the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Young Chef, Young Pastry Chef and Young Waiter of the year, will be announced at the dinner and will be presented with a trophy and prizes including a travel scholarship, thanks to the Savoy Educational Trust.
The winners for the kitchen are:
Matthew Ambrose, Claridge’s
Josh Bingham, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Sven-Hanson Britt, the Ritz London
Sophie Fenlon, Trinity Restaurant
William Gordon, Odette’s Restaurant
Andrew Newbon, Claridge’s
The winners for pastry are:
Clare Fletcher, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Lucy Jones, the Ritz London
Matthew Jones, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Shaun Mason, the Royal Household
Brynley Phipps, William Curley
Denver Schroffner, the Arts Club
Nicole Waefler, William Curley
Zhaokun Xu, the Savoy
The winners for service are:
Alexander Austin, Lucknam Park Hotel
Christoph Bodnar, Turnberry Resort
Charles Carron Brown, the Ritz London
Hugo Clavaud, Le Gavroche
Rebecca Dibben, Gleneagles Hotel
Connor Donaldson, Gleneagles Hotel
Caitlin Flannighan, Turnberry Resort
Alba Moure Torres, Turnberry Resort
Matteo Paroni, Le Gavroche
Sarah Plowman, Clock Tower at Rudding Park
Stephanie Robertson, Roux at Parliament Square
Ben Robertson, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Hugo Santos, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Kim Siekmann, Gleneagles Hotel
Sarah Stegfellner, Kitchen W8
Manuel Tempesta, Le Gavroche
Seana Tully, Gleneagles Hotel
Adam Willis, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Milda Zolubaite, Le Gavroche
