PAST AAE WINNERS

ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE (AAE) (Formerly Commis Chef of the Year)* denotes overall winner in category (not applicable from 1989 – 1994)

1988 – 1991 Under the Chairmanship of Keith Podmore1988KITCHEN SERVICERichard Neat* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Philippe Simon* Le GavrocheRicky Perrin Claridges André Brandt Hotel IntercontinentalRichard Stuart The Garrick Club Bruno Derbis Le Gavroche

David O’Brien 90 Park LanePASTRYJames Humphrey* Hotel IntercontinentalNigel Cook The DorchesterMatthew Hardy The Britannia HotelDavid Rollings Hyatt Carlton TowerPeter Weber The Savoy

1989KITCHEN SERVICEStephen Duffield Imperial Hotel Angelo Casu Imperial Hotel, TorquayDonna Horlock The Waterside Inne Mathius Demuth The Inn on the ParkWayne Tapsfield Shoppenhanger Manor Bertrand Dussurget Hotel Intercontinental

Michael Newton-Young Le GavrochePASTRY Jean Francois Perrin The ConnaughtClaire Clark Sutherlands Restaurant Lionel Sautonie The ConnaughtValerie Latchman Nadell PatisserieAllyson Scott Brown’s Hotel

1990KITCHEN SERVICEChristophe Bouillault Brown’s Hotel Maurizio Ciurli 90 Park LaneDavid McCann The Connaught Nigel Coles Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath

Nicaise Makosso The Compleat Angler HotelPASTRY Andrew Morgan Lombard Room, BirminghamJohn Mundell Mosimann’s Robert Nikaj The ConnaughtLynette Hart London Clubs LtdCatherine Lock Nadell PatisserieNicholas Patterson Royal Garden HotelDeborah Sherman Hyatt Carlton Hotel

1991KITCHEN SERVICEDonovan Cooke The Waterside Inn Ludovic Butin The ConnaughtBen Denny The Connaught Frederic Lebegue Bath Spa Hotel

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

Jerome Ponchelle The Connaught Andrew Lee Chester InternationalSuzanne Buxton Mayfair Hotel Vito Scaduto Bath Spa Hotel

Gary Walker Claridge’sPASTRY Paul Sims Imperial Hotel, TorquaySteven Chamberlain Steels AviationMartin Chiffers Hyatt Carlton TowerJacqueline Smith Hyatt Carlton Tower

1992 – 1993 Under the Chairmanship of Brian J. Turner CBE1992KITCHEN SERVICETrevor Blyth Cliveden Jose Delgado Bath Spa HotelJeremy Cooper Hotel Intercontinental Nicholas Jackson Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsJamie Holland The Lanesborough Stephen Jones Bath Spa HotelOliver Newton The Connaught Herve Perou Chewton Glen

Matthias Rippstein The DorchesterPASTRYSimon Aston Nadell PatisserieDean Cole The ConnaughtRichard Hingston Hyatt Carlton Tower

1993KITCHEN SERVICETrevor Connolly Gleneagles Scott Craddock Mirabelle RestaurantPaul Farr Claridge’s Neil Schroeder Linden Hall HotelLee Parsons Claridge’s Julie Utting The Beetle and WedgePASTRYDavid Restall Hyatt Carlton TowerIan Scollay The ConnaughtVanessa Scott Lucknam Park

1994 – 2004 Under the Chairmanship of David Dorricott1994KITCHEN SERVICEAntony Beales Hyatt Carlton Tower Katie Harker Chewton GlenPaul Duffy Claridge’s Yves Lacabaratz St Quentin RestaurantLewis Hamblet Manor House Hotel Claire Marron Oakley Court Hotel

Alessandro Solbiati The ConnaughtPASTRYRussell Chappell Sweet Vienna PatisserieJudith Clark Hyatt Carlton TowerSarah Crouchman The RitzJacqueline Jennings Churchill IntercontinentalLisa Speddings Hyatt Carlton Tower

1995KITCHEN SERVICE

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

Jonathan Lewin Gleneagles James Cawdron GleneaglesMark Sargeant Read’s Restaurant Daniel Cooper Chester GrosvenorWayne Thompson Claridge’s Mark Currie Chewton GlenChristian Kent Claridge’s Pedro Goncalves* Hyatt Carlton TowerDean Tracey* Swallow Hotel, Birmingham Patrick Robinson The Grand Hotel

Darren TaylorPASTRYPeter Broadhurst Nadell PatisserieThomas Buckley The ConnaughtGérard Dumas The Lygon ArmsMark Mitson Churchill IntercontinentalRiccardo Montanari Hotel Intercontinental

1996KITCHEN SERVICEJason Calcutt The Swallow Hotel Jana Brunkow The Manor House HotelGareth Nutter Claridge’s Karen Meadows Dormy House HotelGlynn Purnell Simpsons Kenilworth David Pearce Read’s RestaurantAlastair Ross* Leith’s Restaurant Sebastian Savin* Crabwell Manor Hotel

Thierry Tapia Kildare HotelPASTRYWilliam Curley* Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsKate Duffield The DorchesterPaul Hayward The RitzAmanda Stratford Churchill Intercontinental

1997KITCHEN SERVICEAnthony Duce The Close Hotel & Restaurant Damien Baudoin The ConnaughtAndrew Foster* Winteringham Fields Patrick Coppel Swallow Hotel, BirminghamJames Newton-Brown The Westbury Hotel Fiona Darby The Beetle and WedgePeter Vaughan Chewton Glen Sylvain Gandon Le Gavroche

Sandrine Locatelli Grill St QuentinPASTRY Denis Novaria* The Manor House HotelCindy Barton House of Commons David Thorneycroft The Beetle and WedgeStefano Borella* Churchill Intercontinental Claire Thornton Dormy House HotelPhilip Usher The Park Lane Hotel

1998KITCHEN SERVICELinus Ahlstedt Savoy Grill Niall Cockburn Close Hotel & RestaurantJerome Barbançon Charlton House Hotel Tristan Girault Crockfords CasinoJaxon Keedwell The Lanesborough Nicolas Gobet* Le GavrocheBen Lister* Churchill Intercontinental Lissanne Kenyon City RhodesPaul Mohan Swallow Hotel Christophe Passuello City Rhodes

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

PASTRYKaren Molloy House of CommonsColin Thirkell Park Lane HotelMark Youngman* Churchill Intercontinental

1999KITCHEN SERVICEMark Coleman The Savoy Christophe Coudurier* Le GavrocheAndrew Jones* Claridge’s Pier Franco Lavra Gleneagles

Stéphane Jourmard The GreenhousePASTRY Paul Sharples Paul Heathcote’s RestaurantSarah Hartnett Claridge’s Joanne Smith Northcote ManorGraham Hornigold Sheraton Park HotelLorraine Williams Grosvenor House HotelMichael Zietek* Claridges

2000KITCHEN SERVICEDaniel Guest St David’s Hotel & Spa André Cornelius The ConnaughtChris Murray The Sloane Club Jean Kessler* Le GavrocheSteven Walpole* House of Commons Oliver Markart The Manor House HotelTristan Welch Le Gavroche Jean Pierre Rabaste Shaw Park Plaza

Simon King The RitzPASTRY Lucy Taylor The Vine HotelElwyn Boyles The ConnaughtMartin Linsdell* The LanesboroughLisa Humphries Bachmann’s Patisserie

2001KITCHEN SERVICEThomas Cook Le Gavroche Andrea Agius GleneaglesAndrew Donovan The Royal Garden Hotel David Chevalier Le GavrocheCraig Dryhurst The Goring Hotel Gabriel Danis The OrreryNathan Outlaw Lords of the Manor Tom Fortune Hotel du VinMarc Slater The Coppid Beach Paul Hughes GleneaglesPhilip Thompson* L’Escargot William Jones Gleneagles

Franck Lepinay* The RitzPASTRY Thierry de Magneval Le GavrocheCarol Brough Claridge’s Craig McKay GleneaglesLlinos Hughes The Belvedere Hotel Lara Refalo ClaridgesPaul Williams* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Guillaume Renouard Le Gavroche

Gwladys Reynaud The Bath Priory HotelSandra Schliszio Mallory Court Hotel

2002KITCHEN SERVICEDarren Harrison Loch Lomond Golf Club Alessandro d’Angelo Chewton Glen

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

Martin Nisbet The Savoy Guillaume Anglade GleneaglesAdam Peirson* Claridge’s Francesco dell’Aiuto Manor House & golf ClubGajraj Sharma Parade Restaurant Tiziana Dettori Chewton Glen

Andrea Drescher Manor House & Golf ClubPASTRY Benoit Felix City RhodesGwendal Hamon The Carlton Tower Stephen Garland GleneaglesBarry Johnson* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Mario Kressin GleneaglesAngela Mammarella The Mandarin Oriental Xavier Saunier GleneaglesAbigail Sarton Claridge’s Caroline Trichet The Vineyard at Stockcross

Johanna Wimmer Mosimann’s

2003KITCHEN SERVICEPeter Eaton Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Nicolas Bouffay Le GavrocheRobert Goodman Ashdown Park Hotel Rodolphe Bertin Almeida RestaurantBoel Horsvall L’Escargot Suzanne Drinkel The SquareGoran Kovacevic* Claridge’s Sophie Metais Gleneagles

Rose Marie Jourdan* Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsPASTRYAndrew Ditchfield House of CommonsDaniel Fletcher The Mandarin OrientalDebbie Gagen* The Sloane ClubHetti Hillman The DorchesterChris Nurse The Carlton TowerCraig Teasdale Cliveden

2004KITCHEN SERVICEWilliam Best Ashdown Park Hotel Aline Corbiere GleneaglesAlastair Dale Claridge’s William Cristanelli The RitzNeal Dove Cliveden Thibaut Delubac Orrery RestaurantMichael Dutnall Wilton Restaurant Carolin Hackenberg Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsRachel Humphrey* Le Gavroche Trudy Mallin Andrew Fairlie at GleneaglesMichael Treacy Claridges Gaetan Morillon* Mortons Private Club

Alison Pratt GleneaglesPASTRY Paul Shanahan Chewton GlenHelen Barker Bettys Bakery Ashley Shaw Claridge’sBen Batchelor* Aramark Ltd BP SunburyLuke Frost Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsClaire Streeter Claridge’s

2005 – Present Under the Chairmanship of John Williams MBE2005KITCHEN SERVICEMatthew Woolf The Ritz Nicolas Mori The GreenhouseDavid Bush House of Commons Roshani Palamakumbura The SavoyKevin Tew The Orrery Rajat Sabharwal The Savoy

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

Armand Sablon* The Orrery Christian Lindbuchler The RitzDaniel Debattista Gleneagles Anke Hartmann Chewton Glen

Valentia Cassandro QuirinalePASTRY Rino Buono* The RitzAnna Polyviou Claridge’s Frank Albrecht GleneaglesBrooke Stephen Claridge’s Thomas Lhuillier GleneaglesFrederic Gaillard* Bagatelle Melanie Thomsen GleneaglesLudovic Simonpieri BagatelleAndrew Blas Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

2006KITCHEN SERVICETristin Farmer Enverdale House John Hollywood 30 St Mary AxeAndrew Golding Claridges Enzo Comes Allium RestaurantLiam Hill The Ritz Arnaud Menoret Read’s RestaurantTom Scade The Ritz Vincent Goyon Wiltons RestaurantPaul Smart* The Ritz Sylvie Fornage The Bentley KempinskiGraham Squire Claridges Bartosz Glinkowski 30 St Mary AxeIain Walker Loch Lomond Golf Club Frederik Dhur The Ritz

Luigi Cagnin The RitzPASTRY Matthias Schmidt The RitzTarryn Coleman House of Commons Enrico Molino* Le GavrocheMatthew Goldsmith Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Peter Hinchliffe Northcote ManorRebecca Kinsella* Chewton Glen Grant McNeil GleneaglesSylvain Millet Bagatelle Matthew Lewis GleneaglesJane Milner Bents Garden Centre Rowland Macphail GleneaglesCaroline Prudence The LanesboroughSonia Tagalides The Madarin Oriental

2007KITCHEN SERVICEJoshua Duncan* The Commonwealth Club Adrien Boutet Morton’s ClubNick Hewitt Chewton Glen Antonio Bruno Bath Priory HotelPeter Liese Hartwell House Julie Doig Gleneagles HotelAshley Paynton Roux Fine Dining Davide Durante The RitzAdam Thomson New Hall Hotel Karim Le Cloarec 30 St Mary AxeRhodri Williams Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Richard McGookin Catch 22

Romain Mejecaze Gleneagles HotelPASTRY Christopher Peck* Gleneagles HotelMatthew Forbes Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Barbara Riotti The Goring HotelCraig Gent Opus RestaurantAndrea Reiss The LanesboroughWill Torrent* Richings Park Golf Club

2008KITCHEN SERVICEJacek Grochowina The Ritz Casino Philippe Bonjean The Cadogan HotelMartin Malinowski-Evans* Café 21 Thomas Brunel Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

David Murray Claridge’s Aurelie Calame Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsDale Ormston The Halfmoon Alexander Flasdieck Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsMark York Bridgewater Concert Hall Greig Guthrie Catch 22

Julia Krettek Gleneagles HotelPASTRY Sebastien Massot Le GavrocheMartin Bullough Bents Garden Centre Mayta Meza-Cumpa Opus RestaurantSarah Frankland William Curley Lynsey Milner Gleneagles HotelDiana von Kalnassy The Lanesborough Cem Pekcan Gleneagles HotelSarah Poliakov Roux Fine Dining Robert Rose Restaurant Gordon RamsayLouise Rigden* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Ashraf Saleh Galvin at WindowsMichelle Thorne The Lanesborough Christopher Snoxall Gleneagles Hotel

Max Westphal* Gleneagles Hotel

2009KITCHEN SERVICERichard Broom Claridge’s Vanessa Alfano Gleneagles HotelOliver Farrar The Westbury Hotel Andrea Asciamprener Franco’sJames Mitchell* Royal Automobile Club Matteo Buso Gleneagles HotelBen Ternent Opus Restaurant Ravi Chinian Royal Society of ArtsZac Whittle Galvin at Windows Christophe Cormier The Ritz

Fausto Giorlando Le GavrochePASTRY Paul Huet Le GavrocheLucie Bennett William Curley Angelos Kyroussis Gleneagles HotelAlistair Birt* Tummies Bistro Kathrine Larsen Skylon Restaurant, SouthbankDaniel Fineder Claridge’s Victoria Payne The Westbury HotelBrett Pistorius Mallard Paolo Scano Gleneagles HotelMarco Rangoni The Sheraton Park Lane Hotel Charles Segond Galvin at WindowsEleni Tzirki The Ritz Celia Vaughns* Galvin at Windows

2010KITCHEN SERVICEHayley Barham The Old Bell Hotel Moreila Amaral Ramos The Westbury HotelHyun You Im Roux Fine Dining Chris Bakowski Le Pont de la TourJarad McCarroll The Ritz Matthew Balman Gidleigh ParkLee Murdoch The Turnberry Hotel William Bonfield La TrompetteMark Stinchcombe* Lucknam Park Hotel Guillaume Cambounet The Cinnamon ClubAdam Smith The Ritz Rosario Cappiello The Ritz

Nicolas Digard The Cinnamon ClubPASTRY Iris Glock The Gleneagles HotelHelen Doyle Café 21 Devid Isabella The RitzChristine Peace Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Madlen Kleditzsch The Turnberry HotelRichard Phillips* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Jean-Marie Messaoud Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsDaniel Pearse Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Fergus Muirhead The Turnberry HotelArnaud Souchet Pennyhill Park Hotel Roy Ng Bistro 21

Peter Oborko The Westbury HotelPierre Rizet-Mosser The Waterside InnAndrew Roberts The Manor House Hotel

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

Lucia Venere Le GavrocheKatie Watson* The Gleneagles Hotel

2011KITCHEN SERVICEDimitar Angelkovski* The Turnberry Resort Sophie Alaimo The Westbury HotelAlastair Clayton Galvin at Windows Houssem Belabed The Gleneagles HotelTessa Clingham Galvin at Windows Tina Diefenbach Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsRomain Fouqet Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Katie Lister The Gleneagles HotelRyan Murphy The Turnberry Resort Johanna Marty The Royal Automobile ClubJamie Randall Galvin La Chapelle Lucia Mottarella Quirinale RestaurantPaul Reader The Royal Household, Buckingham

PalaceRita Nagy The Turnberry ResortJohanna Naumann L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon

Adam Reid Simon Radley at the Chester Grosvenor

David Nicu-Catalin Galvin Bistrot de LuxeWojciech Pastor The Gleneagles Hotel

Ewan Simpson Claridge’s Caterina Petragallo The Gleneagles HotelMichael Tweedie Lucknam Park Hotel Joao Rocha The Westbury Hotel

Carlota Santos The Gleneagles HotelPASTRY Louise Schmidt The Gleneagles HotelMike Cope The Gleneagles Hotel Burak Sen The Ritz LondonPaul Dickinson Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Romain Taverne Galvin at WindowsStefan Howells* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Sam Ward* The Ritz LondonAminuddin Shaikh Pennyhill Park Hotel and SpaGlen Sharman Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa

2012KITCHEN SERVICEJack Allibone Simpsons Restaurant Charles Beaini The Hand and FlowersMichael Hodges The Ebury Colett Becker The RitzBen Howarth Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Matthew Bushby GleneaglesDanny Lee Galvin La Chapelle Romain Crozat* Galvin WindowsIan Musgrave* The Ritz Benjamin Debloos Le GavrocheAaron Potter Trinity Restaurant Gavin Jones Rudding park HotelLuke Selby Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Stuart McIvor Galvin at WindowsThomas Swanborough Café Royal Mhairi Mutch Gleneagles

Joana Mari Pons Gari Andrew Fairlie at GleneaglesClare Ratcliffe Le Gavroche

PASTRY Swayam Roka GleneaglesMelissa Paul* William Curley Alexandre Sojfer Le GavrocheDiana Sedlakova Chancery Court Hotel Stephanie Srey Galvin at Windows

Jonathan Whitemore Ellenborough Park Hotel

2013KITCHEN SERVICEMatthew Ambrose* Claridge's Alexander Austin Lucknam Park Hotel & SpaJosh Bingham Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Christoph Bodnar Turnberry ResortSven-Hanson Britt The Ritz London Charles Carron Brown The Ritz LondonSophie Fenlon Trinity Restaurant Hugo Clavaud Le GavrocheWilliam Gordon Odette's Restaurant Rebecca Dibben The Gleneagles HotelAndrew Newbon Claridge's Connor Donaldson The Gleneagles Hotel

Caitlin Flannighan Turnberry ResortPASTRY Alba Moure Torres Turnberry Resort

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

Clare Fletcher Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Matteo Paroni Le GavrocheLucy Jones* The Ritz London Sarah Plowman Clock Tower at Rudding ParkMatthew Jones Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Stephanie Robertson Roux at Parliament SquareShaun Mason The Royal Household Ben Robinson Le Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsBrynley Phipps William Curley Hugo Santos Dinner by Heston BlumenthalDenver Schroffner The Arts Club Kim Siekmann The Gleneagles HotelNicole Waefler William Curley Sarah Stegfellner Kitchen W8Zhaokun Xu The Savoy Manuel Tempesta Le Gavroche

Seana Tully The Gleneagles HotelAdam Willis* Le Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsMilda Zolubaite Le Gavroche

2014KITCHEN SERVICERosie Angus Coutts Sandra Bein Le GavrocheAdam Bateman Restaurant Associates Julia Brandacher Outlaw's at the CapitalMartin Carabott Royal Automobile Club Valentina Carbone Restaurant AssociatesOliver Downey Le Gavroche Adam Chambers Café 21Spencer Metzger* The Ritz London James Dougan The Waterside InnTom Phillips The Ritz London Steven Driscoll Koffmann's at The Berkeley

Marina Emms* The Arts Club, Dover StreetPASTRY Stephen Garrod Lucknam Park HotelJamie Houghton Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Daniel Harrison The Gleneagles HotelAisha Ibrahim Hakkasan Mayfair Manuel Marchetti Galvin at WindowsSam Leatherby London Hilton on Park Lane Nicola Mognol Le GavrocheRhiann Mead William Curley Stefano Parolin The Ritz LondonBianka Molnar* Yauatcha Zoe Simonneaux Restaurant Gordon RamsayMarco Pagos Yauatcha Doriane Stadelmann Le GavrocheSteven Sherry William Curley Aurelien Torresan Le GavrocheKae Shibata The Ritz London Wouter Van Giel Claridge's

Nicholas Winfield Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

2015KITCHEN SERVICEStacey Harris KPMG Restaurant Associates Ferraro Ambrogio The Ritz LondonDorian Janmaat* Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Kevin Barbry Le Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsAaron Middleton Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Thomas Borghi* The Ritz LondonTheodore Selby Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Jonathan Boyer Luton HooMichael Thompson Fera at Claridge's Enzo Buonocore The Ritz London

Andrea Caputo The Ritz LondonPASTRY Claudiu Gheorghita Le Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsJamie Butler Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Manolo Giannico The Ritz LondonGabriella Cugno* William Curley Emily Goossens NorthcoteRebecca Gawn

Bachmann's PatisseriePeter Ioannou Sea Containers at Mondrian

LondonRoberto Guzzi The Langham Hotel Lucy Jones Chewton Glen Hotel & SpaTheresa Martinez The Park Lane Hotel Michelle Maida-Re The Gleneagles HotelPaul Maxwell The Ritz London Stanislas Mascaro The Waterside InnElisha Shek Yauatcha Louis Muller The Ritz LondonStephen Smith The Ritz London Gabriela Murea Opus Restaurant

Declan Nye Cliveden House HotelBenjamin Sananes Le GavrocheJennifer Santner Fenchurch Seafood Bar and GrillChristoph Schrottenbaum Dinner by Heston BlumenthalKlaus Schwebach The Gleneagles HotelIlias Skordilis The Gleneagles HotelJamie Tones Café 21Lucy Yates The Gleneagles Hotel

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.

2016KITCHEN SERVICEJack Croft Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Rebecca Bauhofer Andrew Fairlie at GleneaglesJoel Gueller* Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Ashley Best The Ritz LondonRuth Hansom The Ritz London Giuseppe Cola The Ritz LondonElly Wentworth Lucknam Park Hotel Francesco De Santo The Ritz London

Lewis Dixon Northcote ManorPASTRY Daniel Dreiseitel The Ritz LondonHannah Bagshaw Hakkasan Emma Drummond The Gleneagles HotelPolly Chan* Yauatcha Melissa Fergus The Fat DuckEthan Flack Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Laudy Gibba-Smith L'EnclumeIrish Hacon The Langham Hotel Louis Gillibert Le Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsNaomi Longfield Hakkasan Giuseppe Laboragine PetrusFaye Weatherburn The Ritz London Alexander Macleod* The Balmoral Hotel

Gerald Murati The Ritz LondonCallum Rees The Gleneagles HotelGabriele Sorrentino The Ritz LondonDimitar Tanev The French by Simon RoganLaura Vernet Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

2017KITCHEN SERVICEOlivia Catherine Burt Fera at Claridge’s Lauren Chappell Cromlix HotelSamuel King The Ritz London James Dainton André Garrett at ClivedenHenry Wadsworth* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saison Piers Gibson-Birch Luton Hoo HotelTom Waters Bonhams Restaurants Karen Gruet Le Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsFergus Wilford André Garrett at Cliveden Lewis Hunter* The Gleneagles Hotel

Ross Hunter The Gleneagles HotelPASTRY Stefanie Obermayer The Gleneagles HotelHarry Barber Hakkasan Remi Orero The GreenhouseElena Bockshecker* Harrods Charlotte Poynton The Three ChimneysAlan Holloway Claridge’s Giuseppe Scudiero The Ritz LondonMathilde Pilaete Alfred Dunhill Antonella Sinisgallo Roux at the Landau

Alexander Sumerauer The Ritz LondonGabriele Tarantola The Ritz LondonThomas Wickens The Berkeley Hotel

53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543info@raoca.org.uk www.raoca.org.uk

Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON),Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN,

Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE,RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE

Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY

Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France.