Academy of Culinary Arts Awards of Excellence 2013 finalists announced

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            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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Editor 26th April 2013

Academy of Culinary Arts Awards of Excellence 2013 finalists announced