Some of the UK’s most renowned Chefs, Pastry Chefs and Restaurant Managers are amongst the winners of the 2013 Master of Culinary Arts (MCA). The names were revealed by the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts tonight, at a glittering Gala Dinner at Claridge’s. Held every four years, the MCA is the UK hospitality industry’s most prestigious award. Seventeen talented craftsmen competed in the Finals staged over the past two months. The winners, who demonstrated to the judges the high standard required to achieve thissupreme honour, are:
CHEFS
WILLIAM BEST, Wilton’s Restaurant
JEREMY FORD, Restaurant Associates
FREDERICK FORSTER, The Boundary, Shoreditch
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