The Staff Canteen Awards 2025: Voting closed
Voting has now closed for THe Staff Canteen Awards 2025.
Now in its sixth year, the TSC Awards 2025 will see eight new winners crowned
to join the hall of fame and also claim a ‘money-can’t buy’ gold TSC awards mug!
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The exclusive mugs, as well as a host of other goodies, will be handed out at our awards ceremony on Monday, November 10, again at Scotland House in London, in front of previous winners and our VIP guests.
Like last year, the winners will then be invited, along with a plus one, to a lunch at a restaurant in London on Monday, February 2, 2026, where all sponsors from the awards will also be in attendance.
Last year saw more than 250 nominations come in across eight categories, with almost 50,000 votes cast by our members and followers.
Below is a rundown of the award categories and shortlists, along with this year’s sponsors.
Chef of the Year (Chef Works)
Tim De La Cruz, Smith of Smithfields
James Sommerin, Home at Penarth
Tom Aikens, Muse by Tom Aikens
One to Watch (ASMI)
Jordan Thompson, Smoke and Mirrors Restaurant
George, Alfie, Hal and Mark, Four boys
Member of the Year (Major)
Lewis Scarfe, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong
Santosh Gurung, The Pheasant Inn
Kieran Irvin, The Angel of Corbridge
Hospitality Hero (The Bread Factory)
Ellie Ledden, Prept Foundation
Toby Labdon, Fallow
Mecca Ibrahim, Women in the Food Industry
Matt Davies, British Culinary Foundation
KP of the Year (Chef+)
Moussa Sarr, Fallow
Emiliy Eeles, The Gaff
Sean Miller, Hide Heaton
Ruth Hampton, Ilchester Arms
Social Media Influencer of the Year (Austrade)
Candice Gianna, The Ivy Manchester
Tom Aikens, Muse by Tom Aikens
Front of House Team of the Year (Square)
Tom Ford and FOH Team Manifest
FOH Team Winsome
Marion Pepin and FOH team
FOH Team Homestead Kitchen
Sustainable Business of the Year
Homestead Kitchen
Petrossian Caviar and Nyetimber will also be part of the event as food and drinks partners.
Former winners at the TSC Awards include Tom Aikens, Faru, Pignut, Tom Shepherd, Paul Foster, Gareth Ward, Roy Brett, Dean Edwards and Poppy O’Toole.
Mark Morris, founder of The Staff Canteen, will be hosting the awards.
Looking ahead to the 2025 edition, he said: “The countdown is very much on to when we can all come together again to do what we love most – celebrating the best in hospitality.
“There is no getting away from the fact it is a tough time for many in the industry right now, but there are still some amazing things happening in restaurants and pubs up and down the country.
“We can’t wait to see who you feel deserves to be shortlisted this year across our wide range of categories and giving out some more gold mugs in November!”
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