This award celebrates the industry's up-and-coming talent, the people you think are going to be the next hospitality superstars!

This is not just for chefs — it's for anyone breaking the mould in a hospitality role, front of house, back of house, management, or anywhere else talent is rising through the ranks.

Voted for exclusively by The Staff Canteen audience, the person with the most votes will take the title and win one of our exclusive gold mugs at our awards ceremony in London at 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, hosted by The Staff Canteen on 16 November 2026!

** Please note The Staff Canteen reserves the right to move nominations into different categories if we feel they are not the correct fit for the original category they are nominated for.