British Culinary Federation announces Chef of the Year 2018 finalists

British Culinary Federation

British Culinary Federation (BCF)

Premium Supplier 29th March 2018
British Culinary Federation

British Culinary Federation announces Chef of the Year 2018 finalists

THE BCF CHEF OF THE YEAR 2018 FINALISTS:

Matthew Nicholls Cheal’s of Henley-in-Arden
Josh Donachie The Frog restaurant, London
Leonidas Kattou Simpson’s restaurant, Edgbaston
Richard Dutton University College Birmingham
Greg Newman The Kings Hotel, Chipping Campden
Jamie Coleman Masons Arms, Knowstone, Devon
Ian Musgrave The Ritz, London
Ashley Sargent Clare College, Cambridge
Edward Marsh The Manor House, Castle Coombe, Wiltshire
Mark Stinchcombe Eckington Manor, Worcestershire

JUDGES FOR THE FINAL

Ashley Palmer-Watts, Dinner at Heston Blumenthal
Sat Bains, Restaurant Sat Bains
Adam Smith, Coworth Park
Brian Turner CBE
Pierre Koffmann
Roger Narbett MCA
Martin Carabott (Current BCF Chef of the Year and Roux Scholar 2018)
Guest judge from Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises

The next element of the competition will be a Butchery Masterclass on Monday 9th April where the finalists will find out the cut of meat to be used in the final.

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