The Roux Family are delighted to reveal the names of the 18 chefs who will take part in the regional finals for The Roux Scholarship 2025. This year, 14 of the 18 finalists are new to the competition and they hail from establishments as far afield as Scotland and Devon.
The 18 chefs, and two reserves, were selected from their written recipes that had to use two gurnard fish, mussels, dulse seaweed and parsnips. They were submitted anonymously to the judges, who took part in the Recipe Judging day at The Waterside Inn on 19th February 2025. The 18 finalists will compete in two regional finals which will be held simultaneously on Thursday 6th March 2025 at University College Birmingham and University of West London, Ealing.
CHEFS COMPETING IN LONDON
Katherine Altham Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, London
Liam Anderson Midsummer House, Cambridge
Swann Auffray The Little Chartroom, Edinburgh
Craig Johnstone Angler Restaurant, London
Lachlan Maddigan Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London
Liam Pride Fancetts, Cambridge
Darryl Shotlander The Dysart Petersham, Surrey
Monty Stonehewer Whatley Manor, Wiltshire
Nikoletta Theofylakidou Restaurant Associates, London
Marnix Taghon Hide, London
Rebecca Tough Vacherin, London
Erin Yates Bar Valette, London
CHEFS COMPETING IN BIRMINGHAM
Fraser Cameron The Globe Inn, Dumfries & Galloway
Charlie d’Lima Crocadon Farm, Cornwall
Alan Hughes Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire
Harrison Miller Blundells School, Devon
Oliver Robinson Coworth Park, Berkshire
Tommy Thorn Puro, Bristol
image by Francesca Acosta
