Gold Service Scholarship 2019 semi-finalists revealed
The semi-finalists of the Gold Service Scholarship 2019 have been revealed.
The 42 candidates shortlisted will undertake a series of tests, challenges and interviews at the semi-final, to be held at the Rosewood hotel, London, on Monday 26 November.
Chairman of the judges Edward Griffiths said: "It has been such an impressive group of young professionals making it through to the semi-finals this year - in fact, it was a very tough task to whittle the original 100 applicants down to the semi-final stage, so much so that we increased the numbers from the normal 32 to 42. It was impossible to eliminate more at this juncture. The next stage of the competition is going to be very exciting!"
The candidates making it on to the shortlist hail from Michelin-starred establishments, restaurants, pubs, city centre and country house hotels as well as private members clubs.
The semi-finalists are:
Dimitri Auriant, chef de rang, Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
George Austin, maître d'hôtel, Annabel's private members club, London
Remy Baben, restaurant supervisor, Sofitel London St James
Guy Brice, maître d'hôtel, J. Sheekey's, London
Andrea Caputo, deputy bar manager, The Ritz London
Miguel Carulla, assistant restaurant manager, Angler Restaurant, South Place hotel, London
Lauren Chappell, assistant restaurant manager, Cromlix hotel, Perthshire
Maëva Chaumenille, demi chef de rang, The Greenhouse, London
Madeleine Connolly, head waitress, Hide, London
Shane Cox, restaurant supervisor, Rosewood London
Giuseppe D'Angelo, chef de rang, the Goring, London
James Dainton, assistant restaurant manager, Northall at Corinthia hotel London
Tiziano de Mattia, assistant restaurant manager, Hide, London
Thomas Dimelow, restaurant manager, Chewton Glen hotel and spa, Hampshire
Eleanor Dimes, junior head waitress, Lucknam Park hotel, Wiltshire
Piers Gibson-Birch, assistant restaurant manager, Wernher restaurant at Luton Hoo hotel
Andreas Gonzalez De Peverelli Luschi, floor manager, Coq d'Argent, London
Karen Gruet, assistant restaurant manager, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire
Edward Joyner, chef de rang, Angler restaurant, South Place hotel
Sebastian Koewius, assistant restaurant manager, Northall at Corinthia hotel London
George Lance, restaurant supervisor, The Grill at the Dorchester, London
Tim Lang, conference and banqueting supervisor at Corinthia hotel London
Corentin Larmet, chef de rang, the Woodspeen, Newbury, Berkshire
Andrew Leckie, senior footman, the Royal Household
Philip Littlewood, assistant restaurant manager, the Barn at Moor Hall, Lancashire
Yann Loreau, waiter, Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road, London
James Lovett Turner, head waiter, Fera at Claridge's, London
Alessandro Marra, assistant manager, Alyn Williams at the Westbury, London
Neil Mendoza, senior restaurant manager, Hide, London
Danielle Mills, RAF air ground steward, RAF Odiham
Jay Noort, assistant events operations manager, the Berkeley, London
Andrea Nuninger, food and beverage graduate programme, Coworth Park hotel and spa
Beatriz Pinto Da Silva, senior butler, the Ritz London
Millie Povey, chef de rang, Core by Clare Smyth, London
Tania Prasciolu, head waitress, Caramel restaurant and lounge, London
Hannah Rippon, head waitress, the Oxford Blue Pub, Windsor
Laura Schlegel, head waitress, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London
Harvinder Singh, head waiter, Elystan Street, London
Alexander Sumerauer, first head waiter, the Ritz London
Steven Sutherland, maître d'hôtel, Le Gavroche, London
George Thomas, chef de rang, the Arts Club, London
Alexandra Zotescu, in-room dining coordinator, the Savoy, London
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