Record number of honours for Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2015
The Craft Guild of Chefs has presented a record number of honours and awards to its members and supporters as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
Nominated by the membership and ratified by the Vice Presidents' Council, the honours and awards are presented annually, and this year's roll-call included more than 60 recipients.
The Special Achievement Award went to Pauline Tucker, vice-president, trustee and London division representative, while the Craft Guild of Chefs Culinary World Cup Team picked up the Team of the Year Award thanks to its strong performance in Luxembourg last year. Team manager Fergus Martin also received the Chairman's Award for extraordinary service.
Hayden Groves and Russell Bateman, former and current National Chef of the Year titleholders respectively, received honorary memberships, while the 2013 and 2014 Young National Chef of the Year winners, Ben Champkin and Luke Selby, were awarded Rising Stars.
Professor David Foskett was named National Hero in recognition of his long-term work to promote the Craft Guild, while Martin Bates and his wife Angie also received a special presentation to mark his retirement from chief executive next month.
The editor of The Caterer, Amanda Afiya, was presented with a Diploma for Support alongside eight others in the same category.
All awards were presented at a ceremony held at the Royal Garden hotel in London's Kensington on 12 April, following the organisation's Annual General Meeting.
They were presented by Craft Guild chairman Christopher Basten, Vice Presidents' Council chairman Stephen Scuffell , and the president of the Craft Guild of Chefs, Vice Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt.
THE FULL LIST OF AWARDS
Rising Stars
- Ben Champkin
- Connor Godfrey
- Daniel Lee
- James Newton
- Luke Selby
- Nicholas Cottrell
- Victoria Scupham
- Wayne Harrington
Local Heroes
- Ian Nottage
- Ian Parsons
- Jane Livermore
- Nick Creed
- Simon Farrell
National Hero
- Professor David Foskett
Diploma for Support
- Amanda Afiya
- Andrew Archer
- Bev Puxley
- Billie Moore
- Craig Miles
- Graham Hornigold
- Julia Sibley MBE
- Paschal Tiernan
- Will Torrent
Outstanding Support Award
- Sheila Eggleston
- Tommy Moran
Diploma for 50 Years' Membership
- Brian Gunn
- Peter Richards
Team of the Year
Craft Guild of Chefs Culinary World Cup Team:
- Fergus Martin
- Christopher Basten
- Stephan Wylie
- Lea Eastman Thompson
- Matthew Edmonds
- Steve Jarman
- Theo Dalton Maag
- Samuel Jones
- Nathan Gayle
Bronze Medal
- Barry Jones
- John Feeney
- Nick Wort
- Terry Tinton
Silver Medal
- Ben Bartlett
- Wayne Harris
Gold Medal
- Lee Maycock
Fellow
- Hazel Mulberry
- Neil Thomson
Governor
- Matt Owens
Honorary Membership
- Hayden Groves
- Russell Bateman
College Certificate
- Guernsey College of Further Education
- Highlands College
- The Sheffield College
Company Award
- Caterer Licensee & Hotelier News
- Coastline Produce
- Continental Chef Supplies
- Dingley Dell Pork
- Find a Future
- Major International Ltd
- Shevill Exhibitions
- Tate Catering
Chairman's Shield
- The City of Liverpool College
Chairman's Award
- Fergus Martin
President's Trophy
- Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott hotel
Order of Merit
- David Mulcahy
- Robert William Kendrew
Special Achievement Award
- Pauline Tucker
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