Gold Service Scholarship 2023 semi-finalists announced
The semi-finalists for the Gold Service Scholarship 2023 young hospitality professionals competition have been announced.
The quarter-finals were held in London at Hotel Café Royal and the Langham.
Chair of the judges, Edward Griffiths said: "We have been delighted to see a high level of entries, despite continued challenges in the industry, and the quality of entrants has again surpassed our expectations. As a result, we are seeing a record number of talented young professionals reach the semi-final stage.
"The spread of entries from across the country is also heart-warming, and we now have the difficult task of selecting eight very worthy winning finalists in January."
The semi-final will be held on 14 November at Rosewood London before the finalists go forward to compete on 16 January 2023 at the Corinthia.
The 2023 scholar will be revealed at an awards reception at Claridge's on 15 February 2023.
The semi-finalists are:
Luca Aloisi, head waiter, Il Borro
Zilbehar Asani, restaurant supervisor, the Lanesborough
Charlotte Bailey, fine dining head waiter, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
Arline Bronkhorst, floor manager, Bibi Restaurant
Diana Caruntu, restaurant manager, Hotel Café Royal
Luca Cavazzoni, restaurant supervisor, the Rosebery, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Roberto Chaves, assistant bar manager, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Scott Crowe, chef de rang, Number One, Balmoral Hotel
Giulia d'Angelo, waitress/sommelier, Trivet Restaurant
Florian David, head waiter, the Waterside Inn
Laëticia Decure, restaurant supervisor, the Dorchester
Fanny Descourts, assistant manager, Savoy Grill by Gordon Ramsay
Romy Diplexcito, head waiter, Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, Gleneagles
Bradley Earland, assistant restaurant manager, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa
Davide Esposito, assistant restaurant manager, the Ned
Valentino Galdi, chef de rang, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
Vivien Gyulai, assistant restaurant manager, the Woodspeen Restaurant
Tom Hanlon, restaurant manager, Northcote
Etienne Harding, assistant restaurant manager, the Goring Hotel
Rachel Harvey, management trainee, Rosewood Hotel London
Jupiter Humphrey-Bishop, footman, the Royal Household, Buckingham Palace
Lucas Kelly, food & beverage supervisor, South Lodge Hotel & Spa
Ryan Kenyon, restaurant manager, Coast Saundersfoot
Max Lawrence assistant restaurant manager, L'Enclume
Daniela Mayer assistant restaurant manager, Strathearn Restaurant, Gleneagles
Emilie Monte, lounge supervisor, Corinthia London
Mario Paglia food & beverage manager, Baglioni Hotels & Resorts
Andrea Perissinotto, restaurant supervisor, Galvin at Windows
Daniel Price, assistant restaurant manager, the Lanesborough Grill, the Lanesborough
Alana Quigley assistant restaurant manager, Gleneagles
Alex Ranzetta, assistant restaurant manager, Royal Exchange Bar & Restaurant, Fortnum & Mason
Kevin Ricou, head waiter, the Ritz London
Beth Sampson, junior assistant restaurant manager, L'Enclume
Paolo Scialpi, bar supervisor, Connaught Bar, the Connaught
Ashton Smith, manager trainee, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Mélina Soulavie sommelier, Hélène Darroze at the Connaught
Alice Taraschi, bars deputy manager, Claridge's
Lupo Thoenes, head sommelier, Hélène Darroze at the Connaught
Robin Tola, head waiter, Hélène Darroze at the Connaught
Lynn van Logtestijn, head waiter, Core by Clare Smyth
Jade Walker, head waiter, the Ritz London
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