ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE (AAE)(Formerly Commis

ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE (AAE) (Formerly Commis Chef of the Year)
* denotes overall winner in category (not applicable from 1989 – 1994)
1988 – 1991 Under the Chairmanship of Keith Podmore
1988
KITCHEN
Richard Neat*
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Ricky Perrin
Claridges
Richard Stuart
The Garrick Club
PASTRY
James Humphrey*
Nigel Cook
Matthew Hardy
David Rollings
Peter Weber
Hotel Intercontinental
The Dorchester
The Britannia Hotel
Hyatt Carlton Tower
The Savoy
1989
KITCHEN
Stephen Duffield
Donna Horlock
Wayne Tapsfield
Imperial Hotel
The Waterside Inne
Shoppenhanger Manor
PASTRY
Claire Clark
Valerie Latchman
Allyson Scott
1990
KITCHEN
Christophe Bouillault
David McCann
Sutherlands Restaurant
Nadell Patisserie
Brown’s Hotel
Brown’s Hotel
The Connaught
PASTRY
John Mundell
Lynette Hart
Catherine Lock
Nicholas Patterson
Deborah Sherman
Mosimann’s
London Clubs Ltd
Nadell Patisserie
Royal Garden Hotel
Hyatt Carlton Hotel
1991
KITCHEN
Donovan Cooke
Ben Denny
Jerome Ponchelle
Suzanne Buxton
The Waterside Inn
The Connaught
The Connaught
Mayfair Hotel
PASTRY
Steven Chamberlain
Martin Chiffers
Jacqueline Smith
Steels Aviation
Hyatt Carlton Tower
Hyatt Carlton Tower
1992 – 1993 Under the Chairmanship of Brian J. Turner CBE
1992
KITCHEN
Trevor Blyth
Cliveden
Jeremy Cooper
Hotel Intercontinental
Jamie Holland
The Lanesborough
Oliver Newton
The Connaught
PASTRY
Simon Aston
Dean Cole
Richard Hingston
Nadell Patisserie
The Connaught
Hyatt Carlton Tower
1993
KITCHEN
Trevor Connolly
Paul Farr
Lee Parsons
Gleneagles
Claridge’s
Claridge’s
PASTRY
David Restall
Ian Scollay
Vanessa Scott
Hyatt Carlton Tower
The Connaught
Lucknam Park
1
SERVICE
Philippe Simon*
André Brandt
Bruno Derbis
David O’Brien
Le Gavroche
Hotel Intercontinental
Le Gavroche
90 Park Lane
SERVICE
Angelo Casu
Mathius Demuth
Bertrand Dussurget
Michael Newton-Young
Jean Francois Perrin
Lionel Sautonie
Imperial Hotel, Torquay
The Inn on the Park
Hotel Intercontinental
Le Gavroche
The Connaught
The Connaught
SERVICE
Maurizio Ciurli
Nigel Coles
Nicaise Makosso
Andrew Morgan
Robert Nikaj
90 Park Lane
Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath
The Compleat Angler Hotel
Lombard Room, Birmingham
The Connaught
SERVICE
Ludovic Butin
Frederic Lebegue
Andrew Lee
Vito Scaduto
Gary Walker
Paul Sims
The Connaught
Bath Spa Hotel
Chester International
Bath Spa Hotel
Claridge’s
Imperial Hotel, Torquay
SERVICE
Jose Delgado
Nicholas Jackson
Stephen Jones
Herve Perou
Matthias Rippstein
Bath Spa Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Bath Spa Hotel
Chewton Glen
The Dorchester
SERVICE
Scott Craddock
Neil Schroeder
Julie Utting
Mirabelle Restaurant
Linden Hall Hotel
The Beetle and Wedge
1994 – 2004 Under the Chairmanship of David Dorricott
1994
KITCHEN
Antony Beales
Hyatt Carlton Tower
Paul Duffy
Claridge’s
Lewis Hamblet
Manor House Hotel
PASTRY
Russell Chappell
Judith Clark
Sarah Crouchman
Jacqueline Jennings
Lisa Speddings
Sweet Vienna Patisserie
Hyatt Carlton Tower
The Ritz
Churchill Intercontinental
Hyatt Carlton Tower
1995
KITCHEN
Jonathan Lewin
Mark Sargeant
Wayne Thompson
Christian Kent
Dean Tracey*
Gleneagles
Read’s Restaurant
Claridge’s
Claridge’s
Swallow Hotel, Birmingham
PASTRY
Peter Broadhurst
Thomas Buckley
Gérard Dumas
Mark Mitson
Riccardo Montanari
Nadell Patisserie
The Connaught
The Lygon Arms
Churchill Intercontinental
Hotel Intercontinental
1996
KITCHEN
Jason Calcutt
Gareth Nutter
Glynn Purnell
Alastair Ross*
The Swallow Hotel
Claridge’s
Simpsons Kenilworth
Leith’s Restaurant
PASTRY
William Curley*
Kate Duffield
Paul Hayward
Amanda Stratford
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
The Dorchester
The Ritz
Churchill Intercontinental
1997
KITCHEN
Anthony Duce
Andrew Foster*
James Newton-Brown
Peter Vaughan
The Close Hotel & Restaurant
Winteringham Fields
The Westbury Hotel
Chewton Glen
PASTRY
Cindy Barton
Stefano Borella*
Philip Usher
House of Commons
Churchill Intercontinental
The Park Lane Hotel
1998
KITCHEN
Linus Ahlstedt
Jerome Barbançon
Jaxon Keedwell
Ben Lister*
Paul Mohan
Savoy Grill
Charlton House Hotel
The Lanesborough
Churchill Intercontinental
Swallow Hotel
PASTRY
Karen Molloy
Colin Thirkell
Mark Youngman*
House of Commons
Park Lane Hotel
Churchill Intercontinental
1999
KITCHEN
Mark Coleman
Andrew Jones*
The Savoy
Claridge’s
SERVICE
Katie Harker
Yves Lacabaratz
Claire Marron
Alessandro Solbiati
SERVICE
James Cawdron
Daniel Cooper
Mark Currie
Pedro Goncalves*
Patrick Robinson
Darren Taylor
2
Chewton Glen
St Quentin Restaurant
Oakley Court Hotel
The Connaught
Gleneagles
Chester Grosvenor
Chewton Glen
Hyatt Carlton Tower
The Grand Hotel
SERVICE
Jana Brunkow
Karen Meadows
David Pearce
Sebastian Savin*
Thierry Tapia
The Manor House Hotel
Dormy House Hotel
Read’s Restaurant
Crabwell Manor Hotel
Kildare Hotel
SERVICE
Damien Baudoin
Patrick Coppel
Fiona Darby
Sylvain Gandon
Sandrine Locatelli
Denis Novaria*
David Thorneycroft
Claire Thornton
The Connaught
Swallow Hotel, Birmingham
The Beetle and Wedge
Le Gavroche
Grill St Quentin
The Manor House Hotel
The Beetle and Wedge
Dormy House Hotel
SERVICE
Niall Cockburn
Tristan Girault
Nicolas Gobet*
Lissanne Kenyon
Christophe Passuello
Close Hotel & Restaurant
Crockfords Casino
Le Gavroche
City Rhodes
City Rhodes
SERVICE
Christophe Coudurier*
Pier Franco Lavra
Le Gavroche
Gleneagles
PASTRY
Sarah Hartnett
Graham Hornigold
Lorraine Williams
Michael Zietek*
Claridge’s
Sheraton Park Hotel
Grosvenor House Hotel
Claridges
2000
KITCHEN
Daniel Guest
Chris Murray
Steven Walpole*
Tristan Welch
St David’s Hotel & Spa
The Sloane Club
House of Commons
Le Gavroche
PASTRY
Elwyn Boyles
Martin Linsdell*
Lisa Humphries
The Connaught
The Lanesborough
Bachmann’s Patisserie
2001
KITCHEN
Thomas Cook
Andrew Donovan
Craig Dryhurst
Nathan Outlaw
Marc Slater
Philip Thompson*
Le Gavroche
The Royal Garden Hotel
The Goring Hotel
Lords of the Manor
The Coppid Beach
L’Escargot
PASTRY
Carol Brough
Llinos Hughes
Paul Williams*
Claridge’s
The Belvedere Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
2002
KITCHEN
Darren Harrison
Martin Nisbet
Adam Peirson*
Gajraj Sharma
Loch Lomond Golf Club
The Savoy
Claridge’s
Parade Restaurant
PASTRY
Gwendal Hamon
Barry Johnson*
Angela Mammarella
Abigail Sarton
The Carlton Tower
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
The Mandarin Oriental
Claridge’s
2003
KITCHEN
Peter Eaton
Robert Goodman
Boel Horsvall
Goran Kovacevic*
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Ashdown Park Hotel
L’Escargot
Claridge’s
PASTRY
Andrew Ditchfield
Daniel Fletcher
Debbie Gagen*
Hetti Hillman
Chris Nurse
Craig Teasdale
House of Commons
The Mandarin Oriental
The Sloane Club
The Dorchester
The Carlton Tower
Cliveden
2004
KITCHEN
William Best
Alastair Dale
Neal Dove
Michael Dutnall
Rachel Humphrey*
Michael Treacy
Ashdown Park Hotel
Claridge’s
Cliveden
Wilton Restaurant
Le Gavroche
Claridges
PASTRY
3
Stéphane Jourmard
Paul Sharples
Joanne Smith
The Greenhouse
Paul Heathcote’s Restaurant
Northcote Manor
SERVICE
André Cornelius
Jean Kessler*
Oliver Markart
Jean Pierre Rabaste
Simon King
Lucy Taylor
The Connaught
Le Gavroche
The Manor House Hotel
Shaw Park Plaza
The Ritz
The Vine Hotel
SERVICE
Andrea Agius
David Chevalier
Gabriel Danis
Tom Fortune
Paul Hughes
William Jones
Franck Lepinay*
Thierry de Magneval
Craig McKay
Lara Refalo
Guillaume Renouard
Gwladys Reynaud
Sandra Schliszio
Gleneagles
Le Gavroche
The Orrery
Hotel du Vin
Gleneagles
Gleneagles
The Ritz
Le Gavroche
Gleneagles
Claridges
Le Gavroche
The Bath Priory Hotel
Mallory Court Hotel
SERVICE
Alessandro d’Angelo
Guillaume Anglade
Francesco dell’Aiuto
Tiziana Dettori
Andrea Drescher
Benoit Felix
Stephen Garland
Mario Kressin
Xavier Saunier
Caroline Trichet
Johanna Wimmer
Chewton Glen
Gleneagles
Manor House & golf Club
Chewton Glen
Manor House & Golf Club
City Rhodes
Gleneagles
Gleneagles
Gleneagles
The Vineyard at Stockcross
Mosimann’s
SERVICE
Nicolas Bouffay
Rodolphe Bertin
Suzanne Drinkel
Sophie Metais
Rose Marie Jourdan*
Le Gavroche
Almeida Restaurant
The Square
Gleneagles
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
SERVICE
Aline Corbiere
William Cristanelli
Thibaut Delubac
Carolin Hackenberg
Trudy Mallin
Gaetan Morillon*
Alison Pratt
Paul Shanahan
Gleneagles
The Ritz
Orrery Restaurant
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles
Mortons Private Club
Gleneagles
Chewton Glen
Helen Barker
Ben Batchelor*
Luke Frost
Claire Streeter
Bettys Bakery
Aramark Ltd BP Sunbury
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Claridge’s
2005 – Present Under the Chairmanship of John Williams MBE
2005
KITCHEN
Matthew Woolf
The Ritz
David Bush
House of Commons
Kevin Tew
The Orrery
Armand Sablon*
The Orrery
Daniel Debattista
Gleneagles
PASTRY
Anna Polyviou
Brooke Stephen
Frederic Gaillard*
Ludovic Simonpieri
Andrew Blas
Claridge’s
Claridge’s
Bagatelle
Bagatelle
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
2006
KITCHEN
Tristin Farmer
Andrew Golding
Liam Hill
Tom Scade
Paul Smart*
Graham Squire
Iain Walker
Enverdale House
Claridges
The Ritz
The Ritz
The Ritz
Claridges
Loch Lomond Golf Club
PASTRY
Tarryn Coleman
Matthew Goldsmith
Rebecca Kinsella*
Sylvain Millet
Jane Milner
Caroline Prudence
Sonia Tagalides
2007
KITCHEN
Joshua Duncan*
Nick Hewitt
Peter Liese
Ashley Paynton
Adam Thomson
Rhodri Williams
House of Commons
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Chewton Glen
Bagatelle
Bents Garden Centre
The Lanesborough
The Madarin Oriental
The Commonwealth Club
Chewton Glen
Hartwell House
Roux Fine Dining
New Hall Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
PASTRY
Matthew Forbes
Craig Gent
Andrea Reiss
Will Torrent*
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Opus Restaurant
The Lanesborough
Richings Park Golf Club
2008
KITCHEN
Jacek Grochowina
Martin Malinowski-Evans*
David Murray
Dale Ormston
Mark York
The Ritz Casino
Café 21
Claridge’s
The Halfmoon
Bridgewater Concert Hall
PASTRY
Martin Bullough
Sarah Frankland
Diana von Kalnassy
Sarah Poliakov
Louise Rigden*
Michelle Thorne
Bents Garden Centre
William Curley
The Lanesborough
Roux Fine Dining
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
The Lanesborough
2009
KITCHEN
Richard Broom
Oliver Farrar
Claridge’s
The Westbury Hotel
4
Ashley Shaw
Claridge’s
SERVICE
Nicolas Mori
Roshani Palamakumbura
Rajat Sabharwal
Christian Lindbuchler
Anke Hartmann
Valentia Cassandro
Rino Buono*
Frank Albrecht
Thomas Lhuillier
Melanie Thomsen
The Greenhouse
The Savoy
The Savoy
The Ritz
Chewton Glen
Quirinale
The Ritz
Gleneagles
Gleneagles
Gleneagles
SERVICE
John Hollywood
Enzo Comes
Arnaud Menoret
Vincent Goyon
Sylvie Fornage
Bartosz Glinkowski
Frederik Dhur
Luigi Cagnin
Matthias Schmidt
Enrico Molino*
Peter Hinchliffe
Grant McNeil
Matthew Lewis
Rowland Macphail
30 St Mary Axe
Allium Restaurant
Read’s Restaurant
Wiltons Restaurant
The Bentley Kempinski
30 St Mary Axe
The Ritz
The Ritz
The Ritz
Le Gavroche
Northcote Manor
Gleneagles
Gleneagles
Gleneagles
SERVICE
Adrien Boutet
Antonio Bruno
Julie Doig
Davide Durante
Karim Le Cloarec
Richard McGookin
Romain Mejecaze
Christopher Peck*
Barbara Riotti
Morton’s Club
Bath Priory Hotel
Gleneagles Hotel
The Ritz
30 St Mary Axe
Catch 22
Gleneagles Hotel
Gleneagles Hotel
The Goring Hotel
SERVICE
Philippe Bonjean
Thomas Brunel
Aurelie Calame
Alexander Flasdieck
Greig Guthrie
Julia Krettek
Sebastien Massot
Mayta Meza-Cumpa
Lynsey Milner
Cem Pekcan
Robert Rose
Ashraf Saleh
Christopher Snoxall
Max Westphal*
The Cadogan Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Catch 22
Gleneagles Hotel
Le Gavroche
Opus Restaurant
Gleneagles Hotel
Gleneagles Hotel
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
Galvin at Windows
Gleneagles Hotel
Gleneagles Hotel
SERVICE
Vanessa Alfano
Andrea Asciamprener
Gleneagles Hotel
Franco’s
James Mitchell*
Ben Ternent
Zac Whittle
Royal Automobile Club
Opus Restaurant
Galvin at Windows
PASTRY
Lucie Bennett
Alistair Birt*
Daniel Fineder
Brett Pistorius
Marco Rangoni
Eleni Tzirki
William Curley
Tummies Bistro
Claridge’s
Mallard
The Sheraton Park Lane Hotel
The Ritz
2010
KITCHEN
Hayley Barham
Hyun You Im
Jarad McCarroll
Lee Murdoch
Mark Stinchcombe*
Adam Smith
The Old Bell Hotel
Roux Fine Dining
The Ritz
The Turnberry Hotel
Lucknam Park Hotel
The Ritz
PASTRY
Helen Doyle
Christine Peace
Richard Phillips*
Daniel Pearse
Arnaud Souchet
Café 21
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Pennyhill Park Hotel
2011
KITCHEN
Dimitar Angelkovski*
Alastair Clayton
Tessa Clingham
Romain Fouqet
Ryan Murphy
Jamie Randall
Paul Reader
Ewan Simpson
Michael Tweedie
The Turnberry Resort
Galvin at Windows
Galvin at Windows
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
The Turnberry Resort
Galvin La Chapelle
The Royal Household,
Buckingham Palace
Simon Radley at the Chester
Grosvenor
Claridge’s
Lucknam Park Hotel
PASTRY
Mike Cope
Paul Dickinson
Stefan Howells*
Aminuddin Shaikh
Glen Sharman
The Gleneagles Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa
Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa
2012
KITCHEN
Jack Allibone
Michael Hodges
Ben Howarth
Danny Lee
Ian Musgrave*
Aaron Potter
Luke Selby
Thomas Swanborough
Simpsons Restaurant
The Ebury
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Galvin La Chapelle
The Ritz
Trinity Restaurant
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Café Royal
PASTRY
Melissa Paul*
Diana Sedlakova
William Curley
Chancery Court Hotel
2013
KITCHEN
Matthew Ambrose*
Claridge's
Adam Reid
5
Matteo Buso
Ravi Chinian
Christophe Cormier
Fausto Giorlando
Paul Huet
Angelos Kyroussis
Kathrine Larsen
Victoria Payne
Paolo Scano
Charles Segond
Celia Vaughns*
Gleneagles Hotel
Royal Society of Arts
The Ritz
Le Gavroche
Le Gavroche
Gleneagles Hotel
Skylon Restaurant, Southbank
The Westbury Hotel
Gleneagles Hotel
Galvin at Windows
Galvin at Windows
SERVICE
Moreila Amaral Ramos
Chris Bakowski
Matthew Balman
William Bonfield
Guillaume Cambounet
Rosario Cappiello
Nicolas Digard
Iris Glock
Devid Isabella
Madlen Kleditzsch
Jean-Marie Messaoud
Fergus Muirhead
Roy Ng
Peter Oborko
Pierre Rizet-Mosser
Andrew Roberts
Lucia Venere
Katie Watson*
The Westbury Hotel
Le Pont de la Tour
Gidleigh Park
La Trompette
The Cinnamon Club
The Ritz
The Cinnamon Club
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Ritz
The Turnberry Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
The Turnberry Hotel
Bistro 21
The Westbury Hotel
The Waterside Inn
The Manor House Hotel
Le Gavroche
The Gleneagles Hotel
SERVICE
Sophie Alaimo
Houssem Belabed
Tina Diefenbach
Katie Lister
Johanna Marty
Lucia Mottarella
Rita Nagy
Johanna Naumann
David Nicu-Catalin
Wojciech Pastor
Caterina Petragallo
Joao Rocha
Carlota Santos
Louise Schmidt
Burak Sen
Romain Taverne
Sam Ward*
The Westbury Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Royal Automobile Club
Quirinale Restaurant
The Turnberry Resort
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Galvin Bistrot de Luxe
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Westbury Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Ritz London
Galvin at Windows
The Ritz London
SERVICE
Charles Beaini
Colett Becker
Matthew Bushby
Romain Crozat*
Benjamin Debloos
Gavin Jones
Stuart McIvor
Mhairi Mutch
Joana Mari Pons Gari
Clare Ratcliffe
Swayam Roka
Alexandre Sojfer
Stephanie Srey
Jonathan Whitemore
The Hand and Flowers
The Ritz
Gleneagles
Galvin Windows
Le Gavroche
Rudding park Hotel
Galvin at Windows
Gleneagles
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles
Le Gavroche
Gleneagles
Le Gavroche
Galvin at Windows
Ellenborough Park Hotel
SERVICE
Alexander Austin
Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa
Josh Bingham
Sven-Hanson Britt
Sophie Fenlon
William Gordon
Andrew Newbon
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
The Ritz London
Trinity Restaurant
Odette's Restaurant
Claridge's
PASTRY
Clare Fletcher
Lucy Jones*
Matthew Jones
Shaun Mason
Brynley Phipps
Denver Schroffner
Nicole Waefler
Zhaokun Xu
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
The Ritz London
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
The Royal Household
William Curley
The Arts Club
William Curley
The Savoy
2014
KITCHEN
Rosie Angus
Adam Bateman
Martin Carabott
Oliver Downey
Spencer Metzger*
Tom Phillips
Coutts
Restaurant Associates
Royal Automobile Club
Le Gavroche
The Ritz London
The Ritz London
PASTRY
Jamie Houghton
Aisha Ibrahim
Sam Leatherby
Rhiann Mead
Bianka Molnar*
Marco Pagos
Steven Sherry
Kae Shibata
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
Hakkasan Mayfair
London Hilton on Park Lane
William Curley
Yauatcha
Yauatcha
William Curley
The Ritz London
6
Christoph Bodnar
Charles Carron Brown
Hugo Clavaud
Rebecca Dibben
Connor Donaldson
Caitlin Flannighan
Alba Moure Torres
Matteo Paroni
Sarah Plowman
Stephanie Robertson
Ben Robinson
Hugo Santos
Kim Siekmann
Sarah Stegfellner
Manuel Tempesta
Seana Tully
Adam Willis*
Milda Zolubaite
Turnberry Resort
The Ritz London
Le Gavroche
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel
Turnberry Resort
Turnberry Resort
Le Gavroche
Clock Tower at Rudding Park
Roux at Parliament Square
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
The Gleneagles Hotel
Kitchen W8
Le Gavroche
The Gleneagles Hotel
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
Le Gavroche
SERVICE
Sandra Bein
Julia Brandacher
Valentina Carbone
Adam Chambers
James Dougan
Steven Driscoll
Marina Emms*
Stephen Garrod
Daniel Harrison
Manuel Marchetti
Nicola Mognol
Stefano Parolin
Zoe Simonneaux
Doriane Stadelmann
Aurelien Torresan
Wouter Van Giel
Nicholas Winfield
Le Gavroche
Outlaw's at the Capital
Restaurant Associates
Café 21
The Waterside Inn
Koffmann's at The Berkeley
The Arts Club, Dover Street
Lucknam Park Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel
Galvin at Windows
Le Gavroche
The Ritz London
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
Le Gavroche
Le Gavroche
Claridge's
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons