The 2018 nominees are as follows:
Apprentice Chef Award
Bethan Disley-Jones, The Art School Restaurant
John Howarth, CH&Co
Sarah Selwood, Mitchells & Butlers
Armed Services Chef Award
Cpl David Davey-Smith, Royal Air Force
LChef Andrew Durham, Royal Navy
WO1 Chris Marsden, 167 Catering Support Regiment
WO2 Andy Saupe, British Army
Banqueting & Event Chef Award
Gemma Amor, Sodexo
Allan Blackmore, Levy Restaurants
Scott Brodowski, Hickory
Chef Lecturer Award
Rik Razza, BaxterStorey
Len Unwin, The Sheffield College
Anthony Wright, University College Birmingham
Competition Chef Award
Cpl Liam Grime, Royal Air Force, Combined Services Culinary Arts Team
Matt Jones, House of Commons
Cpl Ian Mark, Royal Air Force, Combined Services Culinary Arts Team
Contract Catering Chef Award
James Larkins, Chartwells
David Ward, Sodexo
Mark Wetherill, Sodexo
Development Chef Award
Chris Dickinson, Pan'Artisan Ltd
Jon Lilley, Lexington Catering
Wayne Wright, Bidfood
Innovation Award
Adam Handling, The Frog
Doug McMaster, Silo Brighton
New Restaurant of the Year Award
Claude Bosi, Claude Bosi at Bibendum
Monica Galetti, Mere
Phil Howard, Elystan Street
Anne-Sophie Pic, La Dame de Pic
Clare Smyth, Core by Clare Smyth
Pastry Chef Award
Simon Jenkins, S&J Patisserie
Gabriele Leo, The Ned
Julien Thevenot, Rhubarb
People's Choice Award
Amanda Afiya
Stephen Frost, Sodexo
Adrian Silaghi, Nellsar Ltd
Jozef Youssef, Kitchen Theory
Pub Restaurant Chef Award
Robert Allcock, The Longs Arms
Dave Wall, The Unruly Pig
Tom Watts-Jones, Hare & Hounds
Public Sector Chef Award
Lee Allsup, University of Huddersfield
Robert McArady, T(n)S Catering at Lord William's School
Lisa Normanton, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Martin Rowe, Quantum Care
Restaurant Chef Award
Hrishikesh Desai, Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Shaun Rankin, Ormer Mayfair
Gareth Stevenson, Pale Hall Hotel
World Cuisine Chef Award
Manpreet Ahuja, Cafe Spice Namaste
Weng Han Wong, Min Jiang Restaurant
Sudha Shankar Saha, Culinary Innovation Ltd.
Young Chef Award
Eden Allsworth, Colette's Restaurant
Alex Clare, G&D Ventures Restaurant Group
Faye De Souza, Restaurant Associates
Recognising key figures from the UK chef industry, the 2018 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards will take place 4 June at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
For more information or to reserve a space, visit: http://cgcawards.co.uk.