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Blumenthal recognised at Craft Guild of Chefs Awards

2nd June 2009, 9:56am

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has won the top accolade at this year's Craft Guild of Chefs Awards.

The awards held last night at the Hilton hotel on London's Park Lane also saw another 13 chefs take home an award, seen as the 'industry's Oscars'.

Speaking about his award, Blumenthal said he was honoured to be recognised: "I was under the impression I was here to present an award. I've got so much from this industry and I'm a firm believer in young chefs, so even just presenting an award is a huge opportunity for me to give something back. I think it's brilliant and I'm delighted to win."

Nick Vadis, chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs, said: The awards go from strength to strength. We had a phenomenal number of entries this year, which really goes to highlight the passion and skills in all sectors of our industry.

"Judging this year was particularly hard and the decisions were well debated by our stellar judging panels. I would like to thank all our nominees and winners for their significant contribution to the industry and a big well done to all our 2009 champions."

The winners were:

Apprentice Chef, sponsored by Compass Group

Samantha Rowles from Sheraton Skyline

Banqueting Chef, sponsored by Nestle Professional

Nigel Boschetti from The Royal Lancaster Hotel

Competition Chef, sponsored by Thorns Group

Simon Hulstone from The Elephant

Contract Catering Chef, sponsored by Loyd Grossman

Dennis Mwakulua from Fujitsu Services

Cost Sector Chef, sponsored by Schwartz for Chef

Michael Godfrey from Bekynton Eton College

Development Chef, sponsored by Elior UK

Brian Eastment from Major International

Education Chef, sponsored by Aramark

Simon Stocker from Westminster Kingsway

Ethnic Chef, sponsored by Kavis

Mohammed Aslam from Aagrah Group of Restaurants

Pastry Chef, sponsored by Philadelphia

Benoit Blin from Le Manior aux Quat Saison

New Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by Farm Fresh Duck

Cinnamon Kitchen

Pub Restaurant Chef, sponsored by Bisto

Dominic Chapman from The Royal Oak

Restaurant Chef, sponsored by Essential Cuisine

Izu Ani from Vanilla

Young Chef, sponsored by Blue Arrow Catering

Will Torrent from Bachmanns

Special Award, sponsored by Sodexo

Heston Blumenthal from The Fat Duck

For photos of this year's event, please click here.

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