You can read the full write-up of our 2025 winners' weekend here.

  • Jun Au, chef patron, Pomelo
  • Tonicha Baldock, deputy manager, the Torridon
  • Abbie Bates, restaurant general manager, Cameron House
  • Craig Bronger, head chef, the Wild Rabbit
  • Marina Brook, restaurant manager, Coworth Park
  • Matthew Callaghan, nutritionist, Thomas Franks
  • Harriet Davy, reception operations manager, the Montague on the Gardens
  • Ellie Dimes, senior restaurants’ manager, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa
  • Beth Doherty, head of marketing and brand, the Beckford Group
  • James Ellams, fish frier/supervisor, Fish and Chips at Weston Grove
  • Paige Flynn, senior sous chef, Sodexo Live! at the ACC Liverpool
  • Luke Harbor, group beverage director, the Pig hotels
  • Alexander Horswill, assistant professor, Edge Hotel School, University of Essex
  • Tom Howkins, principal power platform developer, CH&Co
  • Aashifa Hussain, education and quality manager, Well Grounded
  • Shalmali Jadhav, human resources officer, London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
  • Charlotte Karadag, rooms division manager, De Vere Tortworth Court
  • Hannah Lewis, central venue sales and events manager, Company of Cooks
  • Sam Lomas, chef, Briar
  • Morgan Mason, regional chef manager, TNS
  • David Morgan, assistant conference and banqueting manager, voco Grand Central Hotel
  • Alice Norris, sales office manager, De Vere Latimer Estate
  • Ellie Olds, company nutritionist, Holroyd Howe
  • Benoit Raffi, director of revenue, Kimpton Fitzroy London
  • Bharathkumar Ravichandran, floor manager, Estelle Manor
  • Poppy Roberts, assistant spa manager, Grantley Hall
  • Luis Sanchez, general manager, Vacherin
  • Ben Thomson, head chef, Dakota Hotels
  • Tristan Van Valenberg, assistant revenue manager, Royal Lancaster London
  • Abroza Yasmin, food and beverage manager, Stamford Bridge hotel London