PAST AAE WINNERS 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 SERVICE Richard Neat* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Philippe Simon* Le Gavroche Ricky Perrin Claridges André Brandt Hotel Intercontinental Richard Stuart The Garrick Club Bruno Derbis Le Gavroche David O’Brien 90 Park Lane PASTRY James Humphrey* Hotel Intercontinental Nigel Cook The Dorchester Matthew Hardy The Britannia Hotel David Rollings Hyatt Carlton Tower Peter Weber The Savoy 1989 KITCHEN SERVICE Stephen Duffield Imperial Hotel Angelo Casu Imperial Hotel, Torquay Donna Horlock The Waterside Inne Mathius Demuth The Inn on the Park Wayne Tapsfield Shoppenhanger Manor Bertrand Dussurget Hotel Intercontinental Michael Newton-Young Le Gavroche PASTRY Jean Francois Perrin The Connaught Claire Clark Sutherlands Restaurant Lionel Sautonie The Connaught Valerie Latchman Nadell Patisserie Allyson Scott Brown’s Hotel 1990 KITCHEN SERVICE Christophe Bouillault Brown’s Hotel Maurizio Ciurli 90 Park Lane David McCann The Connaught Nigel Coles Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath Nicaise Makosso The Compleat Angler Hotel PASTRY Andrew Morgan Lombard Room, Birmingham John Mundell Mosimann’s Robert Nikaj The Connaught Lynette Hart London Clubs Ltd Catherine Lock Nadell Patisserie Nicholas Patterson Royal Garden Hotel Deborah Sherman Hyatt Carlton Hotel 1991 KITCHEN SERVICE Donovan Cooke The Waterside Inn Ludovic Butin The Connaught Ben Denny The Connaught Frederic Lebegue Bath Spa Hotel Jerome Ponchelle The Connaught Andrew Lee Chester International Suzanne Buxton Mayfair Hotel Vito Scaduto Bath Spa Hotel Gary Walker Claridge’s PASTRY Paul Sims Imperial Hotel, Torquay Steven Chamberlain Steels Aviation Martin Chiffers Hyatt Carlton Tower Jacqueline Smith Hyatt Carlton Tower 1992 – 1993 Under the Chairmanship of Brian J. Turner CBE 1992 KITCHEN SERVICE 53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543 [email protected] www.raoca.org.uk Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN, Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE, RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France. Trevor Blyth Cliveden Jose Delgado Bath Spa Hotel Jeremy Cooper Hotel Intercontinental Nicholas Jackson Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Jamie Holland The Lanesborough Stephen Jones Bath Spa Hotel Oliver Newton The Connaught Herve Perou Chewton Glen Matthias Rippstein The Dorchester PASTRY Simon Aston Nadell Patisserie Dean Cole The Connaught Richard Hingston Hyatt Carlton Tower 1993 KITCHEN SERVICE Trevor Connolly Gleneagles Scott Craddock Mirabelle Restaurant Paul Farr Claridge’s Neil Schroeder Linden Hall Hotel Lee Parsons Claridge’s Julie Utting The Beetle and Wedge PASTRY David Restall Hyatt Carlton Tower Ian Scollay The Connaught Vanessa Scott Lucknam Park 1994 – 2004 Under the Chairmanship of David Dorricott 1994 KITCHEN SERVICE Antony Beales Hyatt Carlton Tower Katie Harker Chewton Glen Paul Duffy Claridge’s Yves Lacabaratz St Quentin Restaurant Lewis Hamblet Manor House Hotel Claire Marron Oakley Court Hotel Alessandro Solbiati The Connaught PASTRY Russell Chappell Sweet Vienna Patisserie Judith Clark Hyatt Carlton Tower Sarah Crouchman The Ritz Jacqueline Jennings Churchill Intercontinental Lisa Speddings Hyatt Carlton Tower 1995 KITCHEN SERVICE Jonathan Lewin Gleneagles James Cawdron Gleneagles Mark Sargeant Read’s Restaurant Daniel Cooper Chester Grosvenor Wayne Thompson Claridge’s Mark Currie Chewton Glen Christian Kent Claridge’s Pedro Goncalves* Hyatt Carlton Tower Dean Tracey* Swallow Hotel, Birmingham Patrick Robinson The Grand Hotel Darren Taylor PASTRY Peter Broadhurst Nadell Patisserie Thomas Buckley The Connaught Gérard Dumas The Lygon Arms Mark Mitson Churchill Intercontinental Riccardo Montanari Hotel Intercontinental 1996 KITCHEN SERVICE Jason Calcutt The Swallow Hotel Jana Brunkow The Manor House Hotel Gareth Nutter Claridge’s Karen Meadows Dormy House Hotel Glynn Purnell Simpsons Kenilworth David Pearce Read’s Restaurant Alastair Ross* Leith’s Restaurant Sebastian Savin* Crabwell Manor Hotel Thierry Tapia Kildare Hotel PASTRY William Curley* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons 53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543 [email protected] www.raoca.org.uk Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN, Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE, RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France. Kate Duffield The Dorchester Paul Hayward The Ritz Amanda Stratford Churchill Intercontinental 1997 KITCHEN SERVICE Anthony Duce The Close Hotel & Restaurant Damien Baudoin The Connaught Andrew Foster* Winteringham Fields Patrick Coppel Swallow Hotel, Birmingham James Newton-Brown The Westbury Hotel Fiona Darby The Beetle and Wedge Peter Vaughan Chewton Glen Sylvain Gandon Le Gavroche Sandrine Locatelli Grill St Quentin PASTRY Denis Novaria* The Manor House Hotel Cindy Barton House of Commons David Thorneycroft The Beetle and Wedge Stefano Borella* Churchill Intercontinental Claire Thornton Dormy House Hotel Philip Usher The Park Lane Hotel 1998 KITCHEN SERVICE Linus Ahlstedt Savoy Grill Niall Cockburn Close Hotel & Restaurant Jerome Barbançon Charlton House Hotel Tristan Girault Crockfords Casino Jaxon Keedwell The Lanesborough Nicolas Gobet* Le Gavroche Ben Lister* Churchill Intercontinental Lissanne Kenyon City Rhodes Paul Mohan Swallow Hotel Christophe Passuello City Rhodes PASTRY Karen Molloy House of Commons Colin Thirkell Park Lane Hotel Mark Youngman* Churchill Intercontinental 1999 KITCHEN SERVICE Mark Coleman The Savoy Christophe Coudurier* Le Gavroche Andrew Jones* Claridge’s Pier Franco Lavra Gleneagles Stéphane Jourmard The Greenhouse PASTRY Paul Sharples Paul Heathcote’s Restaurant Sarah Hartnett Claridge’s Joanne Smith Northcote Manor Graham Hornigold Sheraton Park Hotel Lorraine Williams Grosvenor House Hotel Michael Zietek* Claridges 2000 KITCHEN SERVICE Daniel Guest St David’s Hotel & Spa André Cornelius The Connaught Chris Murray The Sloane Club Jean Kessler* Le Gavroche Steven Walpole* House of Commons Oliver Markart The Manor House Hotel Tristan Welch Le Gavroche Jean Pierre Rabaste Shaw Park Plaza Simon King The Ritz PASTRY Lucy Taylor The Vine Hotel Elwyn Boyles The Connaught Martin Linsdell* The Lanesborough Lisa Humphries Bachmann’s Patisserie 2001 KITCHEN SERVICE Thomas Cook Le Gavroche Andrea Agius Gleneagles Andrew Donovan The Royal Garden Hotel David Chevalier Le Gavroche Craig Dryhurst The Goring Hotel Gabriel Danis The Orrery Nathan Outlaw Lords of the Manor Tom Fortune Hotel du Vin Marc Slater The Coppid Beach Paul Hughes Gleneagles 53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0BL Tel: 020 8673 6300 Fax: 020 8673 6543 [email protected] www.raoca.org.uk Honorary President: RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, President: BRIAN J. TURNER CBE, Vice President: ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chairman: JOHN WILLIAMS MBE, Vice Chairman: DAVID PITCHFORD, Chairman Les Arts de la Table: SILVANO GIRALDIN, Chairman Associate Members: KEN WILKINS CMA, Chancellor: DR. MICHEL BOURDIN OMN CMA, Trustees: SAM GORDON CLARK CBE, RICHARD SHEPHERD CBE, ALBERT ROUX OBE (HON), Chief Executive: SARA JAYNE STANES OBE Board of Governors: DR ROY ACKERMAN CBE FIH; WILLY BAUER OBE FIH MI; BOB COTTON OBE; DAVID COUBROUGH; EDWARD GRIFFITHS CVO FIH; SIR GARRY HAWKES CBE; ROBIN HUTSON; SIR ANTHONY JOLLIFFE GBE DL; PETER LEDERER CBE FIH MI; GEORGE KENNEDY CBE; SIR FRANCIS MACKAY; HARRY MURRAY MBE FIH MI; RAMON PAJARES OBE FIH MI; BEVERLEY PUXLEY MBA FIH; ALASTAIR STOREY Registered 210SA under the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Founded in 1980 by L’Académie Culinaire de France. Philip Thompson* L’Escargot William Jones Gleneagles Franck Lepinay* The Ritz PASTRY Thierry de Magneval Le Gavroche Carol Brough Claridge’s Craig McKay Gleneagles Llinos Hughes The Belvedere Hotel Lara Refalo Claridges Paul Williams* Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Guillaume Renouard Le Gavroche Gwladys Reynaud The Bath Priory Hotel Sandra Schliszio Mallory Court Hotel 2002 KITCHEN SERVICE Darren Harrison Loch Lomond Golf Club