The Cateys are a UK award ceremony for the

hospitality industry The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars. Sector ...

, first held in 1984. They have been described as the hospitality industry's equivalent of the Oscars. Recipients are nominated, selected and awarded by the industry through ''

The Caterer ''The Caterer'' is the leading multimedia brand for the UK hospitality industry. Since 1878 it has been helping operators build better businesses and better careers, as well as providing suppliers with a platform to showcase their most innovative ...

'' magazine. The Chef Award is one of the most coveted and previous winners include

Paul Ainsworth Paul Ainsworth (born 1979) is a British chef from Southampton, England. He is chef-patron at Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 in Padstow, Cornwall which was awarded a Michelin star in 2013 and has four AA Rosettes. After studying at catering college, ...

in 2019,

Claude Bosi Claude Bosi (born 1972) is a French chef. His first Head Chef position was at Overton Grange in 1999. He opened Hibiscus (restaurant), Hibiscus in the market town of Ludlow, Shropshire, in 2000 and was awarded two Michelin Stars in 2004. In 200 ...

in 2018,

Tom Kerridge Thomas Kerridge (born 27 July 1973) is an English chef. After initially appearing in several small television parts as a child actor, he decided to attend culinary school at the age of 18. He has since worked at a variety of British restaurants, ...

in 2017,

Jason Atherton Jason Atherton (born 6 September 1971) is an English chef and restaurateur. His flagship restaurant Pollen Street Social gained a Michelin Star in 2011, its opening year, and retained it until its closure in 2024. He was the Executive Chef at ...

in 2012,

Angela Hartnett Angela Maria Hartnett (born September 1968) is an English Michelin-starred chef. A protégée of Gordon Ramsay who became well known by her appearances on British television, she was Chef-Patron at Angela Hartnett at the Connaught in London. ...

in 2009,

Heston Blumenthal Heston Marc Blumenthal (; born 27 May 1966) is an English celebrity chef, TV personality and food writer. His restaurants include the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, a three- Michelin-star restaurant that was named the world's best by the Worl ...

in 2004,

Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television presenter, and writer. His restaurant group, List of restaurants owned or operated by Gordon Ramsay, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has ...

in 2000, Brian Turner in 1997 and

Raymond Blanc Raymond Blanc OBE (born 19 November 1949) is a French chef. Blanc is the chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scored 9/10 in the ''Good Food Guid ...

in 1990. November 2007 saw the first spin-off event, The Hotel Cateys, which took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane, with Grant Hearn, CEO of Travelodge, taking the inaugural Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award. The Foodservice Cateys launched in 2013 at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge.

Winners

Chef Award

* 2023 Gareth Ward * 2022 Lisa Goodwin-Allen * 2021 Andrew Wong * 2020

Tom Kitchin Thomas William Kitchin is a Scottish chef and owner of The Kitchin, where he became Scotland's youngest winner of a Michelin star. Kitchin and his wife Michaela opened The Kitchin in 2006 on Leith’s waterfront. The restaurant was awarded a ...

* 2019

* 2018

* 2017

* 2016

Clare Smyth Clare Smyth (born 06 September 1978) is a Northern Irish chef. She is the Chef Patron of three Michelin starred Core by Clare Smyth which opened in 2017. Previously she was Chef Patron at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay from 2012 to 2016, won the ...

* 2015

Sat Bains Satwant Singh "Sat" Bains (born 28 February 1971) is an English chef best known for being chef proprietor of the two-Michelin star Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms in Nottingham, England. He won the Roux Scholarship in 1999, and worked in Franc ...

* 2014 Andrew Fairlie * 2013

Simon Rogan L'Enclume (, French for "the anvil") is a Modern British restaurant opened in 2002 in Cartmel, Cumbria, England, run by the chef Simon Rogan and his partner, Penny Tapsell. L'Enclume received a rating of 10 out of 10 five times in ''The Good Fo ...

* 2012

* 2011 Brett Graham * 2010

Mark Hix Mark Ernest Hix is an English chef and restaurateur whose traditional English menus often feature foraged and local foods. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hix was based in London, but announced in January 2021 that he would be relocating to D ...

* 2009

* 2008 John Campbell * 2007 David Everitt-Matthias * 2006 Bruce Poole * 2005 David Nicholls * 2004

* 2003

Marcus Wareing Marcus Wareing (born 29 June 1970) is an English celebrity chef who was Chef-Owner of the one- Michelin-starred restaurant Marcus until its permanent closure in December 2023. Since 2014, Wareing has been a judge on '' MasterChef: The Professiona ...

* 2002 Germain Schwab * 2001

Michael Caines Michael Andrew Caines (born 3 January 1969) is an English chef born in Exeter, Devon. He was head chef of Gidleigh Park in Devon until January 2016. He is currently the chef owner of the Lympstone Manor hotel between Exeter and Exmouth, whic ...

* 2000

* 1999

Rick Stein Christopher Richard Stein, (born 4 January 1947) is an English celebrity chef, restaurateur, writer and television presenter. Along with business partner (and first wife) Jill Stein, he runs the Stein hotel and restaurant business in the UK. T ...

* 1998 Phil Howard * 1997 Brian Turner * 1996 Willi Elsener * 1995

John Burton Race John William Burton-Race (born 1 May 1957) is a British former Michelin starred chef, television personality and celebrity chef, made famous by the Channel 4 series ''French Leave'' and its sequel ''Return of the Chef'' and '' I'm a Celebrity... ...

* 1994 Michael Nadell * 1993 Shaun Hill * 1992 Bernard Gaume * 1991 Anton Edelmann * 1990

* 1989

Pierre Koffmann Pierre Koffmann (born 21 August 1948) is a French professional chef. He was one of a handful of chefs in the United Kingdom to have been awarded the coveted three Michelin stars at his restaurant La Tante Claire in London. Until December 2016, ...

* 1988

Nico Ladenis Nico Ladenis (22 April 1934 – 10 September 2023) was a British self-taught chef who was the first to gain three Michelin Stars. After gaining a degree in Economics at Hull, he worked at ''The Sunday Times'', where he met his wife Dinah-Jane. ...

* 1987 Peter Kromberg * 1986 Brian Cotterill * 1985

Anton Mosimann Anton Mosimann (born 23 February 1947) is a Swiss chef and restaurateur who was ''Maitre Chef des Cuisines'' at the Dorchester Hotel for thirteen years, during which time its restaurant achieved a rating of two stars in the ''Michelin Guide''. A ...

* 1984 Michel Bourdin

International Outstanding Achievement Award

* 2023

* 2022

Hélène Darroze Hélène Darroze (born 23 February 1967) is a French chef. She has 6 Michelin stars and three restaurants, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in London with 3 stars, Marsan par Hélène Darroze in Paris with 2 stars and Hélène Darroze à Villa L ...

* 2021

Pierre Gagnaire Pierre Gagnaire (born 9 April 1950) is a French chef, and the head chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant at 6 rue Balzac in Paris (in the 8th arrondissement). Gagnaire is an iconoclastic chef at the forefront of the fusion c ...

and Mourad Mazouz * 2020

Alain Ducasse Alain Ducasse (; born 13 September 1956) is a French-born Monégasque chef. He operates a number of restaurants, including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, which holds three stars (the top rating) in the Michelin Guide. Early life and career D ...

* 2019 Francis Mallman * 2018

Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Johannes Puck (born July 8, 1949) is an Austrian chef and restaurateur. Early life Puck was born in Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria. He learned cooking from his mother, who was a pastry chef. He took the surname of his stepfather, Jos ...

* 2017 Isador Sharp * 2016 Rene Redzepi * 2015

Daniel Boulud Daniel Boulud (born 25 March 1955) is a French chef and restaurateur with restaurants in New York City, Palm Beach, Miami, Toronto, Montréal, Singapore, the Bahamas, and Dubai. He is best known for his eponymous restaurant Daniel, opened in Ne ...

* 2014

Nobu Matsuhisa Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久信幸 ''Matsuhisa Nobuyuki''; born March 10, 1949) is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dis ...

Newcomer Award

* 2021 Barge East, London * 2019 Salt, Stratford-upon-Avon * 2018 Smoke & Salt, London * 2017 Anglo, London * 2016 John and Kimberley Calton and James Laffan, the Staith House * 2015 House of Tides, Newcastle Quayside * 2014 Red’s True Barbecue * 2013 Ollie Dabbous * 2012 Russell Norman and Richard Beatty * 2011 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh * 2010 Texture Restaurant, London * 2009 The Nut Tree Inn, Murcott, Oxfordshire * 2008 The Kitchin, Edinburgh * 2007 The Hand & Flowers, Marlow * 2006 Galvin Bistrot de Luxe, London * 2005 Simon Rogan * 2004 Restaurant

Tom Aikens Tom Aikens (born 1970), also named Tom Aitkens, is an English Michelin star, Michelin-starred chef. Aikens briefly worked for chefs in London and Paris restaurants. Under his tenure from 1996 to 1999 as head chef and then chef patron, Pied à T ...

* 2003 The Providores, London * 2002 Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles * 2001 Brownes Brasserie and Townhouse, Dublin * 2000 Coniston Hall Lodge * 1999 Club Gascon, London * 1998 The Star Inn, Harome * 1997 The Bank, London * 1996 Hotel du Vin & Bistro, Winchester * 1995

* 1994 The Atrium, Edinburgh * 1993 Morston Hall, Morston * 1992 Paul Heathcote - MBE * 1991 Paul and Jeanne Rankin * 1990 Stuart Scher * 1989 Nick Wainford * 1988 David and Tina Thomson * 1987

Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is an English chef, restaurateur and television personality. In 1995 he became the youngest chef to earn three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs including Mario Batali, Shannon Bennett, Gordon Ramsa ...

* 1985 Rue St Jacques, London * 1984 Keith and Vanessa Gibbs

Menu of the Year

* 2022 Bibi, London * 2019 Inver * 2018 Xu *2017 The Ninth, London *2016 The Pointer, Brill, Buckinghamshire *2015 OX, Belfast *2014 Grain Store, London *2013 Sticky Walnut, Cheshire *2012

Quo Vadis (restaurant) Quo Vadis is a restaurant and private club in Soho, London. It primarily serves modern British food. It was founded in 1926 by Peppino Leoni, an Italian, and has passed through numerous owners since then, including the chef Marco Pierre White, ...

, London *2011 The Fox and Grapes, Wimbledon *2010 Corrigan's Mayfair *2009 The Harwood Arms, Fulham, London *2008 Scott's, London *2007 L'Atelier de

Joël Robuchon Joël Robuchon (, 7 April 1945 – 6 August 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the ''Meilleur Ouvrier de France'' (France's best worker) in cuisine in 197 ...

*2006 The Albion, Clifton Village, Bristol *2005 Bohemia, St Helier, Jersey *2004 East@West, London *2003 Restaurant

, Nottingham *2002 Bruno's, Dublin *2001 The Five Bells, Stanbridge *2000 Idaho, London *1999 The Glasshouse, Kew *1998 The River Station, Bristol *1997 The Star Inn, Harome *1996 The Canteen, London *1995 The Design House, Halifax *1994 Number Twenty Four, Wymondham *1993 The Box Tree, Ilkley *1992 Le Souffle, Hotel InterContinental, London *1991 Calcot Manor, Tetbury *1990 Le Meridien, London *1989 Castle Hotel, Taunton *1988 Grand Hotel, Eastbourne *1987 Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough *1986 Le Talbooth, Dedham *1985 The Savoy, London *1984

Waterside Inn The Waterside Inn, in Bray, Berkshire, England, is a restaurant founded by the brothers Michel and Albert Roux after the success of Le Gavroche. It is currently run by Michel's son, Alain. The restaurant has three Michelin stars, and in 2010 i ...

, Bray

Hotel of the Year – Group

* 2019 The Ned * 2018 Ham Yard Hotel * 2017 Rosewood London * 2016

Pennyhill Park Hotel Pennyhill Park Hotel is a 19th-century country house hotel and spa in Bagshot, Surrey in the southeast of England. History The first historical reference to Pennyhill Park's land relates to when the site was used as a Beacon#For defensive commun ...

, Bagshot, Surrey * 2015 The London Edition * 2014

Midland Hotel, Manchester The Midland Hotel is a grand hotel in Manchester, England. Opened in 1903, it was built by the Midland Railway to serve Manchester Central railway station, its northern terminus for its rail services to St Pancras railway station, London St Pan ...

* 2013 Hotel 41, London * 2012 Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, London * 2011 Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire * 2010 Cameron House on Loch Lomond * 2009 South Lodge, Lower Beeding, West Sussex * 2008

The Stafford The Stafford is a five star hotel in St James's Place in London, England. Built in the 17th century, its wine cellars may be the oldest in London. Previously used as private residences, the buildings were opened as a hotel in 1912. Allied soldi ...

, London * 2007 Malmaison Oxford * 2006 The Soho Hotel, London * 2005 City Inn Westminster * 2004 Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds * 2003

Claridge's Claridge's is a 5-star hotels, 5-star hotel at the corner of Brook Street, London, Brook Street and Davies Street in Mayfair, London. The hotel is owned and managed by the Maybourne Hotel Group. History Founding Claridge's traces its origins to ...

, London * 2002 Hilton London Metropole * 2001 Hotel du Vin, Bristol * 2000

The Berkeley The Berkeley is a 5-star luxury hotel located at Wilton Place in Knightsbridge, London. The hotel is owned and managed by the Maybourne Hotel Group, which also owns The Connaught and Claridge's in Mayfair, London. History 1800s and early ...

, London * 1999 Travel Inn, County Hall, London * 1998 The Savoy, London * 1997 Malmaison, Edinburgh

Hotel of the Year – Independent

* 2019 Rudding Park, Harrogate * 2018 The Torridon, Highlands of Scotland * 2017 The Beaumont, London * 2016 Longueville Manor, Jersey * 2015

Gravetye Manor Gravetye Manor is a manor house located near East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. The former home of landscape gardener William Robinson (gardener), William Robinson, it is now a hotel and restaurant holding, in 2020, one star in the Michelin Gu ...

, West Hoathly, West Sussex * 2014 The Atlantic Hotel, Jersey * 2013 The Pig, Brockenhurst, Hampshire * 2012 Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, Windermere * 2011 Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa, Helmsley * 2010 Lucknam Park, Colerne, Wiltshire * 2009 The

Goring Hotel The Goring Hotel is a 5-star luxury hotel at 15 Beeston Place in the Victoria area of London, England. It is located just east of Belgravia, and to the southwest of Buckingham Palace. The hotel's restaurant, The Dining Room, holds one Michelin ...

, London * 2008 The Isle of Eriska Hotel * 2007 One Aldwych, London * 2006 The Chester Grosvenor Hotel and Spa * 2005 Cotswold House, Chipping Campden * 2004 Calcot Manor, Tetbury, Gloucestershire * 2003 The Vineyard Hotel at Stockcross, Berkshire * 2002 Ynyshir Hall, Machynlleth * 2001

Celtic Manor Resort Celtic Manor Resort is a golf, spa and leisure hotel and resort in the city of Newport, South East Wales. Owned by Sir Terry Matthews, the resort is located on the south-facing side of Christchurch Hill in eastern Newport, near Junction 24 o ...

, Newport * 2000 Chewton Glen, New Milton * 1999 Northcote Hotel, Langho * 1998 Crieff Hydro, Tayside * 1997

Gidleigh Park Gidleigh Park is a 5-star hotel and restaurant located in Gidleigh, near Chagford, Devon, England. The restaurant currently holds 1 Michelin Guide, Michelin Star and three rosettes from The AA. The hotel belongs to Andrew Brownsword Hotels which ...

, Chagford

Manager of the Year

* 2019 Sally Beck, Royal Lancaster London * 2018 Laura Sharpe, Ham Yard * 2017 Andrew Foulkes * 2016 Chantelle Nicholson * 2015 David Taylor * 2014 Peter Avis * 2013

Fred Sirieix Frédéric Sirieix (, ; born 27 January 1972) is a French maître d'hôtel based in the United Kingdom, best known for appearing on Channel 4's '' First Dates'', and BBC Two's '' Million Pound Menu''. Sirieix grew up in Limoges, France and trai ...

* 2012 Justin Pinchbeck * 2011 Philip Newman-Hall * 2010 David Morgan-Hewitt

Lifetime Achievement Award

* 2019

Shaun Hill Shaun Christopher Hill (born January 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. Hill was signed ...

* 2018 Diego Masciaga * 2017

Terence Conran Sir Terence Orby Conran (4 October 1931 – 12 September 2020) was a British designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer. He founded the Design Museum in Shad Thames, London in 1989. The British designer Thomas Heatherwick said that Conran "m ...

* 2016 Bea Tollman * 2015

* 2014 William Baxter * 2013 Silvano Giraldin * 2012 Dick Turpin * 2011 Elena Salvoni * 2010 Roy Ackerman * 2009

* 2008 Harry Murray * 2007 Richard Sheppard * 2004 Anton Mossiman

References

External links

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