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Previous winners

2001

• Gemma Blow - After spending time at The Square in London Gemma moved to Melbourne where she is currently Sous Chef at Cecconis. She is currently in the process of applying for permanent residency.
• Eddie Raines, Exeter College – After rising to a Sous Chef position at Bohemia in Jersey, Eddie was unfortunately injured in a car cash. We are glad to say he is back to full health and currently assessing his options.

2002

• Christopher Bell – After a period as Head Chef at Heathcote’s in Preston, Christopher is now running the White Bull in Ribchester Lancashire with his wife Catherine who was formerly Restaurant Manager at Heathcote’s.
• Mark Ruck, Stratford Upon Avon College.

2003

• Tristan Welch - After leaving Glenapp Castle, Tristan began working with Marcus Wareing at Pétrus helping the restaurant to gain its second Michelin star in January 2007. Tristan is now head chef at the recently re-launched Launceston Place where he has been gaining rave reviews.
• Josh Eggelton, The City of Bristol College – Josh has been the Chef / Patron of the Pony and Trap Country Pub just outside Bristol. The pub specialises in using locally sourced ingredients and are shortly to open there own bakery to supply the local community.

2004

• Marcus Eaves - After working closely with Shane Osbourn as sous chef at the 2 Michelin start Pied a Terre Marcus is now head chef at its sister restaurant L’Autre Pied. The restaurant was recently awarded the Square Meal award for Best New Restaurant Spring 2008.
• Jane Mullholland, The Institute of Tallaght, Dublin – Jane has returned to Tallaght and is currently completing a Masters degree in Culinary Arts.

2005

• Alex Thain – After the closure of Cosmo Alex spent a brief period at Hotel du Vin in Glasgow before taking over as Head Chef at newly launched Smollets Restaurant at Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond. We also offer our congratulations on the birth of his third child earlier this year.
• Ka Fu Choy, Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies – After graduating Ka spent a period working at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. He recently returned to Hong Kong and is working at the world famous Peninsula Hotel.

2006

• Aled Williams – Since winning the Scholar Award in 2006 Aled has returned to Plas Bodegroes in North Wales as head chef having previously worked at the restaurant prior to winning the competition – ‘The experiences I have gained over the past year have been extremely memorable and have broadened my culinary knowledge. The Gordon Ramsay Scholarship is undoubtedly the biggest accolade going for young chefs and is an honour I will cherish for the rest of my career.’
• Simon Haynes, Leicester College – Simon has recently finished his NVQ level 3 at Leicester and is now planning his first moves within the industry. He plans to re-enter the competition this year in an attempt to win the competition outright - ‘Being College Scholar 2006 has been a fantastic experience, it has opened doors and given me many opportunities young chefs dream of. The competition itself was amazing and a very enjoyable few days, the memories will stick with me for ever in addition to having met some great people along the way.’

2007

• Jamie Raftery, Since winning Scholar award last year Jamie has continued working with Michael Caines at Gidleigh Park and at his expanding Abode group. During the year he has enjoyed stages at the Gordon Ramsay signature restaurants in London, Paris and New York after which he went on to spend time at the world famous French Laundry in California where we are delighted to say he has secured a position as Chef de Partie starting in September - ‘Winning the Gordon Ramsay scholarship has been the most thrilling, exciting and rewarding time of my career so far.  This year’s culinary tour working around the world has been a dream come true for me.  I would not have achieved this feat without having the invaluable experience of competing in the competition on three occasions prior to winning. The most valuable lesson of all that I've taken from this experience is with the on-going advice and encouragement from my highly influential mentors and judges. The doors that have now opened for me are surreal. French Laundry here I come!’
• College Scholar Winner: Adam Daniels, since winning the College Scholar award last year Adam has completed his studies at Birmingham College of Food and will be joining Angela Hartnett’s team for the opening of her latest venture Murano in August 2008.