The North East of Scotland Chef and Restaurant of the Year 2025 is officially open!

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The competition will take place on Monday the 26th of May, with the Awards Dinner taking place that evening at the Marcliffe at Pitfodels.

 

If you would like an application form for Chef of the Year, Young Chef of the Year or Seafood Chef of the Year, please click the link below to download a copy. Pleas make sure you download the correct guidelines for your chosen category. 

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Closing date for applications is Friday the 31st January 2025, with finalists being notified after. All finalists will be invited to an informal finalists seminar with the date to be confirmed into early 2025, which will be hosted by Orry Shand, Executive Chef at Entier Ltd, Scottish Culinary Team Captain, and the 2025 National Chef of the Year.

 

The Restaurant of the Year and Casual Dining Award categories are now open for voting! Establishments will no longer be required to 'enter' the competition, we will rely solely on the public voting for their chosen establishment. The closing date for voting for the Restaurant and Casual Dining categories is Friday 28th February. The top 5 placed venues will be contacted after this date.  The links are below for voting.

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Exciting News - We have added a new category to this years competition - Drinks Venue of the Year 2025! This category has been introduced to celebrate the exceptional drinks venues within Aberdeenshire. As with the above categories, this category will close on Friday 28th February,

 

Restaurant Voting Link - 

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Casual Dining Voting Link -

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Drinks Venue Voting Link - 

 

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If you would like any more information on the competition or the guidelines, please get in touch on 01224 749100 / info@hospitality-training.org.uk.

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