Gluten-free Chef of the Year

Two Michelin starred chef Raymond Blanc OBE FIH,has announced the winners of Coeliac UK’s Gluten-free Chef of the Year Competition during a special presentation at his award winning restaurant, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons in Oxfordshire.

The competition had two categories; Gluten-free Chef of the Year, for professional chefs and Up and Coming Gluten-free Chef of the Year, for catering students.

This year's winners are as follows:

• Gluten-free Chef of the Year - Peter McKenzie of South Lanarkshire Council
• Runner Up - Candice Webber, of The Restaurant at St.Paul's Catherdral.
• Up and Coming Gluten-free Chef of the Year - Shanice Parris of Westminster Kingsway College
• Runner Up - Daniel Beech, now working at the restaurant 'Simon Radley at the Chester Grosvenor'.

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The Gluten-free Chef of the Year competition is part of the Eating Out campaign through which we aim to raise awareness of coeliac diseaseA condition where a person is unable to eat gluten as it makes their body attack itself. and the gluten-free diet amongst chefs and catering students.  By asking people to enter the competition and devise a gluten-free menu we’re spreading the gluten-free message and, hopefully, all entrants and winners will continue to be passionate about providing gluten-free options on their menus throughout their careers.