Caterer Awards '17 shortlist: Chef - Hotel Managed

Find out which six head chef of the year (hotel managed) nominees made the shortlist this year's Caterer Awards 2017

Brian Voelzing
The Hide, Jumeirah, Al Qasr

Voelzing has been instrumental in the success of The Hide. He brings an unsurpassed passion to The Hide, taking the original concept and making improvements to the menu.

Darren Velvick    
The Croft, Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites

Fitted with an open kitchen, The Croft has no barriers between guest and chef. During service, Velvick is customer facing, prepping dishes and chatting with guests.

Grégoire Berger    
Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm    

One of Berger’s most impressive attributes is his ability and dedication to impact the bottom line of the business as demonstrated this year with the implementation of his new menu.

Ioannis Psalidakis
Accents Restaurant, InterContinental Dubai Marina  

Psalidakis has more than18 years of international experience and was part of the InterContinental Dubai Marina pre-opening team in 2014.

Nguyen Thanh
Thiptara, Palace Downtown

Thanh is very hands on, communicating daily with the service team on which dishes to upsell for the day and attending briefings and conducting questionnaires about the menu. 

Yukitaka Kitade
Umi Restaurant, Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah    

Kitade is a master in his trade which he showcases on a daily basis through a tight food cost control by food cost analysis and weekly inventory.