[3] Past winners and judges include Theo Randall, Mark Sargeant, Marcus Wareing, Simon King, John Torode, Raymond Blanc, Heston Blumenthal and Charles Forte.
[4][5][6][7] The competition returned in 2019, in partnership with The Nth Degree Global, UKHospitality and the Restaurant Association, with Robert Walton MBE as chairman and Sean Valentine FIH as Managing Director.
The judging panel included Emily Roux, Tom Kerridge and Claude Bosi among others.
[10] Richard Henderson from the Restaurant Hywel Jones, Lucknam Park was crowned the winning Young Chef, whilst Alessandro Calzavacca representing the Jean-Georges at The Connaught was named the Young Waiter.
[15] In the China & South East Asia competition, Marie Bouquet from Tíng, Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard was crowned the Young Waiter whilst Tibor Palast from the Sushi Bar, Harrods won the Young Chef.
The world final, which took place in Monaco, saw the champions of eight countries competing against each other, including the Cayman Islands.