THIS month, leading hospitality industry magazine The Cater announce the winners of the 34th Acorn Awards.
Each year the prestigious Acorn Awards highlight and celebrate the achievements of 30 of the industry’s brightest stars, recognising each individual award winner’s outstanding ability and success in their respective field within the industry.
This year’s list of rising stars includes Lake District head chef Dan McGeorge, from Ambleside’s Rothay Manor.
Dan now joins a stellar cast of previous recipients who have won an award since the inaugural event in 1986, including the likes of Marcus Wareing, Jason Atherton, Robert Thompson, Craig Sandle and Marco Pierre White.
Due to Covid-19 Dan and his fellow 2020 Acorn Award recipients will collect their awards at a prize-giving event at South Lodge hotel in Horsham at a date to be confirmed later this year.
Hotelier and restaurateur Jamie Shail, owner of Rothay Manor, commenting on Dan’s award said: ‘’Recognising rising stars in the hospitality industry plays an important part in securing future talent for the industry. The Acorn Awards are a huge positive for the sector and each recipient should be proud of what they have achieved so far.’’
2020 Acorn Award winner, Dan McGeorge, Head Chef at Rothay Manor, said: ‘’I am hugely proud that I’ve been selected as one of this year’s 30 under 30. I have had some exceptional career highlights so far but this one is right up there. I’m looking forward to meeting my peers and past award winners who have become hospitality industry greats. It’s really important that we have award events like this, we have to encourage future talent and what better way to do this by celebrating success.’’
The 2020 Acorn winners:
- Jessica Burrow, conference and events sales manager, the Montague on the Gardens hotel, London (Red Carnation Hotels)
- Ryan Doyle, director of sales, Park Regis, Birmingham
- Owen Farr, restaurant manager, the Queensberry hotel and Olive Tree restaurant, Bath
- Nicola Gartenberg, operations director, Adam Handling Restaurant Group
- Jakob Gowin, general manager, Leonardo Hotel London Heathrow Airport
- George Hunt, senior event manager, the Ned, London
- Manuel Infante, meeting, events, sales and planning manager, Park Plaza London Riverbank PPHE Hotel Group
- Chinwe Inyamah, people and development manager, the Ned, London
- Leo Kattou, head chef, Simpsons, Birmingham
- Jordan Kerridge, head chef, the Stafford London
- Sian Lewis, general manager, the Duke of Wellington, Surrey (Peach Pubs)
- Abbie Livesey, contract manager, Rapport at Broadgate, London
- Andrew Mackay, head pastry chef, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland
- Edward Marsh, sous chef, the Manor House hotel, Castle Combe, Exclusive Collection
- Dan McGeorge, head chef, Rothay Manor, Ambleside, Cumbria
- Tom McMillan, food and beverage manager, Park Plaza London Waterloo, PPHE Hotel Group
- Emma Monzon, spa manager, Hanbury Manor, Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Ware, Hertfordshire
- Richard Newell, assistant director of food and beverage, the Dorchester, London
- Oliver Palmer, global luxury account director – Leisure, Marriott International, London
- Charlotte Partridge, senior procurement analyst, CH&Co
- Hebe Richardson, wellness manager, Bartlett Mitchell
- Louise Roberts, sous chef, Lexington Catering
- Charlotte Rouse, head of mobilisations and supply chain for London, BaxterStorey
- Joe Rozier, head chef, the Mariners at Rock, Cornwall
- Jemma Wade, executive assistant and projects manager, London Marriott Hotel County Hall, London
- Charlotte Ward, regional HR manager, Leaf Hospitality
- Chary Wilson, sales and marketing manager, CH&Co
- Emma Wood, head of people, Casna Group
- Daniel Wratten-Sanchez, senior general manager, White Brasserie Company (Brasserie Bar Co)
