The Catey Awards

First occurring in 1984, the Caterer and Hotelkeeper awards, or Cateys, are a UK award ceremony for the hospitality industry. They have been described as the hospitality industry's equivalent of the Oscars [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/jersey/4582465.stm] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2003/01_january/gary_rhodes_at_the_table.shtml] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/811818.stm] [http://www.waterside-inn.co.uk/Index.aspx?Id=15] [http://www.bohemiajersey.com/PressPage.cfm] .Recipients are nominated, selected and awarded by the industry through The Caterer and hotelkeeper magazine.

The Chef Award is one of the most coveted and previous winners include John Campbell in 2008, David Everitt-Matthias in 2007, Heston Blumenthal in 2004, Gordon Ramsay in 2000, Brian Turner in 1997 and Raymond Blanc in 1990.

November 2007 saw the first spin-off event, [http://www.hotelcateys.com/winners.shtml The Hotel Cateys] , which took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane, with Grant Hearn, CEO of Travelodge, taking the inaugral Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award.

Past Winners

Chef Award
* 2008 John Campbell
* 2007 David Everitt-Matthias
* 2006 Bruce Poole
* 2005 David Nicholls
* 2004 Heston Blumenthal
* 2003 Marcus Wareing
* 2002 Germain Schwab
* 2001 Michael Caines
* 2000 Gordon Ramsay
* 1999 Rick Stein
* 1998 Philip Howard
* 1997 Brian Turner (chef)
* 1996 Willi Elsener
* 1995 John Burton Race
* 1994 Michael Nadell
* 1993 Shaun Hill
* 1992 Bernard Gaume
* 1991 Anton Edelmann
* 1990 Raymond Blanc
* 1989 Pierre Koffmann
* 1988 Nico Ladenis
* 1987 Peter Kromberg
* 1986 Brian Cotterill
* 1985 Anton Mosimann
* 1984 Michel Bourdin

External links

* [http://info.caterersearch.com/benefits.php?jlnk=lsl9010 Caterer and Hotelkeeper Magazine]
* [http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2006/07/13/307598/cateys-2006-celebrating-success.htm Article on the 2006 awards]
* [http://www.caterer-directory.com Caterer and Hotelkeeper Directory]
* [http://www.cateys.com/winners_previous.htm Full list of previous Catey winners]
* [http://www.cateys.com/ The Cateys website]
* [http://www.hotelcateys.com/ The Hotel Cateys website]

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