CHEF
WINNERS

presented by
Hotels of the Year® | Scotland
on the Scottish Tourism Alliance
Stage at ScotHot 2025

Chefs of the Year

IT'S A TRANSITION YEAR
Our Chef Awards are moving to inclusion in the
National Hotel People of the Year™ event, along with
all other individual and personal honours, by 2026. We have
started to phase the transition this season, but have made
the below honours in February, with the balance of Chef
Awards to follow on 1st June 2025. Thank you.
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✔ Gold tick & purple hyperlink means hotel is a Supporting
Active Member 2025 ~ such member hotels enable the
complex scheme to operate. We are grateful. Membership
gives many bonus features - but all judging is equal.


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The Gary Goldie Memorial Quaich 2025
The Inspirational Chef Quaich was Presented to
● Dan Ashmore
SCHLOSS Roxburghe

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Breakfast Chef Award 2025
Presentation at the Hotel People of the Year on 1st June

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Chef Excellence Medals 2025
Recipients

● Allan Kay
Inn at Kingsbarns

● Paul Moran
➦Ben Cruachan Inn ✔

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Chef Médailles d’Or 2025
Recipients

● Scott Jones
Glenelg Inn

● Gerard McCluskey
➦Taychreggan ✔

● Shaun Lund
The Leddie

● Christopher Dougan

➦Kenmuir Arms ✔

● Iain Gourlay
Dalhousie Castle

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Chef Excellence in Service Award 2025

● Scott O'Keefe
➦Culloden House ✔

● Scott Scorer
Ballathie House

● Trevor Williams
➦Eddrachilles Hotel ✔

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Chef Training & Leadership Award 2025
Presentation at the Hotel People of the Year on 1st June

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Special Honour 2025
A Presentation was made in recognition of its unique role
as an exceptional Talent Foundry to the
Kitchens of ➦Gleneagles

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Young Chef of the Year 2025
Presentation at the Hotel People of the Year on 1st June

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Executive Chef of the Year 2025
Presentation at the Hotel People of the Year on 1st June

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Chef Team of the Year 2025
● Euan Walker & David MacDonald
➦Bunchrew House Hotel ✔

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Chef Patron of the Year 2025
Awarded Jointly
● Phillip Skinazi & Andrew Mackay
Coorie Inn

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Chef Fellowship 2025
● Angus Fordyce
Cavens Country House Hotel

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Chef of the Year 2025
● Michael Leathley
➦The Pierhouse Hotel ✔


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CHEFS GROUP

Congratulations!


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