The Semi-Final of the 2020 Gold Service Scholarship was held at Rosewood London on Monday,
25 November, where 44 Semi-Finalists undertook a series of service tests to determine the eight candidates who will progress to the Final of the competition. The Gold Service Scholarship Final will take place on 13 January 2020 at Corinthia London, and the top scorer will be crowned the 2020 Scholar and be announced at a gala ceremony at The Berkeley on 12 February 2020.
The eight successful Finalists cover the UK from Cornwall to Scotland – they are:
Rémy Baben
Wild Honey St James, Sofitel London (Assistant Restaurant Manager & Wine Buyer)
Claudio Bosio
The Waterside Inn, Bray, (Assistant Maître d’Hôtel)
Lauren Frid
Bar Boulud, Mandarin Oriental London (Restaurant Supervisor)
Elizabeth Forkuoh
Strathearn Restaurant at Gleneagles, Auchterarder (FBS Junior Assistant Manager)
Clement Gosselin
Jean-Georges at The Connaught London (Head Waiter)
Stephen Kelly
The Royal Household, Buckingham Palace (Footman)
Andreia Monteiro
Randolph Hotel, Oxford (Conference & Banqueting Supervisor)
Andrea Nuninger
The Scarlet Hotel, Newquay (Restaurant Host)
Edward Griffiths CVO, Trustee and Chairman of the Judges, remarked on the impressive standard of applicants for the 2020 competition, stating: “It has definitely been a vintage year. We’ve seen the service skills, enthusiasm and general professionalism continue to grow each year, and that made the task of whittling the list down to just eight Finalists very difficult.”
Trustee Silvano Giraldin MdL reinforced the praise for the 2020 candidates, commenting: “There was an exceptionally high level of scoring during the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals, and that will make it tough for us to select just one person to be the new Scholar. They are all already winners in our minds!”
Background to The Gold Service Scholarship
The Scholarship was launched in 2012 to encourage a lasting heritage of excellence in hospitality, and its Patron is Her Majesty The Queen. The Trustees include some of the UK’s most highly regarded professionals, including Willy Bauer OBE (Founder), Alastair Storey OBE (Chairman), Edward Griffiths CVO (Chairman of the Judges), Sergio Rebecchi MdL, Silvano Giraldin MdL, Thomas Kochs, Sara Jayne Stanes OBE and John Davey. The programme celebrates the craft of Front-of-House service in food and beverage, and nurtures young talent through tailored mentoring. The past seven years’ Scholars and Finalists have had impressive progression in their careers to date, due in part to the networks that they have established during their association with the Scholarship. As Alumni, they also are members of Team Gold, a newsletter and social sharing platform for all Scholars and Finalists.
Gold Service Scholarship – www.thegoldservicescholarship.co.uk
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