20th edition of Annual Chef Awards in the year 2023 was presented by Maggi Professional. The top 7 chef awards were exclusively for senior chefs through nomination and were selected by the grand jury members which includes five Presidium Awards were introduced from this year only. 11 Master Craftsman Awards were determined through a 4 day culinary competition involving over 150 chefs throughout India. These culinary competitions were held at the Academy of Pastry and Culinary Arts in Gurugram and the Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology in Delhi. A panel of WACS-certified jury members from all over India evaluated the participants based on their skills, knowledge, expertise, plating and other parameters.

The award recipients were honoured by the Chief Guest, Ms. Priya Paul, Chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels.

THE PRESIDIUM AWARDS

• Presidium Award for Lifetime Achievement - Chef Shaju Zacharia
• Presidium Award for Recognition of Outstanding Contribution towards Hospitality Journalism - Mr. P. Krishna Kumar
• Presidium Award for Recognition of Outstanding Contribution towards Food Service Entrepreneurship - Mr. Punit Sikand
• Presidium Award for Recognition of Outstanding Contribution towards Hospitality Skills Competitions - Chef Vivek Saggar
• Presidium Award for Recognition of Outstanding Contribution towards Hospitality & Culinary Arts - Chef Rajiv Chopra

THE TOP AWARDS

• Golden Hat Award - Chef Rajiv Malhotra (IHC)
• Silver Hat Award - Chef Vaibhav Bhargav (CHO Restaurant)
• Pastry Chef of the year (Academic) Chef Balendra Singh (IBCA)
• Lady Chef of the Year (Academic) - Chef Divya Bose (IHM PUSA)

THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN AWARDS

• Master Chef International Cuisine - Chef Shubham Bisht (Le Meridien, New Delhi)
• Master Chef Oriental Cuisine - Chef Karan Thapa (The Grand, New Delhi)
• Master Chef North Indian Cuisine - Chef Kundan Singh Negi (Fairmont, Jaipur)
• Master Chef Eats/West/South Indian Cuisine - Chef Satyaveer Singh (Radisson)
• Master Chef Kebab - Chef Govind Malhotra (Radisson)
• Master Chef Indian Sweets - Chef Bablu Santra (JW Marriot, Aerocity, New Delhi)
• Master Chef Butcher - Chef Amir Qureshi (The Park, New Delhi)
• Master Chef  International Confectionary - Heman Aswal (Eros Hotel, Nwe Delhi)
• Master Chef  Fruit & Vegetable Carving - Carving Kartik (Chennai Amritha IIHM)
• Student Chef of the year (Female) - Disha Saluja (IICA, New Delhi)
• Student Chef of the Year (Male) - Harsh Budhiraja (BCIHMCT, New Delhi)

Heartfelt Congratulations to all the award receipts.