In the senior competition, the eight chefs were given two hours to cook four courses, with David Mahoney of Compass Ireland crowned the eventual winner.
Ryan O’Connor from ESS took gold in the junior event, which saw eight competitors cook three courses in one and a half hours.
The apprentice competition saw the eight chefs, who are still completing their Chef Academy apprenticeships, given forty minutes to cook one dish. Patrick Kane from Chartwells took the gold award.
Nick Vadis, Culinary Director for Compass Group UK & Ireland said: “Chef of the Year is an event I look forward to every year as I love the opportunity it gives to showcase the amazing culinary talent we have in the company.
“From the apprentice chefs cooking in their first competitions to the senior chefs, the standard of food was exceptional. Everyone who participated deserves huge praise for cooking with such skill and also being exemplary ambassadors for Compass.”
The judges were Brian Turner, Peter Griffiths, Andreas Antona of Simpsons and the Cross, Omera Gallucci and last year’s chef of the year winner James Hart.