Charles Lockley of Boath House in Auldearn near Inverness has been named the 2009 Scottish Chef of the Year at the Scottish Chef Awards ceremony at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow.
After picking up the Hotel Chef of the Year award in 2007, Lockley beat silver and bronze award winners Colin Craig and Lesley Crosfield at The Albannach in Lochinver, and Bruce Sangster of Sangsters in Elie, to finally secure the accolade.
Brian Hannan, organiser of The Cookery School in Glasgow who sponsored the awards, said Lockley’s skills demonstrated Scotland’s capacity for ‘top quality cooking.’
“I’ve watched Charles grow as a chef over the years,” he said, “He is humble about his talent, always saying he lets the ingredients do the talking, but this is cooking that shouts from the rooftops.”
Scottish Chef Awards winners:
Scottish Chef of the Year
Charles Lockley, Boath House in Auldearn near Inverness
Hotel Chef of the Year
Roy Brett, Dakota in North Queensferry
Restaurant Chef of the Year
Craig Dunn, Michael Caine at Abode in Glasgow
City Chef of the Year
Neil Clark, La Vallee Blanche in Glasgow
Rural Chef of the Year
Patrick Bardoulet, The Horseshoe Inn in Eddleston
New Restaurant of the Year
Michael Barton, Crabshakk in Glasgow
Seafood Restaurant Chef of the Year
Jamie Donals, Gandolfi Fish in Glasgow
Casual Dining Chef of the Year
Michelle Phillips, Loopy Lorna’s in Edinburgh
Gastro Pub Chef of the Year
Mike Greig, King’s Wark in Edinburgh
Asian Restaurant Chef of the Year
John Jones, Yatai in Aberdeen
Italian Restaurant Chef of the Year
Daniella Cocchia, Osteria in North Berwick
Menu of the Year
Adam Stokes, Glenapp Castle in Ballantrae
Young Chef of the Year
Graham Edmiston, Abstract in Edinburgh