Boath House chef named Scottish chef of the Year

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