Simon Rogan
One chef whose name has been on everyone's lips this year is Simon Rogan. The l'Enclume owner set tongues wagging when he opened two new restaurants (The French and Mr Coopers House and Garden) at the Midland hotel in Manchester in March, before becoming talked about again when it was announced he would be setting up residence in the space formerly occupied by Gordon Ramsay at luxury London hotel Claridge's.
This year he has also managed to put the finishing touches to his development kitchen Aulis and got a perfect rating for l'Enclume by the Good Food Guide to boot.
While early 2014 will no doubt be a busy one for Rogan as he gets established at Claridge's, we hope he gets a chance to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labour.