This Award goes to the Chef who most impresses in their approach, design and execution of dishes and who is clearly pushing at culinary boundaries in Ireland

Antrim Stephen Toman of OX
Armagh Sean Farnan of The Moody Boar
Carlow Alan Foley of The Cellar Restaurant at Step House Hotel
Cavan Neven Maguire of MacNean House and Restaurant
Clare David Hurley of The Dining Room at Gregans Castle Hotel
Cork Kevin Aherne of Sage Restaurant
Derry Ian Orr of Browns Restaurant & Champagne Lounge
Donegal Remy Dupuy of Castle Murray Restaurant at Castle Murray House Hotel
Down Joery Castel of The Boat House Restaurant
Fermanagh Noel McMeel of The Catalina Restaurant at Lough Erne Resort
Galway Jessica Murphy of Kai Café and Restaurant
Kerry Theo Lynch of Allo’s Restaurant, Bistro, Bar & Townhouse
Kildare Barry Liscombe of Hartes of Kildare
Kilkenny Cormac Rowe of The Lady Helen at Mount Juliet
Laois Ryan Murphy of Ballyfin Demesne
Leitrim Shamzuri Hanifa at The Cottage Restaurant
Limerick Tom Flavin of The River Restaurant at Limerick Strand Hotel
Longford Gary O’Hanlon of VM Restaurant at Viewmount House
Louth Reuven Diaz of Eastern Seaboard Bar & Grill
Mayo Frankie Mallon of An Port Mór
Meath Robert Krawczyk of Brabazon at Tankardstown House
Monaghan Conor Mee of Courthouse Restaurant
Offaly Dino Fenghour of Sirocco’s
Roscommon Aidan Murray of The Yew Tree Restaurant
Sligo Michelle McGowan of The Pilot Bar
Tipperary Dermot Gannon of The Old Convent
Tyrone Brian McMonagle of The Brewer’s House
Waterford Paul Flynn of The Tannery
Westmeath Feargal O’Donnell of The Fatted Calf
Wexford Billy Whitty of Aldridge Lodge
Wicklow Tim Daly of The Strawberry Tree at Brooklodge

Dublin Shortlist
Dublin Sunil Ghai of Ananda
Dublin Phil Yeung of BANG Restaurant
Dublin Ross Lewis of Chapter One
Dublin Conor Dempsey of Dax Restaurant
Dublin Barry Fitzgerald of ETTO
Dublin John Wyer of Forest Avenue
Dublin Stephen Gibson of Pichet
Dublin Graham Neville of Restaurant Forty One
Dublin Mickael Viljanen of The Greenhouse
Dublin Kevin Thorton of Thorton’s Restaurant