Dear Members and Friends

A great opportunity to meet your friends again and to support our industry and its young talent in the superb hotel that is The Cadogan, Belmond’s sister establishment to the Hotel/Restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons.

The next generation of young professionals is the lifeblood of our renowned hospitality industry. It is vital that we all nurture fresh talent and encourage careers in hospitality. As the world’s oldest fine-dining association the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs takes its role very seriously in this respect. Each year, we are proud to encourage young professionals to raise their standards by training for, and competing in, our international competitions.

We also encourage all Chaîne members and the employers of these young people to come and support the finalists from our two competitions. The winners will be announced together with the award of the Gerard Basset Tasting Trophy to the Best Young Sommelier in the Blind Tasting and Food Matching section of the competition.

We will also be delighted to welcome our judges to the Awards, who will be giving us their feedback as to the superb quality of entrants that the 2026 Awards have attracted from across the industry. We are sure that many of you will wish to support these young people and enjoy this exclusive and highly prestigious event.

The Cadogan team lead by General Manager, Maître Hotelier Russell Platt and Executive Chef Michael Turner will be doing us proud.

Those wishing to support our candidates at the International Final, the dates are October 14-18 in Båstad, southwest Sweden.

I very much look forward to welcoming you to this inspirational and fun event that supports the heart of our industry.

For full details of the event together with the booking form please cleck this link: 2026 JS Awards

With warmest regards

Philip Evins
Bailli Délégué
Member of the Conseil Magistral