The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards are making a return this year after a one-year break, with the awards ceremony being held on 19 July. A shortlist of talented chefs entering the list was published this year.

Here is a short list of “Chefs of the Year”:

• Tom Booton, The Grill at The Dorchester
• Harriet Mansell, Robin Wylde
• Santiago Lastra, KOL
• Chet Sharma, Bibi
• Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Men, TA TA Eatery
• Jay Morjaria, JAE
• Anna Tobias, Café Deco
• Imad Alarnab, Imad’s Syrian Kitchen
• Shannon Johnson, Hicce
• Andy Beynon, Behind
• Sven-Hanson Britt, Oxeye
• Roberta Hall, The Little Chartroom