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Best Front of House Award for Simon Girling at the Ritz Restaurant

Simon Girling, the Restaurant Manager at The Ritz London, has been announced Best Front of House award winner at the 7th annual TATLER Restaurant Awards, which was held in London recently. The award was one of ten presented by Jeremy Wayne, Tatler's Restaurant Editor and Michel Janneau, Executive Vice President of Champagne Louis Roederer.

Following formal training in the hotel and catering industry, Simon Girling was a UK Young Waiter of the Year finalist in 1992 and a Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine Acorn Award winner in 1998. He was appointed Restaurant Manager at The Ritz in 2002 - Simon's career shows 16 years experience in some of the country's top restaurants including City Rhodes, The Greenhouse and The Castle Hotel in Taunton.

On receiving his TATLER award Simon said "I am honoured and delighted to have received this award. While there are many opportunities for the Chef to shine in the culinary arena, there are very few associations that recognize the importance of the front of house manager in a restaurant which makes this acknowledgement even more rewarding."