As part of our comittment to transparency and as voted for in our 2012 review surveys, from the 2013 European Semi-final onwards, we will publish the names of the judges for each competition. (If judges opt-in for their names to be made public.)
The competition was overseen by members of our international Grand Jury, who travel to each competition. You can read profiles on each of the 2013 European Semi-final Grand Jurors here.
We send our thanks to all the judges who attended and for all their hard work, including those who chose for their names not to be listed or any that we were unable to contact for permission. Around 100 judges were present over the five days of the competition.
You can find the full list of winners for this competition here.
The 2013 International Chocolate Awards European Semi-final was judged in London between 22-26 April 2013 a panel of experts, food journalists, sommeliers and pastry chefs, including the names listed below.
Adele Duthie, Editorial Assistant, Cakes & Sugarcraft Magazine
Alex English, Freelance Journalist
Alexander Breeze, Wine & Food Assistant, House & Garden
Alicia Miller, Deputy Editor, Food & Travel magazine
Anjul Dutt, Food Radio Journalist
Anna-Marie Julyan, Editor, The Artful Diner
April Carter, Food Blogger, Rhubarb & Rose
Bea Vo, Owner, Bea’s of Bloomsbury
Ben Axford, Chocolatier, Benjamin Chocolatier
Ben Reynolds, Editor, Jellied Eel
Cat Dresser, Great British Bake Off Contestant
Catherine Black, Chocolate Blogger/Freelance Journalist, Chocolate
Celia Brooks, Brown, Food Writer & Presenter
Charlotte Jones, Editor, GLAM
Chiara Freschi, Sommerlier, ASI
Chris Osburn, Freelance Journalist
Chris Pople, Food Blogger/Freelance Journalist, Cheese n Biscuits
Daniel Svensson, Head Pastry Chef, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
David Constable, Freelance Journalist
Dipak Nayar, Freelance Journalist
Dom Ramsey, Chocolate Blogger, Chocablog
Edd Kimber, Winner of Great British Bake Off, The Boy Who Bakes
Emma J Page, Freelance Journalist (Food, Lifestyle, Interiors & Travel)
Fiona Maclean, Blogger/Freelance Journalist, London Unattached
Gabrielle Sander, Freelance Journalist/ Travel Editor, The Arbuturian
G. Codd, Food Blogger, The Pud Hog Blog
Giulia Mule, Food Blogger/Food Photographer, Mondo Mulia
Hayley Merrick, Blogger
Hazel Paterson, Freelance Journalist
Helen Best-Shaw, Food Blogger, Fuss Free Flavours
Helen Steel
Helenka Bednar, Editor, iLoveMyGrub.com
Ivan de Chiara, Sommelier
Jack Steijn, Chocolate & Friends
Jackie Mitchell, Freelance Journalist
James Overstall
Jennifer Earle, Director, Chocolate Ecstasy Tours
Jenny Linford , Food Writer and Member of the Guild of Food Writers
John Whaite, Winner of Great British Bake Off
Judith Decabbit, Chocolate Blogger, Mostly About Chocolate
Kalyan Karmakar, Food Blogger, Finely Chopped
Kassia St Clair, Editorial Assistant, Intelligent Life
Katie Napper, Chocanory
Kavita Favelle, Food Blogger, Caveats
Lee McCoy, Food Blogger, Chocolate Reviews
Maggie Rosen, Freelance Journalist
Marie-Pierre Moine, Freelance Journalist
May Chong, Food Blogger, Eat Cook Explore
Michaela Schupp, Chocolate Shop Owner, Chocolats-de-luxe.de
Mourad Khiat, Head Pastry Chef, The Berkeley
Nancy Gilchrist, Master of Wine
Natalie Griggs, Confectionery & Bakery Buyer, Fortnum & Mason
Natasha Collins, Cake Artist, Nevie-Pie Cakes
Nick Maes, Writer and Broadcaster
Paloma Minter, Food Writer, South London Press
Penny Wabbit, Head Pastry Chef, OXO Tower
Qin Xie, Freelance Journalist
Rachel McCormack, Spanish Food Expert, Catalan Cooking
Rob Quilter, Chocolate Maker
Samantha Lyster, Deputy Editor, FJP (Fresh Produce Journal)
Sarah McRitchie, Editorial Director, Confectionery Production
Sarah Shattuck, Confectionery & Bakery Assistant Buyer, Fortnum &
Sarah Sysum, Deputy Editor, Easy Cook
Sejal Sukhadwala, Freelance Journalist
Sheena Correa, Deputy Editor, eat in magazine
Sophie Devonshire, Lifestyle Journalist, Hello! Magazine
Steven Pierce, Freelance Journalist, Adventures of a Foodie
Sudi Pigott, Freelance Journalist, Sudi Foodie
Sunny Karir
Susan Low, Deputy Editor, Delicious magazine
Vivien Lloyd, Preserves Expert
Yael Rose, Festival Director, The Chocolate Festival
Zoe Perrett, Freelance Food Journalist, Culinary Adventures of The Spice Scribe
