| Name | Job Title | Establishment | Heat |
|---|
| 1. | Robert Stordy | Corporate Chef/Lecturer | University of Derby | Birmingham |
| 2. | Ian Bode | Head Chef | Limes Restaurant | Birmingham |
| 3. | Simon Atkinson | Chief Cook | UKLF CSG | Birmingham |
| 4. | Wayne Thomson | Head Chef | New Hall Hotel | Birmingham |
| 5. | Richard Knights | Head Chef | The Lavender House | Birmingham |
| 6. | Fergus Martin | Executive Chef | Wyboston Lakes Ltd | Birmingham |
| 7. | Simon Hulstone | Chef/Proprietor | The Elephant Restaurant | Bournemouth |
| 8. | Martin Clayton | European Development Chef | S & A Foods Ltd | Birmingham |
| 9. | James Rogers | Chef/Owner | The Dog Inn | Birmingham |
| 10. | Royston Maddams | Sous Chef | Leander Club | Birmingham |
| 11. | Michael Godfrey | Executive Head Chef | Bekynton | Birmingham |
| 12. | Alyn Williams | Head Chef | Petrus, The Berkley Hotel | Birmingham |
| 13. | Andreas Wingert | Senior Sous Chef | Lucknam Park Hotel | Birmingham |
| 14. | Nigel Bissett | Sous Chef | The Welcome to Town Country Bistro | Birmingham |
| 15. | Christopher Souto | Chef/Proprietor | El Toro Grill | Birmingham |
| 16. | Keith Burton | Executive Development Chef | Sodexho | Birmingham |
| 17. | Steven Allen | Head Chef | Gordon Ramsay at Claridges | Birmingham |
| 18. | Clark Crawley | Sous Chef | Barclays Wealth | Birmingham |
| 19. | Ben Ford | Senior Chef de Partie | British Airways Waterside | Birmingham |
| 20. | David Waplington | Executive Chef | The Bay Hotel | Birmingham |
| 21. | Brian Canale | Head Chef | Heritage Portfolio Limited | Birmingham |
| 22. | Trevor Tobin | Head Chef | Chapter Two | Birmingham |
| 23. | David Hunt | Executive Chef | B&I Scotland Ireland Sodexho Ltd | Birmingham |
| 24. | Stephen Thompson | Chef | The Arch Restaurant | Birmingham |
| 25. | Andy Twells | Executive Chef | Eurest Catering | Birmingham |
| 26. | Russell Benton | Executive Chef | Investec | Bournemouth |
| 27. | Mark Budd | Executive Head Chef | The Stafford Hotel | Bournemouth |
| 28. | David Simms | Executive Chef | UBS | Bournemouth |
| 29. | Robert Oberhoffer | Chef/Proprietor | The Dove Restaurant | Bournemouth |
| 30. | Paul Wildish | Senior Chef de Partie | Arora International Hotel | Bournemouth |
| 31. | Martin Nisbet | Head Chef | Great Hallingbury Manor | Bournemouth |
| 32. | James Hamilton | Head Chef | Hotel Hougue du Pommier | Bournemouth |
| 33. | Lee Pattie | Sous Chef | Golf View Hotel | Newcastle |
| 34. | David Ward | Head Chef | Hampden Park | Newcastle |
| 35. | Anthony Heath | Head Chef | The Pumphouse Restaurant | Newcastle |
| 36. | Michael Jameson | Head Chef | Longhirst Hall | Newcastle |
| 37. | Ross Murray | Senior Sous Chef | Dunblane Hydro Hotel | Newcastle |
| 38. | Yoram Odentz | Catering Manager | SMH | Newcastle |
| 39. | Justin Woods | Exectuive Chef | Castle Green Hotel | Newcastle |
| 40. | David Kennedy | Chef/Owner | Black Door | Newcastle |