2008 - Portuguese Chef of the Year 2008

2008 - Winner of the Grand Prix de Cuisine at Le Trophée International de Cuisine et Pâtisserie  in Paris, France

2008 - Winner of the Lisbon semi finals for the Chef of the Year Portugal

2008 - Best Chef Mentor Northern Hospitality Award 2008

2006 - Manchester, Chef of the Year

2005 - British candidate at the Bocuse D’Or Culinary World Contest in Lyon, France

2004 - Winner of the Grand Prix de Cuisine at Le Trophée International de Cuisine et Pâtisserie in Paris, France

2003 - Awarded Competition Chef of the Year by the Craft Guild of Chefs for outstanding achievements in Culinary Competititons and contribution to the industry

2003 - British Candidate at the Bocuse D'Or Culinary World Contest in Lyon, France and placed 8th out of 24 countries

2002 - 2nd Prize at the International Final of the Prix Pierre Taittinger Culinaire International Paris, France.

2002 - Winner of the Prix Pierre Taittinger Culinaire London, England.

2002 - Awarded Prix Honour ''Best Exhibitor of the Show'' with 2 Gold Medals INTERGASTRA Stuttgart, Germany.

2001 - Gold Medal at the 6th Internationale Kochkunst Austellung Vienna, Austria.

2000 - Awarded Master of Culinary Arts (MCA), formerly the MOGB (Meilleur Ouvrier de Grande Bretagne) by the Academy of Culinary Arts, London, England.

2000 - Bronze Medal at IKA, Culinary Olympics in Erfurt,Germany

2000 - Winner of the UK Kikkoman Masters, London, England.

1999 - Won 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals and Class Winner, Heart of England Salon  Culinaire, Birmingham, England.

1998 - Won 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal at International Salon Culinaire in Malta.

1998 - Won 1 Gold and 2 Bronze Medals at INTERNORGA Grand Prix of Chefs in Hamburg, Germany.

1998 - Won 1 Gold and 2 Silver Medals at INTERGASTRA Kockkunstschau in Stuttgart, Germany.

1996 - Awarded Best in Eurest National Salon Culinaire in London, England.

1995 - Regional Finalist Young Chef of the Year Competition, England.

1994 - Regional Finalist Young Chef of the Year Competition, England.

1990 - Awarded 3rd place in Lindenberg Trophy for Young Chefs in Berlin, Germany.

1988 - Awarded Best Apprentice Gardemanger, INTERHOTELS Erfurt, German Democratic Republic.