Christoph Rüffer was elected "Chef of the Year" by Gault&Millau
Overview for Gault&Millau's special awards:
- Chef of the year: Christoph Rüffer, Haerlin in Hamburg
- Climber of the year: Anton Schmaus, Storstad in Regensburg
- Discovery of the year: Cédric Schwitzer, Schwitzer's am Park in Waldbronn
- Head waiter of the year : Thomas Brandt, Bareiss in Baiersbronn
- Sommelier of the year: Daniel Kiowski, Schloss Berg in Perl-Nennig
- Pâtissier of the year: Karina Appeldorn, First Floor in Berlin ("with an open mind and without dogmatic enthusiasm she developed light, imaginative desserts with reduced sweetness and full of fresh herbs")
- Restaurateur of the year: Gerhard Retter and Christof Ellinghaus, Cordobar in Berlin ("Unpretentious, but with good food. An establishment that sets new standards.")
- Best German chef abroad: Heiko Nieder, The Restaurant im Dolder Grand-Hotel in Zurich
- Hotelier of the year: Thomas Althoff
- Cooking school of the year: Jürgen Koch, Laurentius in Weikersheim
