Welcome to Competitions

The Craft Guild of Chefs is proud to celebrate with them.

Here you will find everything you need to know about the various culinary competitions that take place throughout the year - everything from the flagship National Chef of the Year contest through to the specialist Tilda Chef of the Year Competition.

This section will reveal where each is taking place, how you can get involved and those all important winners and runners up.

 

Current competitions:

Previous competitions:

Latest Competition News

08th Apr 2024

Compass chefs shine at International Salon Culinaire

By: Edward Waddell
Chefs from across the Compass UK business took part in the event with representation across its sectors, including: Chartwells, Eurest, ESS, Restaurant Associates and Levy UK + Ireland. Collectively

More Competitions News

04th Apr 2024
Knorr Professional crowns inaugural Scottish Student Chef of the Year winner
On 21st March eight student chefs from across the country took part in a cook-off competition designed to unearth the next...
28th Mar 2024
Country Range Student Chef Challenge names West Suffolk College as winners
Under the watchful eyes of the judges and a live audience, the students recreated their three-course, four-cover menu within...
22nd Mar 2024
UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year announces finalists
Taking centre stage on 26th June will be the teams from Belfast Metropolitan College, Sheffield College, Loughborough College...
20th Mar 2024
Springboard FutureChef crowns Reese Ventura as competition winner
It is a competition to find the UK’s best young chef, and Reese emerged victorious after more than 13,000 students from 515...
19th Mar 2024
Nestlé Professional reveals 12 Toque d’Or competition finalists
Back of House (BOH) competitors were tasked with replicating a nutritious and sustainable plant-based main course created by...
18th Mar 2024
Craft Guild of Chefs speaks to NCOTY winner Alex Angelogiannis
Alex Angelogiannis of The Glenturret Restaurant by Lalique emerged victorious as the National Chef of the Year winner in what...
15th Mar 2024
Craft Guild of Chefs catches up with YNCOTY winner Sam Dixon
The title of Young National Chef of the Year was awarded to Sam Dixon from Northcote after impressing the judges with his...
13th Mar 2024
Ascot Racecourse set to host 2024 Young Chef Young Waiter England competition
YCYW England welcomes young hospitality professionals who are 28 years-old or under from any background, to showcase their...
13th Mar 2024
Norwegian Seafood Council takes YNCOTY winner Sam Dixon on ‘inspirational’ study trip
The trip, which was organised by the Norwegian Seafood Council, aimed to discover why origin matters when it comes to...
12th Mar 2024
Springboard names 12 young regional chef winners competing for FutureChef title
The 2024 winners from each region will now go on to compete in the national final, taking place at Westminster Kingsway...