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

08th Sep 2022
Celebrity chef Shaun Rankin is new Springboard FutureChef champion
He will be working as a mentor alongside other hospitality industry heavyweights, including Jean-Christophe Novelli, Chris...
26th Aug 2022
Registration opens for Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2023
Run in collaboration with the Craft Guild of Chefs, who provide competition-standard judging and vital feedback to the...
17th Aug 2022
Finalists revealed for prestigious Young National Chef of the Year final
Throughout the day, the finalists have been receiving their official and exclusive YNCOTY branded jacket from Continental...
12th Aug 2022
Ten chefs going for gold in National Chef of the Year 50th Anniversary final
After being whittled down to 40 semi-finalists, the chefs have been creating an amuse bouche style signature dish that...
11th Aug 2022
Major Culinary Challenge Competition opens for entry
Wayne Harris, chairman of judges for the Craft Guild of Chefs, said: “It gives me great pleasure to be part of this...
05th Aug 2022
Riso Gallo 2023 Young Risotto Chef of the Year opens for entry
Entrants have been asked to produce, photograph and explain why they selected their risotto dish. Entries are open until 1...
02nd Aug 2022
Wales to host World Young Chef Young Waiter competition
Established in 1979, the World Young Chef Young Waiter competition aims to promote careers in hospitality and is open to all...
26th Jul 2022
Final chance to enter British Student Culinary Championships 2022
The BSCC has categories including live hot, live cold, restaurant, display, bakery and food photography open for entries...
20th Jul 2022
Young Chef Young Waiter England 2022 Winners Announced
The YCYW winning chef is Miltan Masha from The Monarch Theatre and the YCYW winning waiter is Elisa Doisneau from Kitchen...
12th Jul 2022
Robert Sorbie wins Lakeland Dairies’ Reimagine Colcannon chef competition
A reimagined colcannon is made by gently folding potato and cabbage with salmon and Lakeland Dairies Pure Irish Butter and...