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.

 

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Latest Competition News

23rd Apr 2024

Stories from the Graduate Awards with Beth Disley-Jones

By: Edward Waddell
From working abroad to growing in confidence, this event has given her so many opportunities since she passed the exam. We have spoken to her so she can share some words of wisdom with other young

More Competitions News

06th Apr 2022
UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year unveils finalists
The competition will welcome special guest judges at the final including Pierre Koffman who held 3 Michelin Stars for over 15...
31st Mar 2022
Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson reveals National Chef of the Year brief to celebrate 50th anniversary
For this major anniversary year, Kenny Atkinson is asking competitors to produce a three-course celebration menu. The starter...
30th Mar 2022
Compass celebrates successful medal haul at Salon Culinaire
Competing against hundreds of chefs, over 30 Compass chefs from across the business took part in the UK’s ‘largest and most...
29th Mar 2022
Restaurant Associates wins Tilda Chef Team of the Year competition
The winning team included chefs Tarisa Reid and William May who impressed the judges with their Caribbean inspired menu that...
28th Mar 2022
Sodexo names Chef of the Year 2022 winner
Bowman represented Sodexo Live!, the organisations’ sports and leisure segment, making an impression on the competition...
24th Mar 2022
Country Range Student Chef Challenge announces 2022 champions
The trio of chefs, under the guidance of lecturer Jeff Mason, triumphed under the watchful eyes of the Craft Guild of Chefs...
21st Mar 2022
Six colleges advance to finals of Zest Quest Asia 2022
Moving forward to the final round are student chefs from Colchester Institute, Loughborough College, North Hertfordshire...
18th Mar 2022
Springboard FutureChef crowns Phoebe Lawson as best young cook
The competition, which has seen almost 200,000 young people aged 12-16 take part since it began in 1999, is backed by Clare...
18th Mar 2022
Competition hots up as Toque d’Or announces finalists for the Heats
Whittled down from more than 400 entrants from across the UK, competitors have already completed rigorous selection and...
11th Mar 2022
The search is on for the UK Seafood Chef of the Year 2022
This year’s competition promises competitors the best line up of judges to date, with Rick Stein, Mitch Tonks, Mark Hix and...