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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Previous competitions:

Latest Competition News

08th May 2024

Hospitality duo named in Team UK WorldSkills line-up

By: Edward Waddell
Ruby, who completed a BTEC in Hospitality at Cardiff and Vale College and now works at Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa near Bath, will represent the UK in Restaurant Services. She commented: “I am so proud

More Competitions News

13th Aug 2021
Twelve chefs revealed as National Chef of the Year finalists
Whittled down from 33 to just 12, the finalists now go on to cook at CORD by Le Cordon Bleu. The final will be aired at a VIP...
10th Aug 2021
Pandemic forces Wales to cancel WorldChefs Global Chefs Challenge
The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) had to cancel the WorldChefs Global Chefs Challenge, which was scheduled to take...
05th Aug 2021
BSCC offers students first taste of competition experience
A separate entry form must be completed for each competitor and submitted by post to reach the Craft Guild of Chefs by the...
03rd Aug 2021
Nestlé Professional announces Toque d’Or winners
This year the competition judges included former Toque d’Or winner Julie Jones and MasterChef the Professionals winner Louisa...
26th Jul 2021
Knorr Professional launches 2021 Great Roast competition
Celebrating one of the most iconic dishes found on menus across the country, the Great Roast competition returns in 2021 for...
23rd Jul 2021
Young Chef Young Waiter 2020 winners announced
The overall winners of the Young Chef Young Waiter UK and China & South East Asia competition for 2020, were: Peter Meechan...
19th Jul 2021
National Chef of the Year competition narrows field to 33
For the next round, these 33 will be invited to present a small signature dish of their choice via video which should reflect...
15th Jul 2021
Chefs challenged to twist ‘Best of British’ in YNCOTY
The criteria for the three courses centres around ‘British themed dishes’ with a twist. Here, the ‘sky is the limit’ for a...
07th Jul 2021
Craft Guild reveals 13 finalists for Graduate Awards
The heats were were observed by former National Chef of the Year winner, Russell Bateman who heads up the Kitchen exam and...
24th Jun 2021
Essential Cuisine crowns ‘turn up the heat’ competition winner
Chefs were tasked with submitting their ‘hero summer dish’ to be in with a chance of winning a commercial kitchen appliance...