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

06th Nov 2024

The 2025 Roux Scholarship opens for entries

By: Edward Waddell
UK-resident chefs, aged 22-29, are invited to create their own recipe using a range of ingredients as their first step to a potentially ‘life-changing’ experience. Entrants have until midnight on

More Competitions News

01st Nov 2024
Compass reveals Senior & Young Chef of the Year winners
The contest aims to showcase the company’s best-in-class culinary talent with an opportunity for learning, development and...
28th Oct 2024
Welsh chefs secure 6th place against world’s best in Singapore final
Sion Hughes, head chef at The Spa at Carden Park, and Calum Smith, pastry chef at Shrewsbury School, won silver medals when...
22nd Oct 2024
Lockhart Catering Equipment celebrates Craft Guild of Chefs NCOTY winners
Overall 2024 winner Orry Shand from Entier Ltd, has been invited by Lockhart to Obsession Food Festival’s 25th Anniversary...
17th Oct 2024
Lee Kum Kee takes Zest Quest Asia headline sponsor spot
Now in its 12th year, the competition aims to continue the quest to raise the profile of Asian cuisine among student chefs in...
09th Oct 2024
Craft Guild of Chefs unveils Orry Shand as National Chef of the Year winner
Ten talented chefs battled it out in the kitchen at the University of West London to serve up three dishes that would impress...
09th Oct 2024
Gravetye Manor chef takes top spot in Young National Chef of the Year
He created a starter of golden cross goats cheese agnolotti, Gravetye tomatoes and basil, Norwegian halibut shiitake and...
08th Oct 2024
HIT Scotland names five finalists for Andrew Fairlie Scholarship
Taking place on the 27th November 2024, the final will see the five shortlisted applicants compete for the chance to become...
07th Oct 2024
Sodexo UK & Ireland chef advances to Cook for Change! global final
Now in its third year, the Sustainable Chef Challenge is a global competition designed to ‘inspire’ chefs to create tasty...
03rd Oct 2024
Compass crowns Mohamed Elhrabi as Apprentice Chef of the Year winner
The competition saw ten finalists compete for the overall Apprentice Chef of the Year title on 26th September 2024. The...
03rd Oct 2024
Zest Quest Asia winners enjoy ‘incredible’ educational journey to India
Accompanied by competition founders Cyrus & Pervin Todiwala on this ‘inspiring and fulfilling’ trip were students Phoebe...