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

24th Jul 2024

Love British Food launches Great British Pie Challenge

By: Edward Waddell
To take part, chefs or caterers must create a pie using British ingredients and include on their menus during British Food Fortnight (20th September-6th October 2024). The challenge allows chefs and

More Competitions News

23rd Jul 2024
Lecturer Len Unwin wins Andrew Bennett Memorial Award
David McKown, director of the competition, commented: “Andrew was a great supporter of the competition and the award was...
23rd Jul 2024
Nestlé Professional 2024 Toque d'Or duo experience ‘culinary adventure like no other’
The duo were able to visit some of the country's most renowned restaurants and hotels, soak in some of the nation's most...
17th Jul 2024
National Chef of the Year semi-finalists experience multi-sensory dining
Over three hours, chef Jozef challenged the room with an exploration into the impact of the five senses on food perception...
09th Jul 2024
NACC reveals 12 Care Chef of the Year finalists
Throughout June care chefs demonstrated their culinary skills at regional heats in the Midlands, South East, Scotland, North...
05th Jul 2024
LACA names 2024 Finishing Touches winners
Finishing Touches is a competition organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs. The competition is aimed...
02nd Jul 2024
The Sheffield College wins UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year competition
The competition theme was Escoffier re-imagined and the team created a ‘fantastic menu’ featuring Seafood from Scotland...
26th Jun 2024
Craft Guild names 40 chefs competing for National Chef of the Year title
Following a huge amount of interest in this year’s much sought-after title, the judges have praised the overall standard of...
24th Jun 2024
Young Pastry Chef of the Year 2024 competition crowns winner
Finalists were required to prepare and present their dishes within a four hour timescale. Lewis will be going to on a ‘great...
21st Jun 2024
Craft Guild of Chefs reveal 2024 Graduate Awards finalists
A heat in the south took place at Brooklands College on Friday 14th June whilst a northern heat was held at Sheffield College...
13th Jun 2024
S.Pellegrino reveals ‘stellar jury line-up’ for its Young Chef Academy Competition
Chefs Alex Dilling, Adam Smith, Santiago Lastra, Lorna McNee, and Nokx Majozi have all come on board to judge finalists and...