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12th Dec 2024

Association of Pastry Chefs opens entries to 2025 Dessert of the Year competition

By: Edward Waddell

Competitors will have 60 minutes to prepare, cook and present two identical plates of an original dessert, suitable for fine dining. Competitors should give consideration to flavour, texture and the

12th Dec 2024

Scottish Culinary Championships will put chefs to test at ScotHot25

By: Edward Waddell

The event promises to deliver an ‘exhilarating showcase’ of culinary talent, giving chefs across all levels of experience and industry sectors a chance to put their skills to the test on a live stage

05th Dec 2024

Team USA wins Young Chef Young Waiter & Young Mixologist competition

By: Edward Waddell

The 2024 World Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologists World Finals were held in Singapore from 22-24th November 2024. Team USA included: The Champion Chef is Thomas Mendel from Hamel. The

04th Dec 2024

Craft Guild of Chefs announces entries are now open for British Culinary Championships

By: Edward Waddell

The Salon, managed by Central Bedfordshire College in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, is fast becoming one of the top salons in the country. This popular event is fastly growing in stature

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26th May 2022

S.Pellegrino announces ‘stellar’ Jury line-up for competition

Sally Abe, Lisa Goodwin Allen, Jason Atherton, Claude Bosi, Sat Bains, Skye Gyngell and Francesco Mazzei have all come on...

25th May 2022

Former YNCOTY finalist prepares to compete on global stage

Harry was third in the Craft Guild of Chefs Young National Chef of the Year final in 2020 and was runner up in the Junior...

24th May 2022

Craft Guild entices chefs to enter National Chef of the Year competition

It has also allowed more chefs the opportunity to enter the UK’s most prestigious culinary competition by extending its...

18th May 2022

Chef plans to cut honeymoon short to cook for Wales in Abu Dhabi final

Sam has been encouraged by his fiancée Bryony Holmes, whom he is to wed on 23 May, to compete in Global Chefs Challenge Final...

17th May 2022

Craft Guild of Chefs reveals 37 semi-finalists for Graduate Awards

In a bid to achieve the pass mark in the 20th year of the event, chefs will be using a range of inspiring mentoring videos...

16th May 2022

City College Norwich wins A Passion to Inspire competition

The winners Drew Denington, Josh Amos-Terzza (Kitchen) and Jasmin Boughen (FOH) as well as lecturer Paul Smith will now be...

03rd May 2022

Toque d’Or competition announces three winners

The grand finals celebration, with the theme balanced diets and sustainable futures, consisted of a week of challenges where...

29th Apr 2022

A Passion To Inspire announces seven finalists for competition final

The Passion To Inspire competition will take place on 10 May 2022 at West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds. Colleges...

25th Apr 2022

Craft Guild reveals Graduate Awards deadline extension & mentoring trip

After this element of the award was put on hold due to the pandemic, the Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed it is bringing it...

25th Apr 2022

Major Chef’s Culinary Challenge crowns winner

Formally known as the Major Series, the Chef’s Culinary Challenge is one of the industry’s longest standing, most prestigious...