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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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21st Mar 2022

Six colleges advance to finals of Zest Quest Asia 2022

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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...

09th Mar 2022

Sodexo announces Chef of the Year 2022 finalists

The 90-minute live cook-off will take place at the HRC Show on 21 March 2022 at London ExCeL. With a strong emphasis on plant...

08th Mar 2022

FutureChef competition announces record number of female finalists

Hosted by UK hospitality charity Springboard, the competition is supported by chefs including Clare Smyth and Tom Kerridge...

01st Mar 2022

Craft Guild of Chefs celebrates 20 years of the Graduate Awards

Known for accelerating the careers of ambitious and talented young chefs, the Graduate Awards have seen its alumni going on...

28th Feb 2022

North Wales Chef ‘over the moon’ to win Junior Chef of Wales cook-off

Weir, head chef at Watson’s Bistro in Conwy, won the Dragon trophy as well as a trip to the Worldchefs Congress 2022 in Abu...