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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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16th Nov 2021

Cyrus Todiwala reveals Zest Quest Asia Panasonic Autumn Challenge winner

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15th Nov 2021

Deadline approaches for Country Range Student Chef Challenge

The competition, which is run in conjunction with the Craft Guild of Chefs, is regarded as the ‘pinnacle for catering...

01st Nov 2021

Zest Quest Asia names finalists for Panasonic Autumn Challenge

The competition is the latest online spin-off of the popular student culinary competition, Zest Quest Asia. The three...

29th Oct 2021

Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli searching for FutureChef competitors

As head judge of FutureChef Northern Ireland, Novelli will oversee the development of young chefs (aged 12-16) across...

26th Oct 2021

Chairman of Judges urges lecturers and students to get competing again

With much of the practical teaching in college kitchens and competitions disrupted these past few years due to Covid-19, the...

22nd Oct 2021

Thomas Swaby wins National Chef of the Year crown

This year’s NCOTY winner finally got to celebrate on October 21st at a VIP red-carpet premiere at the Everyman Broadgate...

22nd Oct 2021

Daniel Cornish secures Young National Chef of the Year title

Cornish took the title by serving up an impressive menu of Scotch broth served with a spelt bread and celeriac purée, fish...

13th Oct 2021

Sodexo head chef takes home meat-free StrEATfood Awards title

The StrEATfood Awards aim to find the UK’s most creative street food chef from the workplace and event catering industries...

08th Oct 2021

Craft Guild of Chefs to host NCOTY & YNCOTY Premiere Awards

The invite-only event is taking place on Thursday 21 October 2021 at a London venue. Attendees will be able to grab a drink...

06th Oct 2021

British Student Culinary Championships extends deadline for entries

The culinary competition will take place later this month on 26-27 October at Central Bedfordshire College. The BSCC has...