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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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25th Mar 2020

Welsh Chefs finals postponed due to coronavirus

The two competitions were due to take place on 30 March 2020 at Cardiff and Vale College City Campus. Arwyn Watkins...

17th Mar 2020

Nine teams progress to UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year final

David McKown, director of the competition, said: “We had a decision to make since our teams might not have been in a position...

16th Mar 2020

Steve Groves reflects on NCOTY experience

Chefs who want to compete should register for a National Chef of the Year account at: www.nationalchefoftheyear.co.uk to...

13th Mar 2020

Heat 2020 names joint winners

The ‘unprecedented result’ was made by the judging panel, which included Henry Brosi, Paul Gayler MBE and Stephen Scuffell...

12th Mar 2020

Finalists revealed for Toque d’Or 2020

There were 78 aspiring hospitality students or apprentices competing at the National Heats, which took place in Glasgow...

10th Mar 2020

Craft Guild of Chefs launches British Student Culinary Championships

The BSCC will be one of the UK’s largest live culinary competitions offering a platform for student chefs to gain their first...

10th Mar 2020

UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year announces semi-finalists

The theme for this year’s competition is French Gastronomy and the guest judge will be Pierre Koffmann. The semi-finals of...

09th Mar 2020

Heat 2020 returns this week

The three Heat 2020 finalists are Farnborough College, South Eastern College from Bangor College and the Jersey team from...

06th Mar 2020

City of Liverpool College wins Country Range Student Chef Challenge

The three culinary students, Chi-Hin Cheung, Talent Sibindi and Beth Disley-Jones, impressed judges with their ‘inventive’...

06th Mar 2020

Ronnel claims Sodexo Chef of the Year title

He was one of nine finalists who competed in a live cook off at this year’s Hotel, Restaurant and Catering (HRC) show at...