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05th Jun 2020

Finalists for The Young National Chef of the Year revealed

By: David Foad

Due to the ongoing situation with Covid19, the selection process has had to be tweaked for this year. Rather than some of the chefs gaining a top ten spot through a semi-final, head judge, Hrishikesh

craft guild of chefs competitions 2020 new dates

30th Apr 2020

Guild announces new dates for events postponed as a result of Covid-19

By: David Foad

Andrew Green, chief executive of the Guild, said: “We pride ourselves on running a full calendar of exciting events every year. Due to the devasting impact of Covid-19 and the measures the Government

25th Mar 2020

Duo impress judges at Tilda Chef Team of the Year 2020

By: Edward Waddell

The Tilda Chef Team of the Year aims to highlight how ‘innovative’ rice can be, helping chefs to cater for a wide range of food trends. In association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, the new 2020

25th Mar 2020

Vice president of the Craft Guild of Chefs releases update on NCOTY and YNCOTY

By: Edward Waddell

In this short video Mulcahy explained: "We are experiencing extremely difficult and challenging times, some of the most difficult in our lifetime. It is early days yet which much to unfold in the

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28th Jan 2019

Craft Guild opens 2019 Graduate Awards, urging employers to spotlight young chefs

Since launching in 2002, we have thus far seen 69 chefs pass the Graduate Award with former achievers going on to win Young...

24th Jan 2019

HEAT competition finalists revealed

Open to culinary colleges across the UK, the 11-man teams (comprising kitchen and restaurant students) will now go head-to...

15th Jan 2019

National Chef of Wales finalists revealed

Going head-to-head to be named National Chef of Wales 2019 are colleagues Matthew Ramsdale (26), Sam Griffiths (24) and...

10th Dec 2018

Christopher Basten calls for last minute Country Range Student Chef Challenge entries

As Craft Guild chairman of judges, Basten is heavily involved in the annual contest and said the organisers wanted to make...

10th Dec 2018

County Range extends Student Chef Challenge deadline

Open to full-time hospitality and catering students across the UK, the company said the extension will allow entrants to...

10th Dec 2018

Country Range opens 25th Student Chef Challenge

Run in collaboration with the Craft Guild of Chefs, the annual contest is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and the...

21st Nov 2018

2019 Major Series gets underway

As well as providing students of varying levels the chance to experience the competition arena first-hand, it develops new...

29th Oct 2018

Tilda opens 2019 Young Chef of the Year

Open to aspiring chefs under the age of 21, entries must be submitted by 30 November as the live final takes place 23 January...

03rd Oct 2018

Craft Guild announces 2019 National and Young National Chefs of the Year

Judged by 21 of the UK’s leading chefs, the panel, once again overseen by Gary Jones (executive chef of Belmond Le Manoir aux...

26th Sep 2018

Craft Guild creates ‘extra mile’ award in memory of chef Matt Campbell

When judging National Chef of the Year entries, it was found that Campbell had not only entered the competition, but his menu...