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03rd Apr 2025

Craft Guild of Chefs extends deadline for National Chef of the Year entries

By: Edward Waddell

In recent weeks, the Guild has reached out to past National Chef of the Year competitors to ensure that chefs are aware of the brief and to answer any questions about the entry process. The response

03rd Apr 2025

School chef Amber Francis wins BBC’s Great British Menu competition

By: Edward Waddell

Her dessert titled ‘Books, the Mind’s Food’ was voted the favourite dish of this year’s show. Francis swapped school lunches like Beef Short Rib Pie, Falafel Plates and Harissa Baked Fish with

31st Mar 2025

Final call for young chefs to enter 2025 Graduate Awards

By: Edward Waddell

It has shaped the future of so many talented chefs including Luke Selby, Ruth Hansom, current Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) Jonny Smith and Great British Menu Champion of Champions Amber

28th Mar 2025

Compass serves up haul of awards at International Salon Culinaire

By: Edward Waddell

Held during Food, Drink & Hospitality Week, the event is a highlight of the three-day Hotel, Restaurant & Catering (HRC) show at ExCeL London. With a total of 63 awards, Compass chefs achieved eight

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03rd Nov 2020

Compass announces Chef of the Year winner

Operating in a Covid-19 safe format chefs from across the business pitted their skills against one another at West Herts...

28th Oct 2020

Inspiring Culinary Generations competition extends deadline for entries

The cooking competition offers the chance for non-professional chefs to gain recognition for their cooking ability. The...

22nd Oct 2020

Skills for Chefs Watercress Challenge announces winner

His dish of roasted lamb rump, slow cooked lamb shoulder, watercress crumb, watercress puree, warm potato salad, roasted...

19th Oct 2020

British Student Culinary Championships extends deadline for entries

The online cooking competition will take place on 27 October and it aims to give student chefs a first taste of competition...

07th Oct 2020

Twelve chefs heading to Graduate Awards 2020 final

The kitchen heat recently took place at the Royal Garden Hotel in London with the pastry heat being completed at Lakefield...

30th Sep 2020

Vacherin’s Nick Smith crowned National Chef of the Year winner

As part of Hospitality Week the NCOTY final, which took place at Le Cordon Bleu earlier this month, was streamed to hundreds...

30th Sep 2020

Edwin Kuk wins Young National Chef of the Year final

The focus for this year’s competition was on sustainability and chefs had to incorporate ingredients from the Knorr Future 50...

29th Sep 2020

Services provider Compass announced as headline sponsor 2021 International Salon Culinaire

Nick Vadis, culinary director at Compass UK & Ireland, said he was thrilled to be partnering with Salon Culinaire, which...

29th Sep 2020

Student Watercress Challenge opens for entry

To enter chefs must create a dish using watercress and post a picture with a description on social media using...

16th Sep 2020

Colleges triumph in online version of Zest Quest Asia Summer Challenge

First prize went to Ryan Plummer of Colchester Institute for his King Prawn Tempura Starter served with a mango, red onion...