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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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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...

03rd Sep 2018

Craft Guild celebrates six young Graduates

Regarded as one of the hardest skills tests in the industry, a total 14 chefs undertook the final kitchen or pastry exams -...