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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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30th Apr 2018

Major Series reaches halfway point, as New College Durham hosts third heat

Another day of “exciting heats” saw catering students from New College Durham and Hartlepool College take to the kitchen, as...

29th Mar 2018

Last chance to enter CGOC 2018 Graduate Awards – deadline extension announced!

Created to “provide formal recognition of young chefs’s culinary excellence,” the Graduate Awards are open to chefs under the...

28th Mar 2018

Craft Guild unveils challenging YCOTY brief

With a hugely anticipated wedding taking place on the 19th May and with the Craft Guild of Chefs being under Royal Patronage...

15th Mar 2018

Major Series crowns 2017/18 winner during Hotelympia grand final

With just one hour to cook and serve two portions of both a pop-up kitchen soup and “modern” chicken dish using Major...

12th Mar 2018

Lexington Catering crowned Tilda Chef Team of the Year

Awarded Silver Best-in-Class, Lexington’s two-man team comprised Tony Stuart and James Garred, who went head-to-head against...

12th Mar 2018

City of Glasgow College celebrates Country Range Student Chef Challenge win

Up against nine other finalists, Glasgow’s winning team consisted of Erin Sweeney, Jordan McKenzie and Lee Christie, who...

01st Mar 2018

Cornwall College wins Major Series round two

Competing for a place in the final were students from South Devon, City College Plymouth, Exeter College and Cornwall College...

27th Feb 2018

Tabasco announces 10 Hot Chef finalists 2018

Now in its sixth year, the competition is run in partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs and open exclusively to student...

15th Feb 2018

Country Range announces Student Chef Challenge finalists

ollowing three “highly-competitive” semi-finals (1-9 February), where chefs had to produce a three-course, three-cover...

01st Feb 2018

Craft Guild of Chefs officially opens 2019 National Chef of the Year

Following an unforgettable 2017, which saw Lucas Selby take home the highly prestigious title, this year’s competition...