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Craft Guild opens entries to British Culinary Championships

The British Culinary Championships is one of the UK’s largest live culinary competitions and will take place at Central Bedfordshire College in Bedfordshire on 28-29th May 2024.

The popular event, is growing in stature and is a fantastic platform all chefs but especially student chefs to get a first taste of competition experience. 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 competition and classes are open to both junior and senior competitors. There will be an award each day for hygiene, this is sponsored by Eco Delphis. The competition is split into five categories:

  • Live Hot (LH)
  • Live Cold (LC)
  • Restaurant (R)
  • Display (D)
  • Bakery (B)
  • Food Photography (P)

A separate entry form must be completed for each competitor, and submitted by post to reach the Craft Guild of Chefs by the closing date Tuesday 14th May 2024.

Awards will be made to the standard achieved. Where a standard is not reached, no award will be made. Awards include:

  • Gold Award - 90% or more
  • Silver Award - 75% or more
  • Bronze Award - 65% or more
  • Certificate of Merit - 55% or more

For more information on the competitions and to access the entry form click on the document below.

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