Welcome to Competitions

The Craft Guild of Chefs is proud to celebrate with them.

Here you will find everything you need to know about the various culinary competitions that take place throughout the year - everything from the flagship National Chef of the Year contest through to the specialist Tilda Chef of the Year Competition.

This section will reveal where each is taking place, how you can get involved and those all important winners and runners up.

 

Current competitions:

Previous competitions:

Latest Competition News

17th Sep 2021

Five talented chefs pass Graduate Awards exam

By: Edward Waddell
In total 13 young chefs competed in the Graduate Awards final in either the kitchen or pastry exam. To join the Graduate Awards hall of fame, the chefs had to achieve a pass mark of 85%. Despite the

23rd Aug 2021

Country Range Student Chef Challenge returns

By: Edward Waddell
The competition, which has been running for over a quarter of a century, provides the ultimate test for teams of three full-time hospitality and catering students from colleges around the UK. The

More Competitions News

17th Aug 2021
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala launch Zest Quest Asia- Panasonic Autumn Challenge
The culinary competition aims to push the usual boundaries by placing technology at its centerpiece. Students, working...
17th Aug 2021
Rational partners with Craft Guild to launch student chef competition
The competition is open to anyone on a recognised catering education course (full or part time). Teams of two will compete...
13th Aug 2021
Twelve chefs revealed as National Chef of the Year finalists
Whittled down from 33 to just 12, the finalists now go on to cook at CORD by Le Cordon Bleu. The final will be aired at a VIP...
10th Aug 2021
Pandemic forces Wales to cancel WorldChefs Global Chefs Challenge
The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) had to cancel the WorldChefs Global Chefs Challenge, which was scheduled to take...
05th Aug 2021
BSCC offers students first taste of competition experience
A separate entry form must be completed for each competitor and submitted by post to reach the Craft Guild of Chefs by the...
03rd Aug 2021
Nestlé Professional announces Toque d’Or winners
This year the competition judges included former Toque d’Or winner Julie Jones and MasterChef the Professionals winner Louisa...
26th Jul 2021
Knorr Professional launches 2021 Great Roast competition
Celebrating one of the most iconic dishes found on menus across the country, the Great Roast competition returns in 2021 for...
23rd Jul 2021
Young Chef Young Waiter 2020 winners announced
The overall winners of the Young Chef Young Waiter UK and China & South East Asia competition for 2020, were: Peter Meechan...
19th Jul 2021
National Chef of the Year competition narrows field to 33
For the next round, these 33 will be invited to present a small signature dish of their choice via video which should reflect...
15th Jul 2021
Chefs challenged to twist ‘Best of British’ in YNCOTY
The criteria for the three courses centres around ‘British themed dishes’ with a twist. Here, the ‘sky is the limit’ for a...