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

06th Nov 2024

The 2025 Roux Scholarship opens for entries

By: Edward Waddell
UK-resident chefs, aged 22-29, are invited to create their own recipe using a range of ingredients as their first step to a potentially ‘life-changing’ experience. Entrants have until midnight on

More Competitions News

08th Sep 2023
Waitrose welcomes top UK chefs to its Food Innovation Studio
The annual mentor day brought competitors, judges, organisers and sponsors under one roof to prepare for the final which will...
05th Sep 2023
Springboard's FutureChef competition welcomes David Mulcahy as chairman
Mulcahy, food innovation & sustainability director at Sodexo UK & Ireland, said: "It is truly an honour to become chairman of...
31st Aug 2023
Young Restaurant Team of the Year competition unveils 2024 theme
The competition theme is ‘Classical Innovation’ and the judges are asking teams to create a three course menu taking...
30th Aug 2023
Synergy Grills chosen for new look World Steak Challenge
Synergy has been the grill of choice since the competition began in 2015. The Craft Guild of Chefs business partner has...
22nd Aug 2023
Toque d’Or winners enjoy ‘once in a lifetime’ culinary trip to Brazil
The winners also followed ‘bean to cup’ journeys, experiencing regenerative farming in coffee and cocoa farms, before seeing...
16th Aug 2023
Aspiring chefs working in Scotland invited to enter 2023 Andrew Fairlie Scholarship
It is an ‘invaluable opportunity’ for chefs looking to gain first-hand experience within some of the world's most renowned...
11th Aug 2023
NCOTY semi-finalists invited to enter 2024 Lumina Challenge
Headline partner, Lumina is inviting the semi-finalists to adapt their original lamb dish for the opportunity to take the...
08th Aug 2023
Competition sponsors take NCOTY semi-finalists on ‘immersive culinary journey’
The workshop for this year’s NCOTY semi-finalists and Craft Guild Graduate Award finalists included innovative sensory...
04th Aug 2023
Culinary awards of excellence achievers celebrated at Claridges presentation dinner
And there were awards for those scoring highest in each of the three categories, who were announced as the Royal Academy of...
28th Jul 2023
Craft Guild of Chefs unveils rising stars competing for Young National Chef of the Year title
Finalists received their exclusive chef’s jacket from Continental Chef Supplies (CCS) in the post, sealing the deal that they...