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

05th Sep 2025

Zest Quest Asia 2026 competition opens for entries

By: Edward Waddell
The first prize of an all-expenses paid week-long ‘trip of a lifetime’ to a surprise Asian destination should spur on colleges and their tutors to support the entry of teams eager to display their

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Gold Service Scholarship 2024 reveals successful FOH semi-finalists
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