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 Nov 2022
Gordon Ramsay praises National Chef of the Year competition
During the interview Ramsay said: “Winning National Chef of the Year for me at the age of 25 gave me not just the platform...
07th Nov 2022
Alliance invites ‘visionary chefs’ to compete in Lumina Challenge
From 1st December to 16th January 2023 chefs from across the UK & Ireland are invited to submit their lamb recipes for a...
01st Nov 2022
Ben Murphy makes history in golden anniversary of National Chef of the Year
He served up an impressive menu of Butter Poached Pollock, Radish and Oscietra followed by Lake District Young Fallow...
01st Nov 2022
Mae Dionio takes the title of Young National Chef of the Year
Mae created a starter of Mayfield Hen’s egg with mushroom, lemongrass and ginger tea. Her main course was Confit salted...
28th Oct 2022
Young chefs score 18 Gold Awards at 2022 British Student Culinary Championships
The BSCC is one of the UK’s largest live culinary competitions, now in its 24th year. The event is the brainchild of Craft...
28th Oct 2022
Chartwells Independent chefs win young and senior Compass Chef of the Year competitions
Over the last six months Compass has run a series of regional heats around the country, which has seen over 40 chefs showcase...
28th Oct 2022
South West Chef Competition returns after two-year break
The competition was established 19 years ago and is the only culinary competition in the UK that recognises professional...
26th Oct 2022
Halifax chef going for gold at Skills Olympics in Switzerland
Ash is up against competitors from 31 other countries in the WorldSkills Cooking final in Lucerne from 23-26 October. Ash won...
18th Oct 2022
S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy announces 2022 winner
Marcus, who beat eight other finalists, will be participating in the Grand Finale that will take place in Milan in 2023. The...
13th Oct 2022
Cyrus & Pervin Todiwala launch Zest Quest Asia 2023
Now on its ninth year, the competition is open to all full-time catering students with permanent residency in the UK. There...