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.

 

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Latest Competition News

23rd Apr 2024

Stories from the Graduate Awards with Beth Disley-Jones

By: Edward Waddell
From working abroad to growing in confidence, this event has given her so many opportunities since she passed the exam. We have spoken to her so she can share some words of wisdom with other young

More Competitions News

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...
07th Jul 2021
Craft Guild reveals 13 finalists for Graduate Awards
The heats were were observed by former National Chef of the Year winner, Russell Bateman who heads up the Kitchen exam and...
24th Jun 2021
Essential Cuisine crowns ‘turn up the heat’ competition winner
Chefs were tasked with submitting their ‘hero summer dish’ to be in with a chance of winning a commercial kitchen appliance...
24th Jun 2021
YCYW 2021 final to be hosted by UK at Expo 2020 Dubai
They will be joined by judges including Michelin star chef Theo Randall, Theo Randall at the InterContinental and Simon King...
22nd Jun 2021
International Salon Culinaire announces winners of Bidfood Lamb Challenge
The Lamb Challenge, sponsored by Bidfood, asked chefs to create and cook a main course lamb dish using any cut of lamb with...
14th Jun 2021
Compass Group wins Tilda Chef Team of the Year competition
The winning team from 14forty- the facilities management multiservice specialist at Compass Group UK & Ireland- included...
08th Jun 2021
Young Pastry Chef of the Year 2020/21 crowns winner
She created a white chocolate bavarois with lemon puree, crisp lemon sponge, dill, pickled cucumber served in a decorated...
07th Jun 2021
Tilda Chef Team of the Year 2021 competition reveals finalists
The finalists will have 45 minutes to prepare four portions of a main course and dessert using rice at the heart of both...
04th Jun 2021
Craft Guild of Chefs names 33 young chefs advancing to Graduate Awards semi-finals
The Graduate Awards offer chefs aged under 25 the chance to improve their culinary skills, build confidence and the...