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

29th Oct 2021
Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli searching for FutureChef competitors
As head judge of FutureChef Northern Ireland, Novelli will oversee the development of young chefs (aged 12-16) across...
26th Oct 2021
Chairman of Judges urges lecturers and students to get competing again
With much of the practical teaching in college kitchens and competitions disrupted these past few years due to Covid-19, the...
22nd Oct 2021
Thomas Swaby wins National Chef of the Year crown
This year’s NCOTY winner finally got to celebrate on October 21st at a VIP red-carpet premiere at the Everyman Broadgate...
22nd Oct 2021
Daniel Cornish secures Young National Chef of the Year title
Cornish took the title by serving up an impressive menu of Scotch broth served with a spelt bread and celeriac purée, fish...
13th Oct 2021
Sodexo head chef takes home meat-free StrEATfood Awards title
The StrEATfood Awards aim to find the UK’s most creative street food chef from the workplace and event catering industries...
08th Oct 2021
Craft Guild of Chefs to host NCOTY & YNCOTY Premiere Awards
The invite-only event is taking place on Thursday 21 October 2021 at a London venue. Attendees will be able to grab a drink...
06th Oct 2021
British Student Culinary Championships extends deadline for entries
The culinary competition will take place later this month on 26-27 October at Central Bedfordshire College. The BSCC has...
06th Oct 2021
Nestlé Professional releases Toque d’Or recipe book
Featuring locally sourced and seasonally inspired dishes and drinks, the recipe book has been filled using recipes from front...
28th Sep 2021
Wrapmaster continues to support British Culinary Federation
The sponsorship is part of the light catering equipment supplier’s ongoing commitment to chefs during every aspect of their...
17th Sep 2021
Five talented chefs pass Graduate Awards exam
In total 13 young chefs competed in the Graduate Awards final in either the kitchen or pastry exam. To join the Graduate...