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

08th May 2024

Hospitality duo named in Team UK WorldSkills line-up

By: Edward Waddell
Ruby, who completed a BTEC in Hospitality at Cardiff and Vale College and now works at Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa near Bath, will represent the UK in Restaurant Services. She commented: “I am so proud

More Competitions News

09th Apr 2021
NCOTY challenges entrants to create menu that tells their story of the 2020 pandemic through food
Chair of judges, Paul Ainsworth has unveiled his brief to an audience of ambitious, determined and talented chefs on a...
06th Apr 2021
Sheffield College student triumphs at Zest Quest Asia - Tilda Challenge 2021
The judges believed the dish went ‘above and beyond every part of the criteria’ with its creativity, good flavour, texture...
31st Mar 2021
Craft Guild of Chefs launches 2021 British Student Culinary Championships
The competition was re-branded from Wessex Salon Culinaire in 2020 and retains its heritage and importance as a key platform...
30th Mar 2021
Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or competition announces heats shortlist
This year saw a record-breaking 956 entries from 40 colleges and 40 businesses. The heats welcome 112 students, apprentices...
26th Mar 2021
Craft Guild of Chefs to host NCOTY webinar
The NCOTY competition gives chefs an exciting opportunity to put themselves in the spotlight and show their culinary talent...
25th Mar 2021
Zùsto and Skills for Chefs launch new online competition
Guest judge Ross Sneddon, executive pastry chef at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, said: “Your dessert should be a famous...
19th Mar 2021
International Salon Culinaire announces winners of plant-based dish challenge
The Custom Culinary Plant Forward Challenge, in partnership with Compass Group UK & Ireland, saw chefs create a main course...
16th Mar 2021
Koppert Cress ‘Sechuan Button Challenge’ announces joint winners
Organised in conjunction with the Skills for Chefs event team, the competition announced joint winners due to the high...
11th Mar 2021
Craft Guild of Chefs launches 2021 Graduate Awards
The 2020 Graduate Awards received positive feedback as the event gave chefs ‘focus, hope and positivity’ during the Covid-19...
11th Mar 2021
Cyrus Todiwala reveals Zest Quest Asia Tilda Challenge finalists
Launched in January 2021, the Zest Quest Asia Tilda Challenge attracted more than 90 entries from over 20 colleges. So high...