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

25th Aug 2021
Craft Guild of Chefs reveals ten finalists for YNCOTY competition
The young chefs, who work in hotels and restaurants across the UK, discovered they reached the final when they received a...
24th Aug 2021
Inspiring Culinary Generations welcomes applications to cookery competition
The cookery competition offers the chance for non-professional cooks to gain recognition for their cooking ability and for...
23rd Aug 2021
Country Range Student Chef Challenge returns
The competition, which has been running for over a quarter of a century, provides the ultimate test for teams of three full...
17th Aug 2021
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala launch Zest Quest Asia- Panasonic Autumn Challenge
The culinary competition aims to push the usual boundaries by placing technology at its centerpiece. Students, working...
17th Aug 2021
Rational partners with Craft Guild to launch student chef competition
The competition is open to anyone on a recognised catering education course (full or part time). Teams of two will compete...
13th Aug 2021
Twelve chefs revealed as National Chef of the Year finalists
Whittled down from 33 to just 12, the finalists now go on to cook at CORD by Le Cordon Bleu. The final will be aired at a VIP...
10th Aug 2021
Pandemic forces Wales to cancel WorldChefs Global Chefs Challenge
The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) had to cancel the WorldChefs Global Chefs Challenge, which was scheduled to take...
05th Aug 2021
BSCC offers students first taste of competition experience
A separate entry form must be completed for each competitor and submitted by post to reach the Craft Guild of Chefs by the...
03rd Aug 2021
Nestlé Professional announces Toque d’Or winners
This year the competition judges included former Toque d’Or winner Julie Jones and MasterChef the Professionals winner Louisa...
26th Jul 2021
Knorr Professional launches 2021 Great Roast competition
Celebrating one of the most iconic dishes found on menus across the country, the Great Roast competition returns in 2021 for...