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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Previous competitions:

Latest Competition News

04th Dec 2025

Craft Guild of Chefs opens entries to 2026 British Culinary Championships

By: Edward Waddell

The Salon, managed by Central Bedfordshire College in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs is fast becoming one of the top salons in the country. This popular event is growing in stature

02nd Dec 2025

Association of Pastry Chefs launches Dessert of the Year competition

By: Edward Waddell

Competitors will be allowed 60 minutes to prepare, cook and present two identical plates of an original dessert suitable for fine dining. Those competing must consider flavours, textures and the

01st Dec 2025

Craft Guild of Chefs starts search for National Chef Team of the Year winner

By: Edward Waddell

Teams of two will be required to produce eight portions of four distinct small bowl dishes. These dishes should be suitable for a stand-up reception for 20+ guests, with enough variety and substance

01st Dec 2025

Tilda opens entries to 2026 Chef Team of the Year competition

By: Edward Waddell

Tilda is inviting chef teams of two to rise to the challenge of creating a nutritionally balanced, high-protein, high-carb main course that reflects the theme ‘Food as Fuel’. The competition is about

More Competitions News

23rd Jun 2022

Students from Newcastle College win UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition

The competition, which is sponsored by Young’s Seafood and is celebrating its 25th Anniversary year, was ‘delighted’ to have...

21st Jun 2022

Gordon Ramsay opens entry to cooking competition series

Contestants will be put through their paces in the ‘UK’s toughest ever food competition’ as we celebrate the nation’s...

21st Jun 2022

Welsh chefs enjoy experience of competing against the world’s best

Harry’s Asian inspired warm seafood starter, featuring Sterling white halibut, was followed by a main course using veal...

20th Jun 2022

Toque d’Or TV to showcase competition for first time

The first episode was aired on the Toque d’Or YouTube channel at midday on Friday 17th June, with the successive four...

09th Jun 2022

Lakeland Dairies sponsors Graduate Awards

The prestigious Graduate Scheme is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with an enhanced programme devised by the panel...

08th Jun 2022

Compass crowns 2022 Apprentice Chef of the Year

Eight Compass apprentice chefs battled it out at the annual Compass Chef of the Year culinary final, held at the Compass...

06th Jun 2022

HRC to return to ExCeL London in 2023

The International Salon Culinaire is the UK’s largest programme of culinary competitions with hundreds of different events...

26th May 2022

S.Pellegrino announces ‘stellar’ Jury line-up for competition

Sally Abe, Lisa Goodwin Allen, Jason Atherton, Claude Bosi, Sat Bains, Skye Gyngell and Francesco Mazzei have all come on...

25th May 2022

Former YNCOTY finalist prepares to compete on global stage

Harry was third in the Craft Guild of Chefs Young National Chef of the Year final in 2020 and was runner up in the Junior...

24th May 2022

Craft Guild entices chefs to enter National Chef of the Year competition

It has also allowed more chefs the opportunity to enter the UK’s most prestigious culinary competition by extending its...