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:

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07th Feb 2022
Ten finalists announced for Wales’ top culinary competitions
The finals will be held at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), hosted by Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campus in...
02nd Feb 2022
Interview with Young National Chef of the Year Daniel Cornish
David Foad: Now you’ve had a bit of time to take it all in, can you tell us how it felt when you were announced as the winner...
02nd Feb 2022
Inspiring Culinary Generations 2021-22 reveals winners
The 2022 National Final winners, include: Aspiring Student Chef (11-13 years): Siyana Kotecha, Leicester Grammar, winning...
31st Jan 2022
Interview with National Chef of the Year winner Thomas Swaby
David Foad: Now you’ve had a bit of time to take it all in, can you tell how it felt when you were announced as the winner...
28th Jan 2022
Country Range Student Chef Challenge reveals finalists
The eight teams who will compete at the grand final at the Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Show at ExCeL, include: Cambridge...
27th Jan 2022
Craft Guild celebrates 20th anniversary of Graduate Awards
Not only will birthday elements feature highly throughout the campaign, but after key parts of the award have had to move...
24th Jan 2022
National Young Seafood Chef competition opens for entries
Nathan Outlaw, Mark Hix, Mitch Tonks and Rick Stein will come together to decide which team will gain the accolade of the...
18th Jan 2022
Final call for Toque d’Or 2022 registrations
Nestlé Professional’s Toque d’Or is a ‘unique’ competition as it focusses on both back and front of house staff. Entrants...
13th Jan 2022
British Turkey and British Duck Young Chef Challenge opens for entries
Competitors have an hour to produce two portions of a two-course innovative menu featuring British poultry, which will...
11th Jan 2022
UK Young Restaurant Team of Year competition adopts French theme
The competition is returning after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. David McKown MBE, director of the...