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

31st Jul 2025

10 chefs in running for National Chef of the Year culinary title

By: Edward Waddell

With an exceptionally high standard of entries this year, the competition has once again proven why it remains the title every ambitious chef aspires to win. From creativity and technical skill to

21st Jul 2025

Sixteen young chefs lined up for Le Cordon Bleu London Scholarship final

By: Edward Waddell

A spokesman said that following ‘incredibly competitive semi-finals’, 32 candidates were whittled down to just 16 finalists. “The level of passion for the culinary arts demonstrated by the semi

11th Jul 2025

Rebecca Britton claims Best in Show accolade at 2025 Finishing Touches

By: Edward Waddell

Finishing Touches, which is sponsored by McDougalls, is a competition organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs. The competition is aimed at staff employed in any aspect of

10th Jul 2025

Kraft Heinz launches its first-ever culinary competition with James Cochran

By: Edward Waddell

The competition will give five chefs the chance to receive one-on-one mentorship from Cochran, developing their business acumen and culinary skill before competing in a two-round cook-off. The overall

More Competitions News

28th Feb 2022

North Wales Chef ‘over the moon’ to win Junior Chef of Wales cook-off

Weir, head chef at Watson’s Bistro in Conwy, won the Dragon trophy as well as a trip to the Worldchefs Congress 2022 in Abu...

25th Feb 2022

British Turkey & Duck Young Chef Challenge opens for entry

The competition is open to student and apprentice chefs aged 23-years-old or under as of 12 April 2022, with the final taking...

25th Feb 2022

National Chef of Wales announces winner

The 24-year-old chef de partie received the coveted Dragon Trophy from Wales’ Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales...

24th Feb 2022

Students from Lincoln College win Rational cooking competition

Rational is committed to supporting educational initiatives that can provide students with training on its cooking systems to...

21st Feb 2022

S.Pellegrino launches search for brightest young UK chefs

Taking part in the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition is a ‘unique opportunity’ for UK-based chefs to enter a...

21st Feb 2022

UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year announces heats line-up

The judges will now visit the colleges selected with teams cooking and serving a French themed menu for the competition...

16th Feb 2022

Craft Guild Team of the Year competition opens for entries

The competition will be held at HRC on Tuesday 22 March between 14.00–15.30pm and seeks entries from teams consisting of...

11th Feb 2022

‘A Passion to Inspire’ launches competition

The competition supports all skills from produce to kitchen preparation as well as cocktails and wine service. Two heats have...

10th Feb 2022

Last chance to enter Tilda Chef Team of the Year competition

As part of HRC’s (Hotel, Restaurant & Catering) Salon Culinaire and in conjunction with the Craft Guild of Chefs, Tilda Chef...

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...