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

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

11th May 2021
YCYW 2020 competition unveils 25 finalists
The live final will take place in May 2021 in four London venues to discover the best young chef and young waiter in the UK...
05th May 2021
Toque d’Or reveals 2021 competition finalists
The heats saw 112 back of house students, apprentices and young professionals from across the country compete for their place...
29th Apr 2021
Craft Guild of Chefs extends Graduate Awards entry deadline
Due to large amounts of the hospitality industry still being closed, the Craft Guild of Chefs has extended its deadline for...
15th Apr 2021
International Salon Culinaire announces winner of cheese starter challenge
The Alsop & Walker Cheese Starter Awards, in partnership with Compass Group UK & Ireland, saw chefs around the UK produce a...
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...