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

30th Sep 2020
Vacherin’s Nick Smith crowned National Chef of the Year winner
As part of Hospitality Week the NCOTY final, which took place at Le Cordon Bleu earlier this month, was streamed to hundreds...
30th Sep 2020
Edwin Kuk wins Young National Chef of the Year final
The focus for this year’s competition was on sustainability and chefs had to incorporate ingredients from the Knorr Future 50...
29th Sep 2020
Services provider Compass announced as headline sponsor 2021 International Salon Culinaire
Nick Vadis, culinary director at Compass UK & Ireland, said he was thrilled to be partnering with Salon Culinaire, which...
29th Sep 2020
Student Watercress Challenge opens for entry
To enter chefs must create a dish using watercress and post a picture with a description on social media using...
16th Sep 2020
Colleges triumph in online version of Zest Quest Asia Summer Challenge
First prize went to Ryan Plummer of Colchester Institute for his King Prawn Tempura Starter served with a mango, red onion...
15th Sep 2020
Students and apprentices honoured in Toque d’Or Digital 2020 Awards
In a live virtual awards ceremony hosted on YouTube, the awards took place on Friday, September 11th and were watched by...
24th Aug 2020
Wales invited to host prestigious event for world’s top chefs next year
The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) and its partners, the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales, the Celtic Manor...
14th Aug 2020
Young Chef Young Waiter China/ South East Asia launches in the UK
The Young Chef Young Waiter competition aims to uncover the best young talent in the industry and help equip them with...
07th Aug 2020
Craft Guild of Chefs names ten finalists for NCOTY
The ten chefs will now compete for the 2021 NCOTY crown in a cook-off at Le Cordon Bleu in September. David Mulcahy...
05th Aug 2020
Plans progressing well for the Graduate Awards 2020
Munkley was determined to ensure young chefs have the opportunity to develop their skills and promote their talent, despite...