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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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

13th Mar 2020
Heat 2020 names joint winners
The ‘unprecedented result’ was made by the judging panel, which included Henry Brosi, Paul Gayler MBE and Stephen Scuffell...
12th Mar 2020
Finalists revealed for Toque d’Or 2020
There were 78 aspiring hospitality students or apprentices competing at the National Heats, which took place in Glasgow...
10th Mar 2020
Craft Guild of Chefs launches British Student Culinary Championships
The BSCC will be one of the UK’s largest live culinary competitions offering a platform for student chefs to gain their first...
10th Mar 2020
UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year announces semi-finalists
The theme for this year’s competition is French Gastronomy and the guest judge will be Pierre Koffmann. The semi-finals of...
09th Mar 2020
Heat 2020 returns this week
The three Heat 2020 finalists are Farnborough College, South Eastern College from Bangor College and the Jersey team from...
06th Mar 2020
City of Liverpool College wins Country Range Student Chef Challenge
The three culinary students, Chi-Hin Cheung, Talent Sibindi and Beth Disley-Jones, impressed judges with their ‘inventive’...
06th Mar 2020
Ronnel claims Sodexo Chef of the Year title
He was one of nine finalists who competed in a live cook off at this year’s Hotel, Restaurant and Catering (HRC) show at...
06th Mar 2020
Six students reach Young Pastry Chef of the Year final
The six finalists include: Victoria Hollingsworth - The Gleneagles Hotel. Ruth Dowie - Ayrshire College. Chloe Hammond -...
02nd Mar 2020
UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year 2020 opens for entry
College and apprentice chefs have been challenged to create a three-course menu for six covers. Young’s Seafood will provide...
02nd Mar 2020
Young Chef Young Waiter Finals to be hosted at Expo 2020 Dubai
The YCYW competition aims to showcase the best young chefs and waiters in the UK. Past winners include Raymond Blanc, Heston...