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

More Competitions News

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...
05th Jun 2020
Finalists for The Young National Chef of the Year revealed
Due to the ongoing situation with Covid19, the selection process has had to be tweaked for this year. Rather than some of the...
craft guild of chefs competitions 2020 new dates
30th Apr 2020
Guild announces new dates for events postponed as a result of Covid-19
Andrew Green, chief executive of the Guild, said: “We pride ourselves on running a full calendar of exciting events every...
25th Mar 2020
Duo impress judges at Tilda Chef Team of the Year 2020
The Tilda Chef Team of the Year aims to highlight how ‘innovative’ rice can be, helping chefs to cater for a wide range of...
25th Mar 2020
Vice president of the Craft Guild of Chefs releases update on NCOTY and YNCOTY
In this short video Mulcahy explained: "We are experiencing extremely difficult and challenging times, some of the most...
25th Mar 2020
Toque d'Or Finals and Awards postponed
Earlier this month it was announced that 24 apprentices and college students reached the Grand Final of the Toque d'Or. The...
25th Mar 2020
North West Young Chef competition postponed
The 20th edition of the competition, held in association with Essential Cuisine, Sous Vide Tools, CHR Equipment and...