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

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

04th Feb 2020
Student from Walsall College wins Pidy Student Catering Challenge
Yew competed against five other finalists and it was her international-inspired take on the quintessential afternoon tea that...
27th Jan 2020
Last call for entries for International Salon Culinaire
The International Salon Culinaire takes place at the Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Show at ExCeL London from 3-5 March 2020...
24th Jan 2020
Paul Ainsworth announced as chair of judges for The National Chef of the Year
Ainsworth takes over from Gary Jones, executive head chef at Le Manoir, who has led the team of judges for the last three...
Kate Mudge and Ieuan Davies
17th Jan 2020
Craft Guild of Chefs reveals new age limit as it launches Graduate Awards 2020
The Guild recognises many chefs are beginning their culinary careers later due to national changes to the school leaving age...
16th Jan 2020
Heat 2020 announces finalists
Colleges in the UK have competed to win the opportunity to reach the final of the prestigious culinary competition in Jersey...
15th Jan 2020
Craft Guild of Chefs announces name and venue change for Wessex Salon Culinaire
This year’s renamed competition will also have a new venue at Central Bedfordshire College, Kingsway Campus, Dunstable. The...
15th Jan 2020
Chef Mark Sargeant to head up 2020 UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year
The annual competition, sponsored by Seafish the public body that supports the £10 Billion UK seafood industry, attracts a...
09th Jan 2020
Zest Quest Asia names six college finalists
The six colleges include Loughborough College, New City College, North Hertfordshire College, Sheffield College, University...
08th Jan 2020
Wessex Salon Culinaire replaced by The British Student Cookery & Service
The British Student Cookery & Service Championships will have the same excellent classes of both live and static competitions...
08th Jan 2020
Young Pastry Chef of the Year winner to receive David Lyell Scholarship
The competition is open to pastry chefs aged 23 and under on 1 March 2020. The candidate should be working in a hotel...