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

31st Jul 2025

10 chefs in running for National Chef of the Year culinary title

By: Edward Waddell

With an exceptionally high standard of entries this year, the competition has once again proven why it remains the title every ambitious chef aspires to win. From creativity and technical skill to

21st Jul 2025

Sixteen young chefs lined up for Le Cordon Bleu London Scholarship final

By: Edward Waddell

A spokesman said that following ‘incredibly competitive semi-finals’, 32 candidates were whittled down to just 16 finalists. “The level of passion for the culinary arts demonstrated by the semi

11th Jul 2025

Rebecca Britton claims Best in Show accolade at 2025 Finishing Touches

By: Edward Waddell

Finishing Touches, which is sponsored by McDougalls, is a competition organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs. The competition is aimed at staff employed in any aspect of

10th Jul 2025

Kraft Heinz launches its first-ever culinary competition with James Cochran

By: Edward Waddell

The competition will give five chefs the chance to receive one-on-one mentorship from Cochran, developing their business acumen and culinary skill before competing in a two-round cook-off. The overall

More Competitions News

25th Mar 2020

Springboard’s FutureChef crowns 2020 winner

Jodie, 16, who attends Trinity High School beat 11 other young chefs to win the title. She impressed judges with a main...

25th Mar 2020

Welsh Chefs finals postponed due to coronavirus

The two competitions were due to take place on 30 March 2020 at Cardiff and Vale College City Campus. Arwyn Watkins...

17th Mar 2020

Nine teams progress to UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year final

David McKown, director of the competition, said: “We had a decision to make since our teams might not have been in a position...

16th Mar 2020

Steve Groves reflects on NCOTY experience

Chefs who want to compete should register for a National Chef of the Year account at: www.nationalchefoftheyear.co.uk to...

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’...