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

13th Jun 2018
Coventry cooks up a storm at fourth and final Major Series heat
As well as showcasing students’ skills, competitions like the Major Series can go a long way towards improving their...
30th May 2018
Craft Guild announces 15 Graduate Awards finalists
Of the 60 entrants, 24 were invited to cook in the London or Sheffield heat last week (23 May), and all currently work in...
25th May 2018
North West Young Chef winner secures spot in YNCOTY semi-final
Having gone head-to-head against the six other finalists, 23 year-old Gabriel impressed judges with his “dogged determination...
18th May 2018
Craft Guild announces 40 National Chef of the Year semi-finalists
After an intensive day of judging, the Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the 40 chefs we are taking through to the next stage...
11th May 2018
Craft Guild announces 26 Graduate Awards semi-finalists
Open to chefs aged 23 and under, the Kitchen and Pastry Graduate examinations were founded by Craft Guild Vice-President...
30th Apr 2018
Major Series reaches halfway point, as New College Durham hosts third heat
Another day of “exciting heats” saw catering students from New College Durham and Hartlepool College take to the kitchen, as...
29th Mar 2018
Last chance to enter CGOC 2018 Graduate Awards – deadline extension announced!
Created to “provide formal recognition of young chefs’s culinary excellence,” the Graduate Awards are open to chefs under the...
28th Mar 2018
Craft Guild unveils challenging YCOTY brief
With a hugely anticipated wedding taking place on the 19th May and with the Craft Guild of Chefs being under Royal Patronage...
15th Mar 2018
Major Series crowns 2017/18 winner during Hotelympia grand final
With just one hour to cook and serve two portions of both a pop-up kitchen soup and “modern” chicken dish using Major...
12th Mar 2018
Lexington Catering crowned Tilda Chef Team of the Year
Awarded Silver Best-in-Class, Lexington’s two-man team comprised Tony Stuart and James Garred, who went head-to-head against...