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

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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...
06th Jan 2020
Semi-finalists revealed for County Range Student Chef Challenge 2019/20
Run in partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs the competition enables young chefs to develop their culinary skills. The...
03rd Jan 2020
Pidy names finalists for Student Catering Challenge
This year the challenge is encouraging students to reinvent the classic tradition of afternoon tea, using a selection of...
09th Dec 2019
Deadline extended for Country Range Student Chef Challenge
The Country Range Student Chef Challenge, run in conjunction with the Craft Guild of Chefs, enables students to showcase...
19th Nov 2019
Tilda Chef Team of the Year winners to go on Italian trip
In association with the Craft Guild of Chefs as part of the HRC’s Salon Culinaire, the winning chef team will enjoy a two-day...
15th Nov 2019
Final call for Country Range Student Chef Challenge entries
The competition requires teams of three students to plan, prepare and cook a three-course, four-cover menu in 90 minutes. The...