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

27th Jan 2014
Major Culinary Challenge 2014
The first heat takes place on February 7 at South Devon College in Paignton, and the second heat is scheduled to take place...
23rd Jan 2014
First Family Food Appreciation Workshops Hailed a Success
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School in Solihull was the first of six UK schools to pilot the scheme from the fledgling...
23rd Jan 2014
First Sponsors for 2014 Workshops Announced
Welcoming back Uncle Ben’s and Dolmio, Premier, Marks and Spencer and Reynolds, which all supported last year’s scheme...
22nd Jan 2014
Brakes announces regional heats shortlist for Student Chef Team Challenge
These teams will now compete in a live cook-off at one of seven heats held across the UK, including Northern Ireland where...
04th Dec 2013
AWARD-WINNING CHEFS TO TAKE SPOTLIGHT AT HOTELYMPIA SKILLERY
2013 National Chef of the Year, Hayden Groves and Young National Chef of the Year, Ben Champkin are just two of the high...
26th Nov 2013
Budding young chef Hayley Cancea announced as winner of the FutureChef challenge
The 12 finalists earned their place in the national final of the charity’s annual cooking contest by working their way...
25th Nov 2013
Gluten-free Chef of the Year 2013 competition winners announced
His top prize is a week-long stage working with executive chef Andrew Fairlie at the two Michelin-starred Gleneagles. The...
22nd Nov 2013
COMBING THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY FOR WESSEX 2014 COMPETITORS
We have now opened our annual search for chefs who are champing at the bit for the chance to test their skills on a big stage...
18th Nov 2013
Search for the 2014 North West Young Chef of the Year begins in January
The contest, sponsored by Cheshire-based Essential Cuisine, invites young people from across Greater Manchester, Lancashire...
11th Nov 2013
Search is on for competitors for the Wessex Salon Culinaire 2014
The event, organised by the Craft Guild, will take place from May 28-29 at Brockenhurst College in Brockenhurst, Hampshire...