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

27th Sep 2022

Mutti’s Golden Tomato Cook Competition returns

By: Edward Waddell
The overall winner will not only pick up the culinary award, but they will also receive an ‘incredible prize’ of a trip to Parma in Italy, the home of Mutti. Mutti is challenging home cooks to

More Competitions News

08th Mar 2022
FutureChef competition announces record number of female finalists
Hosted by UK hospitality charity Springboard, the competition is supported by chefs including Clare Smyth and Tom Kerridge...
01st Mar 2022
Craft Guild of Chefs celebrates 20 years of the Graduate Awards
Known for accelerating the careers of ambitious and talented young chefs, the Graduate Awards have seen its alumni going on...
28th Feb 2022
North Wales Chef ‘over the moon’ to win Junior Chef of Wales cook-off
Weir, head chef at Watson’s Bistro in Conwy, won the Dragon trophy as well as a trip to the Worldchefs Congress 2022 in Abu...
25th Feb 2022
British Turkey & Duck Young Chef Challenge opens for entry
The competition is open to student and apprentice chefs aged 23-years-old or under as of 12 April 2022, with the final taking...
25th Feb 2022
National Chef of Wales announces winner
The 24-year-old chef de partie received the coveted Dragon Trophy from Wales’ Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales...
24th Feb 2022
Students from Lincoln College win Rational cooking competition
Rational is committed to supporting educational initiatives that can provide students with training on its cooking systems to...
21st Feb 2022
S.Pellegrino launches search for brightest young UK chefs
Taking part in the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition is a ‘unique opportunity’ for UK-based chefs to enter a...
21st Feb 2022
UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year announces heats line-up
The judges will now visit the colleges selected with teams cooking and serving a French themed menu for the competition...
16th Feb 2022
Craft Guild Team of the Year competition opens for entries
The competition will be held at HRC on Tuesday 22 March between 14.00–15.30pm and seeks entries from teams consisting of...
11th Feb 2022
‘A Passion to Inspire’ launches competition
The competition supports all skills from produce to kitchen preparation as well as cocktails and wine service. Two heats have...