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

16th Apr 2024
Chef Tommy Banks shares top tips ahead of Toque d’Or Grand Finals
The Finals will comprise a series of challenges built around the competition’s overarching theme of sustainability, covering...
16th Apr 2024
Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England announces 12 finalists
Heading to the Ascot Racecourse, this event is set to take place on St. George's Day (23rd April 2024) celebrating the rich...
15th Apr 2024
Stories from the Graduate Awards with Pastry Achiever Charlotte Vicars
She was also recognised as the Highest Pastry Award Achiever in 2023. As part of our Graduate Awards stories, we’ve been...
08th Apr 2024
Compass chefs shine at International Salon Culinaire
Chefs from across the Compass UK business took part in the event with representation across its sectors, including...
04th Apr 2024
Knorr Professional crowns inaugural Scottish Student Chef of the Year winner
On 21st March eight student chefs from across the country took part in a cook-off competition designed to unearth the next...
28th Mar 2024
Country Range Student Chef Challenge names West Suffolk College as winners
Under the watchful eyes of the judges and a live audience, the students recreated their three-course, four-cover menu within...
22nd Mar 2024
UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year announces finalists
Taking centre stage on 26th June will be the teams from Belfast Metropolitan College, Sheffield College, Loughborough College...
20th Mar 2024
Springboard FutureChef crowns Reese Ventura as competition winner
It is a competition to find the UK’s best young chef, and Reese emerged victorious after more than 13,000 students from 515...
19th Mar 2024
Nestlé Professional reveals 12 Toque d’Or competition finalists
Back of House (BOH) competitors were tasked with replicating a nutritious and sustainable plant-based main course created by...
18th Mar 2024
Craft Guild of Chefs speaks to NCOTY winner Alex Angelogiannis
Alex Angelogiannis of The Glenturret Restaurant by Lalique emerged victorious as the National Chef of the Year winner in what...