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

04th Dec 2025

Craft Guild of Chefs opens entries to 2026 British Culinary Championships

By: Edward Waddell

The Salon, managed by Central Bedfordshire College in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs is fast becoming one of the top salons in the country. This popular event is growing in stature

02nd Dec 2025

Association of Pastry Chefs launches Dessert of the Year competition

By: Edward Waddell

Competitors will be allowed 60 minutes to prepare, cook and present two identical plates of an original dessert suitable for fine dining. Those competing must consider flavours, textures and the

01st Dec 2025

Craft Guild of Chefs starts search for National Chef Team of the Year winner

By: Edward Waddell

Teams of two will be required to produce eight portions of four distinct small bowl dishes. These dishes should be suitable for a stand-up reception for 20+ guests, with enough variety and substance

01st Dec 2025

Tilda opens entries to 2026 Chef Team of the Year competition

By: Edward Waddell

Tilda is inviting chef teams of two to rise to the challenge of creating a nutritionally balanced, high-protein, high-carb main course that reflects the theme ‘Food as Fuel’. The competition is about

More Competitions News

12th Mar 2018

City of Glasgow College celebrates Country Range Student Chef Challenge win

Up against nine other finalists, Glasgow’s winning team consisted of Erin Sweeney, Jordan McKenzie and Lee Christie, who...

01st Mar 2018

Cornwall College wins Major Series round two

Competing for a place in the final were students from South Devon, City College Plymouth, Exeter College and Cornwall College...

27th Feb 2018

Tabasco announces 10 Hot Chef finalists 2018

Now in its sixth year, the competition is run in partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs and open exclusively to student...

15th Feb 2018

Country Range announces Student Chef Challenge finalists

ollowing three “highly-competitive” semi-finals (1-9 February), where chefs had to produce a three-course, three-cover...

01st Feb 2018

Craft Guild of Chefs officially opens 2019 National Chef of the Year

Following an unforgettable 2017, which saw Lucas Selby take home the highly prestigious title, this year’s competition...

01st Feb 2018

National Chef of the Year 2018

Taking home the title of National Chef of the Year, Luke Selby – Graduate Award winner in 2013 and Young National Chef of the...

01st Feb 2018

National Chef of the Year 2018

Taking home the title of National Chef of the Year, Luke Selby – Graduate Award winner in 2013 and Young National Chef of the...

24th Jan 2018

Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards 2018 now open for entry

Founded by executive chef at The Royal Garden Hotel, Steve Munkley in 2002, the culinary awards look for young chefs (aged 23...

22nd Jan 2018

Major Series 2018 kicked off at Bournemouth and Poole College

With three kitchen challenges – chicken, street food and pasta - as well as the restaurant plated mains, gateaus, bread rolls...

12th Jan 2018

Seven chefs make the grade at 2017 Graduate Awards

After undergoing a series of tests in the full day graduate examinations held at University College Birmingham, five chefs...