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 Jan 2018

Chefs impress at Wessex Salon Culinaire 2018

Located in the heart of the New Forest National Park, Brockenhurst is one of the country's top colleges and has been awarded...

12th Jan 2018

Country Range announces 2017/18 Student Chef Challenge semi-finalists

Loughborough College City of Liverpool College City College Norwich Ayrshire College Newcastle College City of Glasgow...

17th Aug 2017

Graduate Awards finalists announced in anniversary year

Out of the 36 participants, only 15 will be chosen for the kitchen final and 12 for the pastry, which will be announced...

26th May 2017

Craft Guild of Chefs reveals Semi-Finalists for Kitchen and Pastry Graduate Awards

The heats will take place on Thursday 15th June at the University of West London and Sheffield College. During this stage...

19th Oct 2015

Craft Guild Student Challenge 2015 seeks 'freestyling' teams

The competition targets teams of three full time student chefs studying hospitality or catering college courses and requires...

08th Oct 2015

Craft Guild Student Challenge 2015 seeks 'freestyling' teams

The competition targets teams of three full time student chefs studying hospitality or catering college courses and requires...

08th Aug 2014

Tabasco Student Street Food Brunch Challenge for chefs

This year it is called the Student Street Food Brunch Challenge 2014, giving competitors the task of creating a dish using...

11th Feb 2014

South West Chef of the Year 2014 launches at Source Taste of the West

Cornwell, who is chef de partie at Michelin-starred Lucknam Park near Bath, presented roast loin of venison, squash purée...

27th Jan 2014

National Chef of the Year 2014 open for entries

National Chef of the Year was launched in 1972 and has seen the cream of the UK culinary world take the title. Previous...

27th Jan 2014

Who will become the next Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Award winners?

Successful candidates will have to pass a number of culinary challenges in a high-pressured environment. Those that reach the...