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

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20th May 2013
Young National Chef of the Year ambassador gets stuck into new role
Sargeant, chef proprietor of Rocksalt in Folkestone and 2002 National Chef of the Year winner, said 21st century innovation...
05th Apr 2013
RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES AT WESSEX SALON CULINAIRE 2013
Almost 150 silver medals were also presented at the event in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs at Brockenhurst...
01st Apr 2013
The search begins for the Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2013
The competition, now in its fifth decade, is recognised as the annual search for a chef that stands out from the crowd in...
04th Feb 2013
The search begins for the Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2013
The competition, now in its fifth decade, is recognised as the annual search for a chef that stands out from the crowd in...
09th Oct 2012
Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year and Young National Chef of the Year 2012 crowned
His well thought out menu, paying close attention to authenticity, sourcing, seasonality, timing and wastage, while creating...
08th Oct 2012
Young National Chef of the Year 2012 crowned
Murphy, chef de partie at Koffmann’s at The Berkeley, won with a winning menu consisting of sous vide duck breast, beetroot...
01st Aug 2012
London Hilton chef wins the 2012 Alaska Seafood Recipe Challenge
Alaska Seafood, in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, had challenged UK chefs to create a recipe design specifically...
05th Jul 2012
Chefs from Westminster Kingsway College and The Savoy win the Winnie Myers' Traditional Afternoon Tea challenge
Now in its second year, the competition challenges students and working chefs to assemble a traditional afternoon tea...
07th Jun 2012
Eight young chefs named for the YNCOTY 2012 finals
Now in its third year, the competition is aimed at 18-23 year old chefs working in any sector of the industry and who are...
01st Jun 2012
Eight chefs make it through to Alaska Seafood Recipe Challenge
The judges decided that the standard was so high they chose to put eight chefs through to the final instead of five as...