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

11th Nov 2013

Blue Arrow Chef of the Year 2013 announced

Runners up were Luke Smith, head chef at the Level 39 restaurant in Canada Square for CH&Co, and Gareth Ruck, sous chef at...

11th Nov 2013

College chef wins Major Cambridge University Culinary Cup

Now in its fourth year, the all day event sponsored by Major International was held at Cambridge Regional College on October...

08th Nov 2013

Jersey culinary team wins Inter Island Challenge

The competition, organised by the Craft Guild of Chefs and attended by vice president Steve Scuffell, was held in the Academy...

18th Oct 2013

Inter Island Challenge 2013

Last year Guernsey’s team lifted the Peter Queree trophy, named after well-known former head of catering at the Highlands...

16th Oct 2013

Winnie Myers Afternoon Tea Challenge

Now in its third year, the competition created as a tribute to the late Winnie Myers, a well respected member of the Craft...

10th Oct 2013

Extra time for Tabasco’s ‘hottest chef’ competition for student chefs

Tabasco, owned by the US based McIlhenny Company, in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs is holding the Student Street...

10th Oct 2013

South Asian Chef Competition 2013 winners crowned

Judges from the Craft Guild of Chefs, the catering industry and the catering education sector, represented by chair of judges...

10th Oct 2013

Brakes Student Chef Team Challenge 2013/14 open for entries

The annual competition, which for the first time welcomes new sponsors BD Foods and ABP Food Group for this year’s challenge...

09th Oct 2013

BaxterStorey executive chef wins National Chef of the Year 2013

Groves, executive chef at BaxterStorey, won the crown after producing outstanding dishes at the final at the Restaurant Show...

09th Oct 2013

Young National Chef of the Year 2013 revealed

He impressed the judging panel, which included the competition’s chef ambassador Mark Sargeant, a former National Chef of the...