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

08th Mar 2011
The Craft Guild of Chefs announces finalists for the 2011 Graduate Awards examinations
They were selected out of 26 potential candidates who took part in regional heats at the University College Birmingham and...
10th Dec 2010
Hrishikesh Desai triumphs as 2010 Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year
Hrishikesh Desai won the coveted title to join a host of respected names in the history of the competition including Gordon...
10th Nov 2010
Winner of Craft Guild's Young National Chef of the Year crowned
The cook-off took place at this year's Restaurant Show at London's Earls Court 2 and saw Mark Stinchcombe take home the title...
10th Nov 2010
Winner of Craft Guild's Young National Chef of the Year crowned
The cook-off took place at this year's Restaurant Show at London's Earls Court 2 and saw Mark Stinchcombe take home the title...
02nd Sep 2010
National Chef of the Year 2010 - Search Begins for UK's Top Chef
The event is being launched by the Craft Guild of Chefs and will culminate in a live final at the Restaurant Show at Earls...
08th Mar 2010
Semi finalists announced for the Craft Guild of Chefs' National Chef of the Year 2010
The judges have whittled down the overwhelming number of entries and the semi finalists are now set to compete in a series of...
09th Jan 2010
NZ-UK Link Foundation Challenge Winner 2009
He beat off seven other finalists in this annual event to win a fabulous four week trip of a lifetime to experience the...
02nd Jan 2010
Graduate Awards are now open for chefs to enter
The deadline for this year’s entries is Friday, April 16th. Organisers want to hear from chefs who believe they can first...
08th Sep 2009
The Craft Guild reveal their graduates for 2009
Hyun You Im (Honey) and Daniel Inniss-Fitzhugh received the news in front of 200 industry colleagues at the Craft Guild of...
05th Sep 2009
Major Mini Series Culinary Challenge hosted at WKC
The competition is part of a series of culinary salons held at colleges around the UK from as far a field as Northern Ireland...