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

09th Dec 2008
Graduating with pride
Kiazim, who is now working with renowned New Zealand chef Peter Gordon at Providores in London, gained the highest grade...
03rd Dec 2008
Heat 1 - Bournemouth, March 2008
The first heat of the Knorr National Chef of the Year took place yesterday at the Hotel & Catering Show in Bournemouth, with...
11th Aug 2008
Major Series 2009
City College Plymouth – Friday 14th November 2008 Highbury College Portsmouth – 1st May 2009 Aylesbury College – 26th March...
09th Aug 2008
Simon Hulstone wins National Chef of the Year
The exciting final kicked off at The Restaurant Show yesterday at London's Earls Court. Hulstone created a dish from the...
08th Aug 2008
INVITATION TO ENTER - COLLEGES
Once again we will offer the opportunity for a young chef to experience a unique all expenses paid three-week working holiday...
08th Aug 2008
INVITATION TO ENTER - UNDER 23s
Once again we will offer the opportunity for a young chef to experience a unique all expenses paid three-week working holiday...
08th Aug 2008
2008 Competition Rules
Your application should be submitted by e-mail in Microsoft Word or by post and consist of:1) A typed application form that...
01st Aug 2008
FutureChef 2008
Following school and local finals, a round of regional finals will produce twelveyoung chefs aged 12-16 who will go on to...
01st Jul 2008
2008 Semi-finalists announced
The lucky semi finalists, who will now go on to a round of live cook offs held at three different venues around the country...
01st Jul 2008
Major Series 2007
The following finalists will be given an hour to prepare, cook and serve a 3lb chicken using Major marinades.Martin Saunders...