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

19th Feb 2024
Nestlé Professional unveils college students advancing to Toque d’Or 2024 heats
Taking place at The Grand Cookery School in York over 12-13th March, the heats will involve 48 front of house (FOH) and back...
19th Feb 2024
Compass celebrates 26 medal haul at Culinary Olympics
The IKA/Culinary Olympics is the oldest, largest and most diverse international culinary arts competition in the world. Nick...
13th Feb 2024
Team GB secures five gold medals at Culinary Olympics
The ten competing Team GB members were managed by Peter Joyner and included chef captain Terry O’Riordan, and team chefs...
12th Feb 2024
Young Restaurant Team of the Year unveils semi-finalists
Vicky Enderson, chair of judges, commented: "A challenging innovation brief based on classical Escoffier dishes was taken on...
08th Feb 2024
Sarah Frankland teams up with Ben Murphy to lead search for chefs to enter Graduate Awards 2024
For 2024, the Craft Guild of Chefs is proud to unveil a new Chair of Pastry Examiners with executive chef at Pennyhill Park...
05th Feb 2024
Team GB has ‘high expectations’ for 2024 Culinary Olympics
When speaking at the Craft Guild of Chefs Business Partners Lunch, Joyner said: “We now are working hard towards the next big...
01st Feb 2024
Wessex branch of HCA launches Salon Culinaire cooking competition
The event provides a chance for healthcare chefs to showcase their skills and talent. The competition is also an opportunity...
31st Jan 2024
Apprentice duo strike gold to win inaugural Green Chef Challenge
The pair both won gold medals for Gabbi’s three-course vegetarian menu with judges scoring their dishes at 90% or over. The...
26th Jan 2024
Josh Morris emerges victorious in National Chef of Wales final
The final was held at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), organised by the Culinary Association of Wales...
26th Jan 2024
Sam Everton wins Junior Chef of Wales title
The final was held at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC), organised by the Culinary Association of Wales...