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

17th Mar 2026

UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year reveals 5 finalists

By: Edward Waddell
The road to restaurant excellence reached a ‘thrilling milestone’ at Lainston House in Winchester, where the semi-final of the UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year 2026 unfolded in ‘spectacular

More Competitions News

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...
Major Series 2009
City College Plymouth – Friday 14th November 2008 Highbury College Portsmouth – 1st May 2009 Aylesbury College – 26th March...
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...
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...
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...
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...
FutureChef 2008
Following school and local finals, a round of regional finals will produce twelveyoung chefs aged 12-16 who will go on to...
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...
Major Series 2007
The following finalists will be given an hour to prepare, cook and serve a 3lb chicken using Major marinades.Martin Saunders...
Final 10 are announced
The chosen 10 are:Sean Beckerleg, Royal Duchy Hotel, CornwallDaniel Corbett, Rhodes W1, LondonNathan Drage, Northampton...