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.

 

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Previous competitions:

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29th May 2024
Hospitality meets hospital catering at Wessex Salon Culinaire Event 2024
There were hospital chefs from across the south, including Bristol, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Hospital, Southern Healthcare...
23rd May 2024
Craft Guild vice chair shares tips on how to take good photos for your NCOTY entry
This year the criteria focuses on demonstrating excellent culinary skills across all disciplines, the creative use of local...
23rd May 2024
Welsh chefs strike gold in Sharjah competition
Representing the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), the team finished third overall against eight other countries in the...
16th May 2024
Craft Guild invites 36 chefs to take part in Graduate Awards heats
The Graduate Award is a practical and theory exam which is aimed at chefs aged under 25 who are looking to test their skills...
08th May 2024
Hospitality duo named in Team UK WorldSkills line-up
Ruby, who completed a BTEC in Hospitality at Cardiff and Vale College and now works at Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa near Bath...
08th May 2024
Toque d’Or finalists harvest key learnings in ‘farm-to-fork challenge’
Toque d’Or Grand Finals week The challenge was part of an action-packed Toque d’Or Grand Finals week, comprising a series of...
07th May 2024
How can entering the Graduate Awards now help a chef in the future?
The Craft Guild of Chefs recently spoke to Ieuan Davies on an Instagram live. He was the first chef to achieve the pastry and...
07th May 2024
Essential Cuisine partners with Lumina to welcome NCOTY top 3 to Liverpool
The agenda was meticulously crafted to showcase the best of Liverpool's food scene while providing ample opportunities for...
01st May 2024
New Suffolk College wins A Passion to Inspire competition
The trio will be invited to Skills for Chefs 2024 to meet culinary legend Jason Atherton as well as other chefs including...
30th Apr 2024
Stories from the Graduate Awards with Victoria Scupham
What was it that originally made you want to enter the Graduate Awards? My workplace has had chefs enter the competition in...