The Craft Guild of Chefs has announced that entries are now open for the British Culinary Championships (BCC), which will take place from 28-29th May 2025 at Central Bedfordshire College.

The Salon, managed by Central Bedfordshire College in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, is fast becoming one of the top salons in the country.

This popular event is fastly growing in stature as well as being a fantastic platform all chefs. Especially for those chefs who wish to get a first taste of competition experience.

The salon will be split into the following sections, each section will be comprised of a series of competition classes:

• Salon Display (D)- these categories can be entered on either the Wednesday or Thursday but will only be judged and awarded once.
• Live Hot (LH)- Please register at least one hour before your competition is due to start.
• Live Cold (LC)- Please register at least one hour before your competition is due to start.
• Restaurant service (RS)- Wednesday Only. Please register at least one hour before your competition is due to start.

A separate entry form must be completed for each competitor and submitted by post to reach the Craft Guild of Chefs. The closing date is Wednesday 14th May 2025. Each entry costs £10.

All judges are qualified and experienced and will mark independently on merit and without bias. Competitors are encouraged to seek feedback from judges once results are known.

All competitors who reach the required standard will be presented with a BCC Salon Culinaire medal and certificate. Awards will be made to the standard achieved. If a standard is not reached, no award will be made. Awards include:

• Gold Award - 90% or more
• Silver Award - 75% or more
• Bronze Award - 65% or more
• Certificate of Merit - 55% or more

For more information and to fill out the entry form, read the document below.