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03rd Mar 2026
AIMS says instability in Middle East may impact on domestic food price inflation
The overall month-on-month inflation figure has moved to a negative overall position of -0.16% (-£0.02kg) with three of the four categories monitored, Beef (-0.45%), Pork (-0.56%) and Chicken (-0.43%)...
02nd Mar 2026
Live semi-finals return to Young National Chef of the Year competition
The new chair of judges, Tom Shepherd, owner of Upstairs by Tom Shepherd, said: “Young National Chef of the Year is a place where we see the next wave of British talent come through. This year’s brief...
02nd Mar 2026
Mark Birchall & Tom Shepherd discuss ‘graft, grit and greatness’ on Chefs on the Pass podcast
Episode 21 of Chefs on the Pass is a conversation about graft, humility, resilience, and what truly matters when it comes to cooking at the highest level. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Mark’s...
27th Feb 2026
NCOTY winner Orry Shand launches new restaurant in Aberdeenshire
Orry, 36, is now breathing new life into the former Falls of Feugh restaurant near Banchory, which closed its doors at the end of 2025. Taking inspiration from its riverside location, the restaurant...
27th Feb 2026
Craft Guild of Chefs hosts first Wellness Event of 2026
The free-to-attend gathering, which is part of the Guild’s ongoing commitment to wellbeing in the culinary industry, was led by health and life coach Emily Priddis, founder of Quiet Mind Coaching and...
27th Feb 2026
Sodexo names 9 finalists for Grand Finale of Cook for Change competition
On March 24th 2026 nine finalist chefs from eight countries will head to London to compete in the Grand Finale of Cook for Change, Sodexo’s sustainable culinary challenge. Their dishes will be...
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The exciting final kicked off at The Restaurant Show yesterday at London's Earls Court. Hulstone created a dish from the...
Other food champions to take to The Stage included Duncan Ackery, chief executive of Searcys 1847, eco-friendly pioneer...
The winning chef is described as "…someone who demonstrates exceptional technical skill and produces food with flavour...
He said the industry was wasting the talent that it had recruited. "Of the 600 students degree level hospitality students we...
The competition is for chefs between 18 and 23 years (by 1st December 2008) working in the hospitality or food industry...
Given a mystery basket of ingredients, the 15 teams of chefs from contract caterers had just 30 minutes to create a main dish...
The challenge is open to all chefs who will be under the age of 22 on 1 January 2009 and work and study in Wales. Chefs must...
This year there will be 12 categories, covering foods which have been tasted and judged at the monthly Foods Matter food...
The national final of the competition, which took place at Westminster Kingsway College in London last night (30 September)...
Enthusiastic candidates who have already entered the awards have the opportunity to revise their existing submissions. After...