Knorr National Chef of the Year

The Knorr National Chef of the Year competition, held bi-annually during The Restaurant Show, is perhaps the best example of a Craft Guild run competition which while open to all, has emerged as the best and most highly respected culinary challenge today.

The National Chef of the Year will be someone who demonstrates exceptional technical skill and produces food with flavour, texture, balance and style that is second-to-none. He or she will also be commercial, practical, efficient and well organised.

With £10,000 in prize money to be won, as well as earning one of the most coveted accolades in the industry, the 2008 competition is expected to be hotly contested.

Entries are welcome from all sectors, from fine dining to cost sector catering, but chefs must be over 21 on January 2007 to be considered. Hopefuls must submit their recipe for a lunch menu for four people comprising one hot and one cold canapé, a pork dish using a regional breed, followed by a British dessert with a twist.

At the final, the chefs will have four hours to create a four-course meal with a selection of ingredients from a mystery basket.