Competitions

September 2010

Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards - Final exam

9th September 2010, Thames Valley University, London

A Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Award is a formal recognition of a young working chef’s excellence. Prestigious for the chef, the award is also a credit to their mentor and employer. All working chefs aged 23 years or under on September 9th 2010 can enter this free nationwide challenge.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/competitions/g…

Combined Services Culinary Challenge & Exhibition 2010

28th – 30th September 2010, Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey

The only UK event dedicated to catering within the Armed Forces, if you want to be face to face with key decision makers within the MoD, then the 2010 Combined Services Culinary Challenge is where you need to be.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/news-item/2010…

October 2010

NZ-UK Link Foundation Culinary Challenge 2010 - Entry deadline

1st October 2010

The Craft Guild of Chefs and The NZ-UK Link Foundation would like to invite you to support this competition by nominating and entering a candidate(s) for this year’s event; or alternatively you can take part yourself if you comply with the competition criteria. Competitors should be between 18 and 23 years old as of 1st December 2010, in training or employment and hold a British passport.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/competitions/n…

National Chef of the Year 2010 live final

11th October 2010, The Restaurant Show at Earls Court, London

The National Chef of the Year competition,run by the Craft Guild of Chefs, acknowledges and rewards the crème de la crème of today’s chef talent and is one of the UK’s most respected culinary challenges.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/competitions/n…

South Asian Chef Competition 2010 – National Final

11th October 2010, Leeds City College, Bradford

Professional chefs in the UK are being invited to challenge their culinary skills in the art of South Asian cooking to win the title of UK South Asian Chef 2010.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/competitions/s…

November 2010

NZ-UK Link Foundation Culinary Challenge 2010 - Cook-off

15th November 2010, Westminster Kingsway College, London

Eight successful finalists will compete at this cook-off for a chance to win a unique all expenses paid three-week tour of New Zealand, working in the country's best restaurants and lodges and visiting food producers and wineries.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/competitions/n…

The 11th Culinary World Cup

20th - 24th November 2010, Luxembourg

The Craft Guild of Chef’s award-winning Culinary Academy is calling for competition hungry chefs to put themselves forward for this year’s global showdown. The battle takes place in Luxembourg and will star teams from 28 countries in both the northern and southern hemispheres. For more information on how to join the Culinary Academy and to express an interest in the Culinary World Cup team, call 020 8948 3870 or click below.

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/culinary-acade…

The Heinz Tomato Ketchup Cook-Off

30th November 2010

Catering students who have the bottle are invited to enter a nationwide challenge to create a red hot menu for a professional kitchen using Heinz tomato ketchup as a key ingredient. From paper entries submitted, 10 finalists will be chosen and invited to a cook-off on Wednesday 13th January 2011 at The Sheffield College. Closing date for entries - 30th November 2010

Details: www.craftguildofchefs.org/competitions/t…

January 2011

Essential Cuisine Chefs Team Competition

24 - 26 January 2011, Birmingham’s NEC

The search is again on to find the UK cookery world’s perfect partners and deserving winners of this year’s Essential Cuisine Chefs Team award 2011. To register a team in the competition, email essential@proactivecompetitions.co.uk

Details: www.essentialcuisine.com

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