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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Latest Competition News

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12th Dec 2024
Association of Pastry Chefs opens entries to 2025 Dessert of the Year competition
Competitors will have 60 minutes to prepare, cook and present two identical plates of an original dessert, suitable for fine...
12th Dec 2024
Scottish Culinary Championships will put chefs to test at ScotHot25
The event promises to deliver an ‘exhilarating showcase’ of culinary talent, giving chefs across all levels of experience and...
05th Dec 2024
Team USA wins Young Chef Young Waiter & Young Mixologist competition
The 2024 World Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologists World Finals were held in Singapore from 22-24th November 2024...
04th Dec 2024
Craft Guild of Chefs announces entries are now open for British Culinary Championships
The Salon, managed by Central Bedfordshire College in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, is fast becoming one of the...
04th Dec 2024
Unox calls on catering college students to enter CombiGuru competition
Students are invited to sign up for the CombiGuru app which will test their knowledge of the gastronomic world with a quiz...
04th Dec 2024
Seventeen chefs to cook-off in Wales’ premier culinary contests
The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), which organises and holds the three-day Welsh talent and food and drink showcase at...
03rd Dec 2024
Levy hosts Sustainable Menu Competition for 40 employees
Divided into eight teams, they were tasked to create premium-standard main courses and desserts, prioritising sustainability...
03rd Dec 2024
HIT Scotland crowns winner of Andrew Fairlee Scholarship
Andrew Clark was awarded the ‘much-coveted’ industry scholarship, impressing the panel of judges with his technical skill...
29th Nov 2024
Eat Wild & Craft Guild of Chefs announce winner of British game competition
Participating chefs were challenged to create innovative dishes using wild British game, highlighting its versatility...
28th Nov 2024
Former Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or winners urge colleges & students to register
Former back and front-of-house champions Lily Stock and Tara Humphrey have both gone on to do ‘incredible things’ in the...