The Craft Guild of Chefs is delighted to announce The National Chef of the Year 2010.

We are confident that this year's search for the very best chefs will be exciting and in many ways ground breaking. The National Chef of the Year competition has been running since 1972 and winners have been established as some of this industry's most celebrated chefs, many with Michelin stars.
A number of changes have been made to this year's competition which reflect the diversity of today’s marketplace and cooking styles. For the first time, applicants will be able to enter under specific categories which reflect this diversity.
A team of highly experienced judges, with a well respected ambassador head judge for each category will scrutinise each menu submitted checking for authenticity at all levels.
Four regional semi finals will take place at selected colleges, each concentrating on one of the new categories.
The competition will culminate in a live final at London’s Restaurant Show on Monday the 11th of October 2010.

The Heat categories:

• Asian / Oriental
• Modern British/Irish
• European (Continental, Central and Eastern, Scandinavian and Mediterranean)
• Africa, The Americas and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)

Understanding of the chosen category will be key to any applicant getting through to the semi final cook offs.

" I am delighted that the National Chef of the Year continues to evolve as the UK’s most prestigious Culinary Challenge. The Craft Guild of Chefs embrace professional chefs from all sectors of the industry which is reflected In the changes to this years competition. I encourage you to a choose a category, submit an entry and have a go at winning the coveted title of the Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2010"


David Mulcahy

Vice President Craft Guild of Chefs