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Hospitality workers win Christmas Day back

Bidfood has announced the winners of its Christmas Gift campaign, which sees a handful of hospitality workers gifted Christmas Day back. Read more

Andras Lakezi scoops Réunion des Gastronomes President’s Award 2018

Andras Lakezi of the Kimpton Fitzroy London has carried off the Réunion des Gastronomes President’s Award 2018 after being described by judges as “a role model in all that he delivers”. Read more

Gold Service Scholarship 2019 semi-finalists revealed

The semi-finalists of the Gold Service Scholarship 2019 have been revealed. Read more

Calls for entries for UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2019

Restaurant managers and other leading front of house staff are invited to compete for the title of UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2019. Read more

2018 Seafood Restaurant of the Year shortlist revealed

The final shortlist for the Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition, organised by The Caterer in partnership with Seafish, has been unveiled following a judging session at the Punch Bowl in Mayfair, London, ... Read more

Pizza Pilgrims offers students the chance to become official taster and earn £1,500

Pizza Pilgrims is offering an Oxford student the chance to become an official ‘pizza taster’, with £1,500 and free pizza for a year up for grabs. Read more

Call for entry for Springboard Awards for Excellence 2018

Entries are invited for the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2018, at which hard work and innovation will be rewarded. Read more

Alexandre the Great: meet the 2018 Sommelier of the Year

Twelve finalists battled for the title of UK Sommelier of the Year, completing near impossible tasks in front of the greatest wine minds in the industry, but it was Moor Hall’s head sommelier who took home the ... Read more

Deadline extended for Seafish Restaurant of the Year 2018

The deadline for the Seafish Restaurant of the Year 2018, run by The Caterer and Seafish UK, has been extended to 16 July. Read more

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts reveals Annual Awards of Excellence 2018 winners

The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts has revealed the 21 Annual Awards of Excellence 2018 winners. Read more

Diageo Reserve’s GB World Class finalists revealed

Ten finalists have been announced as this year’s Diageo Reserve’s World Class GB finalists following a cocktail battle yesterday. Read more

How to… enter chef competitions

Taking part in competitions can bring a wide range of benefits, but you would be better off targeting carefully chosen events, as spreading your efforts too thinly is a recipe for disaster. James Stagg reports Read more

British Culinary Federation reveals Chef of the Year 2018 finalists

The British Culinary Federation has named the 10 finalists for the Chef of the Year 2018 competition. Read more

Young Guns 2018 winners revealed

Harry Champion from Bournemouth University and Mia Jorjikia from Oxford Brookes University have been named as the Young Guns of 2018. Read more

Dolmio and Uncle Bens Foodservice Student Catering Challenge finalists revealed

Mars Foodservice has announced eight finalists of its Dolmio and Uncle Bens Foodservice Student Catering Challenge. Read more

Golden girl: we meet Gold Service Scholarship 2017 winner Stephanie Beresforde

Stephanie Beresforde, winner of the 2017 Gold Service Scholarship and assistant restaurant director of Jean-Georges at the Connaught, talks to Katherine Price about her experiences as this year’s scholar,  gett ... Read more

National chef of the Year 2018 competition open for entries

The Craft Guild of Chefs is now accepting entries for its 46th annual National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) competition. Read more

Peruvian superfoods chef competition open for entries

The Superfoods Peru Young Chef of the Year 2018 competition is now open for entries. Read more

Last chance to enter the Annual Awards of Excellence

Entrants for the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence (AAE) are being encouraged to apply before the competition closes on 31 January. Read more

John Grabecki wins Great Sausage Roll Off 2018

John Grabecki from BNY Mellon has been named champion of the Great Sausage Roll Off contest held at the Red Lion pub in Barnes for the second time. Read more