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Prestigious Young Chef Young Waiter competition returns after seven years

The prestigious Young Chef Young Waiter competition, which marks Marcus Wareing, Mark Sargeant and Simon King among its previous winners, will relaunch after a seven-year hiatus. Read more

Seafood Restaurant of the Year 2019: entry deadline approaches

There is still time to enter the Seafood Restaurant of the Year, a competition organised by The Caterer and Seafish UK alongside Seafood Week to celebrate the individuals, teams and businesses showcasing seafoo ... Read more

Shortlist for ACE Robyns Award 2019 revealed

The Association of Catering Excellence (ACE) has revealed the shortlist for its 2019 ACE Robyns Award. Read more

Four new categories for the 2019 Foodservice Cateys

Four new categories have been introduced for the Foodservice Cateys to recognise the exciting developments happening in the contract catering industry. Read more

Candidates for Gold Service Scholarship 2020 invited to open house

Potential candidates for the Gold Service Scholarship are invited to gain an insight into what has become the hospitality industry’s most high-profile accolade for young front of house staff. Read more

Equal to the task: why is there a lack of women in culinary competitions?

There’s no battle of the sexes when it comes to chef competitions; although men frequently take the top spot, female chefs are failing to even reach the judging stages. Vincent Wood asks whether it’s a question ... Read more

NACC announces Care Chef of the Year award finalists

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced its finalists for the Care Chef of the Year 2019 awards. Read more

Springboard names Jessica Mitchell its FutureChef 2019 winner

The Springboard FutureChef competition has been won by Jessica Mitchell, 14, from the High School of Glasgow. Read more

Lily Stock takes the Aspiring Student Chef title at the Teflon Diamond Standards Awards

The heat was on and the talent was knife-sharp at the national finals of the Teflon Diamond Standard Awards’ Aspiring Student Chef competition. Rosalind Mullen viewed the action Read more

Bocuse d’Or: Team UK competes at the greatest show on earth

In spite of a Herculean effort and the creation of some jaw-dropping displays of gastronomy, Team UK came 10th in this year’s Bocuse d’Or competition, but they are far from despondent. Vincent Wood takes a fron ... Read more

National Chef of the Year brief revealed as competition opens for entry

The brief for the Craft Guild of Chef’s National Chef of the Year competition has been announced. Read more

Denmark takes Bocuse d’Or gold as Team UK claims tenth place

Denmark has taken home gold at this year’s Bocuse d’Or following the international contest’s tense final in Lyon, France. Read more

Are you the next Sommelier of the Year?

Entries are now open for the Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2019, the awards that recognise the very finest talent in wine service. Read more

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