Craft Guild of Chefs

Last updated
Formation1885;139 years ago (1885)
TypeProfessional membership body
PurposeLeading Chefs’ Association in the UK.
Headquarters1 Victoria Parade, Richmond
Coordinates 51°28′33″N0°17′10″W / 51.4757°N 0.2862°W / 51.4757; -0.2862
Chairman
Mark Reynolds
Chief Executive
Andrew Green
Website Craft Guild of Chefs

The Craft Guild of Chefs is the main professional association for chefs in the UK.

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Established in 1885 under its former name of the Cookery and Food Association, [1] it is sited near Kew Gardens station in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It holds the annual National Chef of the Year awards. [2]

Graduate Awards

Craft Guild of Chefs host its Graduate Awards at the University College Birmingham. [3]

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References

  1. "Introducing the Craft Guild of Chefs". Kitchen Cut. October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. "Ten finalists revealed for National Chef of the Year 2018". bighospitality.co.uk. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. "The Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards". University College Birmingham. September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.