Three outstanding and very close semi-finals took place on Saturday 17th September at Exeter College, when competitors in the Professional, Young Professional and Student/Apprentice Chef categories were competing for... read more →
It's good to be back in 2022! After a 2-year pandemic-enforced break, we are delighted to announce the names of the competitors selected for this year's returning competition! After... read more →
The young cooks of the South West returned to the kitchens of the region's catering colleges during June to compete to become the leading young chef in their... read more →
We are very pleased to open the entries for the 2022 competition, enabling the talented chefs and home cooks of the South West to cook for our judges... read more →
Pictured above: Munopa from Queen's College, Taunton - South West and Somerset Junior Chef of the Year 2019 The county finalists in the Junior Chef category will meet... read more →
South West Chef of the Year has returned with the opening of entries in the Junior Chef category We are very excited to bring back the South West Chef... read more →
Sadly, due to the impact of the pandemic, we have taken the decision to cancel the competition again this year. This has been, and continues to be, an extremely challenging... read more →
We are extremely sad to have taken the difficult decision not to go ahead with the South West Chef of the Year competition for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... read more →
We are very sad to say that we have had to cancel the Junior Chef category (for 11-16 year olds) of this year's competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Entries... read more →
Congratulations to Oliver, winner of the South West regional final of the Springboard FutureChef competition! Thanks to our partnership with the Springboard FutureChef competition, each of our Junior Chef... read more →