2024 Key dates

2024 COMPETITION KEY DATES:

All NZ Chefs’ competitions are based on Worldchefs’ guidelines.

Te Pūkenga Secondary and Tertiary Training Hospitality Competition
28 May @ MIT



NZ Chefs' Emerging Chef of the Year 2024
8 and 9 June @ NZ School of Food & Wine
Entries to info@nzchefs.org.nz
Entries close 30 May.
Competition criteria and Entry Form can be found here


Nestle Golden Chefs Hat Award – South Island semi-final
12 June @ Ara, Christchurch
Info at https://www.goldenchefs.com.au/
Registration closed

Nestle Golden Chefs Hat Award – North Island semi-final
13 and 14 June @ Ignite, Auckland
Info at https://www.goldenchefs.com.au/
Registration closed


NZ Chefs' Kitchen Brigade 2024
17 June @ Ara Canterbury – Stuart Goodall* and Mark Sycamore*
A competition for a team of two which could lead to future contestants in NZ Chef of Year competitions,
and could lead to the 2025 Candidate in Global Chef Challenge Pacific Rim semi-final.
Competition criteria and Entry Form can be found here
Entries to marksycamore@ara.ac.nz


NZ Chef of the Year 2024
10 July @ MIT
Venue enquiries to Craig Lucas*- craiglucas@manukau.ac.nz
All other queries to info@nzchefs.org.nz
Competition criteria and Entry Form can be found here


NZ Pastry Chef of the Year
9 August @ AUT - John Kelleher*
Entries to john.kelleher@aut.ac.nz
Competition criteria and Entry Form can be found here


National Secondary School Culinary Challenge Final
28 August @ MIT
Info coming to NSSCC facebook page.


Global Chef Challenge Finals, Singapore
23-25 0ctober

*Indicates NZ Chef member on Worldchefs’ Judges programme
For Sponsorship and/or partnership opportunities please email: info@nzchefs.org.nz

To read about 2023 competition winners, visit this page.