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ENTRIES FOR GOLDEN CHEF'S 2025 HAVE NOW CLOSED


If you have completed your registration and meet the eligibility requirements*, we’ll send you all the details about your Regional Cook-Off location and everything you need to know to get started by Monday 26 May. Find out more about the 2025 competition here.

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Developing the Next Generation of Chefs since 1965

 

For 60 years, we’ve given young chefs the opportunity to kick start their careers in the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award competition.
The culinary competition provides a platform for emerging talent to benchmark themselves against their peers, learn from leading industry experts and experience the opportunity of a lifetime.

At a Glance


Year Legacy
k+

Participants
since inception

Regional Finals
across ANZ

Grand finalist
chefs

Nestlé Golden
Chef of the year
$k

in prizes
to be won
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