Great British Menu 2018

Great British Menu is back, and this time the nation’s top professional chefs are competing for a chance to cook ‘A Feast to Say Thank You’ at a glorious banquet celebrating 70 years of the NHS, one of Britain’s most prized institutions. Across eight regional heats, 24 chefs compete in the toughest competition of their lives as they attempt to dazzle with their culinary skills, serving up outstanding dishes that honour the incredible work of the heroic NHS staff and give them a gastronomic experience they will never forget. In each regional heat, they first have to impress one of the surprise veteran judges whose identity won’t be revealed until they walk through the door. The two highest-scoring chefs then face our exacting panel of judges – Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort and Andi Oliver.

Great British Menu episode 33 2018

Great British Menu episode 33 2018 – North West – Main

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Time for the chefs to cook their mains and after Tuesday’s scores, the pressure is on. Craig is hoping to impress using two cuts of Dexter beef, while Liam prepares his take on a Bajan lamb stew and Ellis prepares four cuts of suckling pig. Liam meets his personal hero, Nola Ishmael OBE, who became the UK’s first ever black director of nursing.     Great British Menu episode 33 2018 – North West – Main   It is the penultimate regional heat as the nation’s top professional chefs compete to cook at a banquet celebrating the heroes of the […]

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Great British Menu episode 32 2018 – North West - Fish

Great British Menu episode 32 2018 – North West – Fish

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It Great British Menu episode 32 2018 is the fish course and the chefs are all gunning for tens. Craig pays tribute to a friend who has revolutionised hospital food in Morecambe Bay, while Liam is inspired by health advice his grandma gave him, and Ellis is dedicating his dish to the staff who delivered his son Albert. With cod, mackerel, shrimp and cockles on the menu, which of the chefs will score highly today?     It is the penultimate regional heat as the nation’s top professional chefs compete to cook at a banquet celebrating the heroes of the NHS.

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Great British Menu episode 31 2018 – North West - Starter

Great British Menu episode 31 2018 – North West – Starter

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It is the penultimate regional heat as the nation’s top professional chefs compete to cook at a banquet celebrating the heroes of the NHS. This week three chefs take to the kitchen in a bid to represent the north west in the national final.     They are last year’s regional champion Ellis Barrie, from the award-winning Marram Grass in Anglesey, who as a new dad is desperate to win a place at this year’s banquet to celebrate the staff of the NHS, newcomer Liam Simpson-Trotman, an accomplished pastry chef and co-owner of the 4 AA rosette Orwell’s in Oxfordshire

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Great British Menu episode 30 2018

Great British Menu episode 30 2018 – South West – Judging

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It is time for the two remaining chefs representing the south west to go head to head as they cook their menus again for the exacting panel of Andi Oliver, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. With a spot in the national finals at stake, both are aiming for perfection as they bid for glory.     The judges are joined by Barbara Childs, a matron in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital, who isn’t afraid to speak her mind in the chamber. Which chef will triumph?   Great British Menu episode 30 2018 – South West

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Great British Menu episode 29 2018

Great British Menu episode 29 2018 – South West – Dessert

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With just one more chance to impress their veteran judge, the chefs are all hoping to use their pastry skills to deliver technically complex desserts. Tom’s cooking an Invalid Fruit Tart, inspired by a 1950s recipe, while Jude is making six different apple elements for his An Apple a Day. Olivia is using stout in reference to an outdated old wives’ tale which suggested the drink was a healthy source of iron during pregnancy.       Great British Menu episode 29 2018 – South West – Dessert   This week it is the turn of three chefs representing the

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Great British Menu episode 28 2018 - South West - Main

Great British Menu episode 28 2018 – South West – Main

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It is the main course and two of the chefs are hoping duck will win the day. Tom is preparing a technically challenging duck dish steeped in NHS history, while Jude is making a multi-element Chinese duck dish inspired by his mum. Olivia is hoping her dish, using two unusual cuts of beef, will score top points. Olivia also visits her local children’s hospital, home of the second busiest paediatric A&E in the country.     Great British Menu episode 28 2018 – South West – Main This week it is the turn of three chefs representing the south west,

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Great British Menu episode 27 2018

Great British Menu episode 27 2018 – South West – Fish

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It is the fish course and with Tom renowned as a fish specialist, all eyes are on him. He is cooking his take on a classic British fish supper in tribute to a charity which looks after the health of local fishermen. Jude is attempting a complex fusion dish featuring four different fish and an unusual x-ray-themed presentation, while Olivia is paying tribute to the staff who looked after her during the birth of her first son with her take on curried monkfish.     With the veteran judge a former fish course banquet winner, the pressure is on.  

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Great British Menu episode 26 2018

Great British Menu episode 26 2018 – South West – Starter

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The competition continues as the nation’s top professional chefs compete to cook at a banquet celebrating the heroes of the NHS.     Great British Menu episode 26 2018 – South West – Starter   This week it is the turn of three chefs representing the south west, including two who have competed before but meet in the kitchen this week for the very first time. First up is Jude Kereama, who competed in 2015 and 2016, and is back for a third bite of the cherry. New Zealand-born Jude moved to the UK 22 years ago eventually settling in

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Great British Menu episode 25 2018 - Wales - Dessert

Great British Menu episode 25 2018 – Wales – Judging

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It is the Wales regional final as the two remaining chefs do everything they can to impress the judging panel of Andi Oliver, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. After tensions ran high in the week, the chefs are under pressure to deliver perfection.     The judges are joined by Aneira Thomas, the first baby born on the NHS, who is named in tribute to the service’s founder Aneurin Bevan and who went on to dedicate her life to the service. Who will win a place in the national finals? Great British Menu episode 25 2018 – Wales – Judging

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Great British Menu episode 24 2018

Great British Menu episode 24 2018 – Wales – Dessert

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In Great British Menu episode 24 2018 is the dessert course and the last opportunity for the chefs to impress. Chris is hoping to triumph with another dish which showcases ingredients foraged near his restaurant, Jason attempts a technical feat in his dessert inspired by a childhood hospital stay, and Andrew is inspired by a dish by his great-grandmother used to cook.     Which two will make it through to the judging chamber? Great British Menu episode 24 2018 – Wales – Dessert This week it is the turn of three chefs representing Wales, who are all first timers

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Great British Menu episode 23 2018 - Wales - Main

Great British Menu episode 23 2018 – Wales – Main

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The chefs are pulling out all the stops in a bid for big scores with their mains. All three dishes pay tribute to the founder of the NHS Aneurin Bevan – Chris’s Everything but the Squeal is an ambitious pork sharing platter, while Jason’s For the Rich and the Poor showcases lamb, and Andrew is hoping to impress with Aneurin Bevan for Better Steak.     This week it is the turn of three chefs representing Wales, who are all first timers in the competition – maverick chef Andrew Sheridan, who trained with Michelin-starred Michael Caines and is now executive

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Great British Menu episode 22 2018 - Wales - Fish

Great British Menu episode 22 2018 – Wales – Fish

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After the starter results, the chefs return to the kitchen hoping for high scores with their fish dishes. Chris once again is using ingredients he has foraged from around his restaurant, while Jason hopes to impress with a spicy scallop dish and Andrew prepares a cod dish with 11 different elements.     This week it is the turn of three chefs representing Wales, who are all first timers in the competition – maverick chef Andrew Sheridan, who trained with Michelin-starred Michael Caines and is now executive chef at Sosban in Llanelli, classical chef Jason Hughes, who, following a stint

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