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.
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 […]
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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