Great British Menu 2021

Great British Menu 2021 episode 28 – The Finals: Dessert: At the end of the show, one chef will be surprised by being asked to cook the banquet’s mini dishes – but will this be additional work for an existing winner, or a final chance of reaching the banquet for a chef who hasn’t won a course?     In this episode, the guest judge is comedian Ed Gamble, who co-hosts the enormously successful Off Menu podcast. He joins food critic Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and cook and broadcaster Rachel Khoo to select the menu’s final flourish – the

Great British Menu 2021 episode 27 – The Finals: Main Course: This is the centerpiece of the banquet that every chef desperately wants to cook – so competition in the kitchen is tougher than ever. Each chef is producing a dish which celebrates an innovator or inventor from their region, and with the most complex dishes of the week to prepare and only two spots left on the banquet menu, the chefs are pushed to their limits. While some rise to the occasion, others crack under the pressure.     In this episode, guest judge, scientist and broadcaster Carol Vorderman

Great British Menu 2021 episode 26 – The Finals: Fish Course: With their first day nerves behind them, the chefs are able to produce some world-class cooking, with the judges praising some of the dishes as the finest seafood they’ve ever eaten. Picking a winner is tough – but only one of the chefs will earn the right to cook their fish course at the banquet.     Engineer and TV presenter Zoe Laughlin joins our judging panel of food critic Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and food creative Rachel Khoo as they choose the banquet’s fish course. Each chef

Great British Menu 2021 episode 25 – The Finals: Starter – It’s national finals week on Great British Menu, where the winners from the regional heats compete to earn a place on the menu of a spectacular banquet celebrating British invention and innovation. Each episode sees the eight rivals compete over a different course, from starter through to dessert, where they are marked out of ten by an expert judging panel, which each episode features a different well-known guest judge.     In the first episode, comedian Phil Wang joins food critic Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and cook and

Great British Menu 2021 episode 24 – South West Judging: Today, the two highest-scoring chefs from the south west of England go head to head in the last of the regional finals as they cook their six-course menus again. But will they take on board their veteran’s advice as they serve the panel of judges and this week’s guest judge, one of Britain’s most eccentric inventors?     The chefs need to impress the formidable judges – food writer Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and broadcaster and food creative Rachel Khoo, as well as a guest judge. Today, this is

Great British Menu 2021 episode 23 – South West Mains: The three chefs are halfway through their heat, and the pressure is mounting. Each one wants to represent the south west at a banquet celebrating British invention and innovation.     And there’s a surprise new veteran taking over from Angela Hartnett, who judged the previous round: Great British Menu’s most successful competitor ever, the notoriously intimidating Richard Corrigan.   Great British Menu 2021 episode 23 – South West Mains   Along with Masterchef, Great British Menu is a cooking show that has been running so long it is basically

Great British Menu 2021 episode 22 – South West Starter: The regional heats conclude with the south west of England. Competing to represent the region at the finals next week are four chefs, three with restaurants in the south west of England. The other, Nick Beardshaw, is originally from Dorset but is now a head chef at Great British Menu alumnus Tom Kerridge’s latest London restaurant. Meanwhile, with two restaurants in Cornwall, chef patron Jude Kereama is back competing for a record fourth time in a bid to finally reach the finals.     Award-winning chef Elly Wentworth is head

Great British Menu 2021 episode 21 – North West Judging: Today, the two highest-scoring chefs from the North West of go head-to-head cooking their entire six-course menus. But will they take on board their veteran’s advice as they serve the panel of judges and this week’s guest judge, one of Britain’s most famous designers?     The chefs need to impress the formidable judges – food writer Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and broadcaster and food creative Rachel Khoo. Today’s guest judge is Wayne Hemingway MBE, designer and vegetarian co-founder of fashion brand ‘Red or Dead’ and now an advisor

Great British Menu 2021 episode 20 – North West Main and Dessert: The three remaining chefs are halfway through their heat, and the pressure is mounting. Each one wants to represent the North West of England at a banquet celebrating British invention and innovation.     One chef pins their hopes on a dish celebrating a church minister who was a pioneer of vegetarianism, while another chef is inspired by a Victorian female adventurer, and our third chef presents a dish with a nod to the first public wash house. But whose mouthwatering plate will please tough veteran judge Tom

Great British Menu 2021 episode 19 – North West Starters: Great British Menu continues with the North West regional heat. Competing for the top spot are four chefs appearing for the first time in the competition. Two are Liverpudlian: Chinese cuisine enthusiast Dave Critchley and Dan McGeorge, winner of the 2020 Acorn Award recognising young talent in hospitality. Meanwhile, Ashwani Rangta is head chef at GupShup in Hale, Cheshire, and vegan chef Kirk Haworth is a former North West Young Chef of the Year.     Presenter Andi Oliver welcomes them to the kitchen, where the theme for this year’s

Great British Menu 2021 episode 18 – Northern Ireland Judging: The two highest scoring chefs from Northern Ireland go head-to-head and cook their six-course menus again. But will they take on board their veteran’s advice as they serve the panel of judges and one of Britain’s best known designers?     The chefs need to impress the formidable judges – food writer Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and broadcaster and food creative Rachel Khoo – as well as a guest judge Thomas Heatherwick, the legendary designer whose portfolio contains the 2012 Olympic cauldron and the reimagined London Routemaster bus. What