Great British Menu 2021 episode 28 – The Finals: Dessert

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 dessert course. This is the last chance the chefs have of cooking a course at the banquet, so tensions are running high as the rivals cook against each other for the final time. The stunning dishes pay tribute to a broad spectrum of innovators from celebrated 19th century chemists to icons of 21st century computing.

Great British Menu 2021 episode 28 – The Finals: Dessert

Along with Masterchef, Great British Menu is a cooking show that has been running so long it is basically a national institution by now. However, even after all these years, Great British Menu manages to keep fresh with new ingredients for season 16 – former judge Andi Oliver is now presenter, with cook, writer and broadcaster Rachel Khoo taking her place on the judging panel.

It’s a very formidable line-up – so can the chefs impress with a menu based on innovation to celebrate thirty years of the world wide web?

Oliver Peyton

Oliver Peyton is a renowned restauranteur and founder of cafe and restaurant service Peyton and Byrne, and was awarded an honourary OBE in 2012. He has been a judge on Great British Menu since it began all the way back in 2006, and has released two cookbooks: The National Cookbook: Recipes from the National Dining Rooms at the National Gallery and British Baking.

Matthew Fort – Great British Menu 2021 episode 27

Food writer and critic Matthew Fort was the Food and Drink Editor of The Guardian for over ten years, and has also written for Esquire, The Observer, Country Living, Decanter, and Waitrose Food Illustrated. He has also written several books on gastronomy, and been awarded Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year, Glenfiddich Restaurant Writer of the Year, and The Restaurateurs Association Food Writer of the Year.

Fort has also presented TV shows such as UKTV Food’s Market Kitchen, and has been a judge on Great British Menu since the show’s beginning.

Rachel Khoo – Great British Menu 2021 episode 27

Rachel Khoo’s breakthrough came through the BBC series The Little Paris Kitchen, which along with the cookbook of the same name brought critical and commercial acclaim. She has since released six bestselling cookbooks and toured the world making cookery shows for the BBC, Food Network UK, and other international broadcasters.

This will be her first year as a judge on Great British Menu, taking over from Andi Oliver who is now host.