After a tense starter course, the chefs return to the kitchen to cook their fish dishes. James is making his elevated take on a fried chicken takeaway as a tribute to the NHS staff who care for his sister. Shauna is also taking inspiration from a personal connection with a tribute to staff from a facility in her hometown of Londonderry.
Last year’s Northern Ireland champion Tommy is hoping to impress with a dish dedicated to the discovery of DNA. With each of the chefs keen to impress, who will net a high score from the veteran judge?
Great British Menu episode 37 2018 – Northern Ireland – Fish
It is the final regional heat and the nation’s top professional chefs compete to cook at a banquet celebrating the heroes of the NHS. This week three chefs battle to represent Northern Ireland. Tommy Heaney, last year’s regional winner and head chef at the award-winning Great House Hotel in south Wales, is taken on by two newcomers – Shauna Froydenlund, chef patron at Marcus Waring’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant, and James Devine, the 2017 National Chef of the Year.