Great British Menu 2018

Great British Menu episode 45 2018

Great British Menu episode 45 2018 – Banquet

It is the grand finale of Great British Menu as the winning chefs cook their dishes at a banquet for the heroes of the NHS. Having arrived at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the chefs are shown the incredible location for the following night’s event – the almost 300-year-old Great Hall. But there is a shock in store as Oliver reveals that it is the banquet guests who will be voting for their favourite dish on the menu to elect an overall Champion of Champions.     Great British Menu episode 45 2018 – Banquet   The chefs waste no time in […]

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Great British Menu episode 44 2018

Great British Menu episode 44 2018 – Finals – Dessert

It is dessert day and with just one place remaining at this year’s banquet feast, each chef is giving everything they have got for a chance to say thank you to the heroic NHS staff. All the chefs have significantly reworked or reinvented their desserts since the regional heats, proving that they will do everything they can in a bid for that final winning spot.     The judges are joined by guest judge Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, head of maternity, children and young people for NHS England. Having been a midwife for over 30 years, she has overseen the safe delivery

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Great British Menu episode 43 2018

Great British Menu episode 43 2018 – Finals – Main

It is main course day and with only two spots remaining on the banquet menu, the competition is fierce. Both chefs and judges alike are amazed at the high standard of cooking and an incredible number of tens are dished out as the chefs serve up venison, rabbit, duck, beef, lamb and pork for scrutiny.     The judges are joined by guest judge Tom Lynch MBE – a former BMX world champion turned healthcare hero who founded the Ambulance Cycle Response Unit. As a trained paramedic Tom pioneered a groundbreaking scheme that uses bicycles to respond to medical emergencies

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Great British Menu episode 42 2018 - Finals - Fish

Great British Menu episode 42 2018 – Finals – Fish

Today the chefs must cook their fish courses but after some exceptionally high-scoring dishes in the starter round, everyone is desperate to deliver perfection in order to see off the competition. Once again the chefs present their innovative, witty or heartwarming creations, with lobster, mackerel, John Dory, turbot and hake among the dishes being scrutinized.     The judges are joined by guest judge Chris Ogden, a revolutionary pioneer of robotic surgery. Specialising in prostate cancer, Chris is the most prolific prostate robotic surgeon at London’s Royal Marsden hospital, performing up to 200 operations a year.   Great British Menu

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Great British Menu episode 41 2018 - Finals - Starter

Great British Menu episode 41 2018 – Finals – Starter

It is finals week on Great British Menu as the competition reaches its thrilling climax. The winning chefs from all eight regions now battle it out for the honour of a spot on this year’s ‘Feast To Say Thank You’ banquet menu, celebrating 70 years of the NHS, one of Britain’s most prized institutions. Each day the regional champions cook one of their courses again for the discerning panel of judges – food writer Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and broadcaster and cook Andi Oliver.       Great British Menu episode 41 2018 – Finals – Starter   They

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Great British Menu episode 40 2018 - Northern Ireland - Judging

Great British Menu episode 40 2018 – Northern Ireland – Judging

It is the last regional final of the series as the two chefs representing Northern Ireland go head to head. Judging as ever are Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort and Andi Oliver, who are joined this week by Shehan Hettiaratchy, lead trauma surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital who helped treat victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.     Both chefs hope to impress with some unusual takes on the brief on the day’s menu. Who will go through to complete the line up for next week’s national final?   Great British Menu episode 40 2018 – Northern Ireland – Judging  

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Great British Menu episode 39 2018 - Northern Ireland - Dessert

Great British Menu episode 39 2018 – Northern Ireland – Dessert

It is the dessert course and the final chance for the chefs to impress. After such a tightly fought battle all week, each chef is hoping to deliver a technically perfect dessert. Tommy and James both use passionfruit in their complex dishes, while Shauna hopes to use her pastry chef training to score full marks. James also travels to Belfast to find out about the work of the ambulance emergency call centre.     Which two will make it through to the regional final?   Great British Menu episode 39 2018 – Northern Ireland – Dessert   It is the

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Great British Menu episode 38 2018

Great British Menu episode 38 2018 – Northern Ireland – Main

With two courses down, it is time for the chefs to cook their main courses. It is the battle of beef with each using the same meat in their innovative creations. Tommy also meets the first baby ever born on the NHS.     Following the fish scores it is tense in the kitchen as the chefs do everything they can to impress the veteran judge.   Great British Menu episode 38 2018 – Northern Ireland – Main It is the final regional heat and the nation’s top professional chefs compete to cook at a banquet celebrating the heroes of

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Great British Menu episode 37 2018 - Northern Ireland - Fish

Great British Menu episode 37 2018 – Northern Ireland – Fish

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?

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Great British Menu episode 36 2018

Great British Menu episode 36 2018 – Northern Ireland – Starter

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.     After meeting their surprise veteran judge, the chefs get on with cooking their starters. Tommy Heaney hopes to elevate a breakfast

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Great British Menu episode 35 2018

Great British Menu episode 35 2018 – North West – Judging

It is the penultimate regional final as the two highest-scoring chefs from the week return to cook their menus again. Judging them are Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton and Andi Oliver, who are joined by Dr Jake Dunning MBE, an infectious disease specialist who has been recognised for his work during the west Africa Ebola epidemic.     After an intense week, both chefs do all they can in a bid to score tens across the board – with surprising results.   Great British Menu episode 35 2018 – North West – Judging   It is the penultimate regional heat as

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Great British Menu episode 34 2018 – North West - Dessert

Great British Menu episode 34 2018 – North West – Dessert

It is the dessert course and the last chance for the north west chefs to impress in a bid to make it through to the regional final. Liam is cooking ‘Not So Hot Toddy’ in honour of a friend who works nightshifts in the NHS, while Ellis’s ‘Worth Their Weight in Gold’ is dedicated to the staff who saved his brother’s life. Craig’s dish ‘The Missed Celebration’ pays tribute to his wife with an unusual Christmas concept. Who will be sent home?     Great British Menu episode 34 2018 – North West – Dessert   It is the penultimate

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