Great British Menu S16E21 Available after release date 7 May 2021 Episode Description 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 […]
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Series one and two were presented by Jennie Bond, the former BBC Royal correspondent, whereby each week, two chefs from a region of the UK create a menu. In series three and four, both narrated by Bond but with no presenter, three chefs from a region of the UK create a menu; only the two with the best scores went through to the Friday judging. In series five and six, the fifth narrated by Bond while the sixth is narrated by Wendy Lloyd, three chefs from a region of the UK create a menu, with in kitchen judging undertaken by a past contestant chef; only the two with the best scores go through to the Friday judging.
In each series, the Friday show is when chefs present all courses of their menu to a judging panel, tasted and judged by Matthew Fort, Prue Leith and Oliver Peyton. One chef each week goes through to the final, where the judges taste the dishes again and award them marks out of ten.
In the first and second series, the three dishes that have scored the highest for each course of the finals are then shortlisted for public vote via televoting. In the third and fourth series, the shortlisting rule was dropped, so all dishes scored by the judges are then sent to the public vote. Judges’ scores represent one half of the overall score, and public vote represents the other half. The Guardian critic Karina Mantavia in May 2007 criticised the public vote system as incompatible to food that viewers could see onscreen but not taste in-person.
Starting from the fifth series, a fourth judge, usually either a veteran chef or a guest related to a brief, is introduced, replacing public vote. Since the eight series, the fourth judge addition extends to regional heats.
Up until series six, the finalists can replace only one course dish of their own menus with a newer one. They can adjust or tweak other dishes but cannot completely change them.
On 28 October 2016, it was confirmed that Prue Leith was leaving the show and would be replaced by Andi Oliver for series 12 in 2017.
On 1 October 2019, Susan Calman was announced as the new presenter for series 15.[3] Filming took place in Stratford-upon-Avon and was completed in November 2019. The show was broadcast in spring 2020. For Christmas 2020 special series and thereafter, Andi Oliver stepped down as a judge and has replaced Calman as the presenter.
On 7 February 2021, it was announced that Rachel Khoo would be joining as a new judge when the series returns in spring 2021.
On 6 September 2021, it was announced that the whole judging panel would be changed with Matthew Fort and Oliver Payton leaving after being on the show since the beginning and Rachel Khoo after one series. The new judging panel will consist of former GBM champion Tom Kerridge, chef and restaurateur Nisha Katona and comedian and food podcaster Ed Gamble.
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Great British Menu S16E22 Watch Free Online
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 […]
Great British Menu S16E23 Watch Free Online
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 […]
Great British Menu S16E24 Watch Free Online
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 […]
Great British Menu S16E25 Watch Free Online
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 […]
Great British Menu S16E26 Watch Free Online
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 will produce a dish inspired by an innovator or inventor from their local region, with some spectacular results. With their first day nerves […]
Great British Menu S16E27 Watch Free Online
In this episode, guest judge, scientist and broadcaster Carol Vorderman joins food critic Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and broadcaster and cook Rachel Khoo as they select the menu’s 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. […]
Great British Menu S16E12 Watch Free Online
The two highest scoring chefs from Wales must go head-to-head and cook their six-course menus again. But will they take on board their veteran’s advice as they serve a panel of judges and a guest judge from the world of maths and engineering, whose skills are used to work out how to do daredevil stunts […]
Great British Menu S16E13 Watch Free Online
The series continues with the North East, Yorkshire and Humber regional heat. Four chefs, a mix of exciting new talent and returners, are competing for the top spot. Back to go head-to-head again are Yorkshire’s Alex Bond, chef patron of his own Michelin-starred restaurant, and Ruth Hansom, an executive chef originally from Darlington. As both […]
Great British Menu S16E14 Watch Free Online
The three chefs are halfway through their heat, and the competition couldn’t be tighter. Again, they each serve up their own interpretation of the brief to honour British invention and innovation. For their main courses, one chef is showcasing fallow deer in their dish celebrating the invention of cats eyes, while another pays homage to […]