Great British Menu 2021: Everything you need to know, which chefs are competing, who are the national finalists, when is the banquet and more
Great British Menu 2021 winners: finalists and recipes
Eight weeks have passed it's finally here: The Great British Menu 2021 National finals week. Here is a list of the chefs who will be representing their regions, and recipes for the dishes that got them there:
Central
Stuart Collins, chef and owner of Docket 33 made it through to represent the Central region in the National Finals.
inspired by Edgar Purnell Hooley's invention of tarmac
Recipe here
Scotland
Roberta Hall-McCarron, chef and owner of The Little Chartroom will be representing Scotland in the National Finals.
Recipe here
London and South East
Oli Marlow, head chef at Roganic and Aulis London and Hong Kong not only secured a spot in the national finals but beat the Great British Menu record for the highest score across four courses: he received 38 points from veteran judge Paul Ainsworth and 38 from the sum of points awarded by Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton, Rachel Khoo and guest judge Professor Chris Jackson.
His main course was then selected to be served at the banquet on Friday 21st May.
Recipe here
Wales
Head chef and director Michelin-starred Beach House restaurant Hywel Griffith impressed the judges chamber on the third day of the Wales heat, and will be representing Wales in the national finals.
Recipe here
Yorkshire and North East
Chef and owner of one Michelin star Nottingham restaurant Alchemilla, Alex Bond is representing his region in the national finals - and his starter, 'The Founding Father' is the first dish to earn a place on the banquet table on Friday 21st May.
Recipe here
Northern Ireland
Head chef of the Derry-based Browns Bonds Hill Phelim O’Hagan beat his opponent in the judges chamber and will be taking his four dishes to the national final on the week of May 17th.
100-day aged Whiskey aged côte de bœuf, braised oxtail pithiver,
potato terrine, grilled hispi cabbage with crispy onion and a beef & whiskey sauce
Recipe here
North West
Chef Dan McGeorge of the 3 AA Rosette restaurant at Rothay Manor Hotel in Ambleside won over the judges on day 3 of the competition, meaning he will be representing the North West in the Great British Menu national finals.
Though the below dish didn't win over the judges in the finals, the chef's dessert, 'Give a Dog a Bone,' was selected as the final course to be served at the banquet on Friday 21st May.
Recipe here
South West
Jude Kereama, chef and owner of Kota and Kota Kai in Cornwall, represented the South West in the Great British Menu 2021 finals. Though he narrowly missed out on getting any of his courses through to the banquet, achieving the highest sum of points out of the finalists meant that he was selected to cook the amuse-bouche and pre-dessert at the banquet on Friday, 21st May.
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