The Finals: Starters
The eight regional champions cook their vegan starter courses in a bid to secure the first place on the menu at the banquet. Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE is guest judge.
It鈥檚 national finals week on Great British Menu, where the winners from the regional heats compete to cook a course at a spectacular Parisian banquet to celebrate the Olympics and Paralympics and wish Team GB good luck on their journey to the Paris games this summer.
Each episode will see the eight rivals compete over a different course, from starter through to dessert, where they will be marked out of ten by an expert judging panel which, each episode, will feature a different Olympian or Paralympian guest judge.
In the first episode, Ellie Simmonds OBE, Team GB鈥檚 second-youngest Paralympian ever and holder of gold, silver and bronze medals, joins Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge, restaurateur Nisha Katona and food podcaster and comedian Ed Gamble on the judging panel. They鈥檙e tasked with picking a winner from eight vegan starter courses, which are all inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics. The rivals pull out all the stops, with dishes that are as varied in their choice of inspiration as they are in their style of cooking.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andi Oliver |
| Director | Francois Gandolfi |
| Series Editor | Antonia Lloyd |
| Series Producer | Avril Beaven |
| Series Producer | Liz Rumbold |
| Executive Producer | Sarah Eglin |
| Production Company | Optomen Television Ltd |
Series 19: Meet the Chefs
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