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.\n\nAfter meeting their surprise veteran judge, the chefs get on with cooking their starters. Tommy Heaney hopes to elevate a breakfast to fine-dining standards with his tribute to NHS nightshift workers. James Devine also attempts an unusual breakfast-themed dish, transforming tea and toast into a banquet-worthy feast. And Shauna breaks away from her classical roots with her take on a potato curry, dedicated to NHS staff who come from overseas.
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Series 19: 29. Banquet Special
It’s the final banquet, where the ultimate winner will be voted for by Olympians and Paralympians past and present and esteemed sporting guests at the British ambassador&r ...
27-03-2024
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Series 19: 28. The Finals: Dessert
The competition intensifies as the eight rivals compete to cook the final course, dessert, at the banquet. The guest judge is Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, a heptathlete who became o ...
27-03-2024
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Series 19: 27. The Finals: Main Course
The chefs battle it out over who will cook the main course at the banquet. The guest judge is cyclist Dame Laura Kenny, the first British woman to win six Olympic titles. She jo ...
26-03-2024
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Series 19: 26. The Finals: Fish Course
The eight finalists cook their fish courses to win a place on the menu of a banquet celebrating the Olympics and Paralympics. Champion weightlifter Emily Campbell, who won a sil ...
25-03-2024
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Series 19: 25. The Finals: Starters
It’s 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 Olym ...
25-03-2024
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Series 19: 24. South West England: Judging
The two highest scoring chefs from south west England must go head-to-head and cook their six-course menus again.\n\nThey need to impress a panel of exacting judges: Michelin-st ...
21-03-2024
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Series 19: 23. South West England: Mains And Puddings
The three talented chefs from south west England are halfway through their heat, and the pressure is mounting. Once again, they each serve a unique take on the brief celebrating ...
20-03-2024
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Series 19: 22. South West England: Starters And Fish
Four chefs compete for south west England with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics, all hoping to cook at a banquet to wish Team GB athlet ...
19-03-2024
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Series 19: 21. Northern Ireland: Judging
The two highest scoring chefs from Northern Ireland must go head-to-head and cook their six-course menus again.\n\nThey need to impress a panel of exacting judges: Michelin-star ...
13-03-2024
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Series 19: 20. Northern Ireland: Mains And Puddings
The three talented chefs from Northern Ireland are halfway through their heat, and the pressure is mounting. Once again, they each serve a unique take on the brief celebrating t ...
12-03-2024
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Series 16: 23. South West Mains
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 innovatio ...
15-05-2021
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Series 19: 5. Central England: Mains And Puddings
The three talented chefs from central England are halfway through their heat, and the pressure is mounting. Once again, they each serve a unique take on the brief celebrating th ...
06-02-2024
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Series 17: 28. The Finals - Dessert
It’s national finals week, where the winners from the regional heats compete to earn a place on the menu of a spectacular banquet celebrating 100 years of brilliant Britis ...
31-03-2022
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Series 13: 4. North East - Dessert
It is the chefs' last chance to impress and tensions are high. David hopes to transform a childhood comfort classic into a show-stopping dessert, while Danny is determined to pu ...
02-10-2018
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Series 13: 20. Central Judging
The two remaining central region chefs do battle for a place in the national finals. They must impress the formidable panel of Andi Oliver, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton with t ...
02-01-2019
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