How would you like to look like Queen or King of your kitchen? We're giving five lucky people the chance to win a stylish Great British Chefs apron. Find out how in our simple competition ....
Our embroidered Great British Chefs aprons are perfect for the chef of the house. Designed for maximum comfort and handily fitted with an adjustable neck strap, these machine washable aprons will protect you from flour spills and BBQ splashes.
Normally retailing at £20 you can win one of five of these by answering the following:
Which chef would you most like to cook like & why?
It could be a TV chef, it could be the Head Chef of your favourite restaurant, it could be a celebrated chef from the past, it could even be someone in your family! We'd love to know which chef inspires you the most and why.
Please leave your answer in the comments below by 11.59pm Monday 9th July 2012 , we'll select our favourites from all entries and let the lucky winners know later that week.
We look forward to seeing your entries and finding out who are your cookery inspirations & why. Good luck.
Comments
Mecca
Congratulations to the following lucky winners - Ed, SJWFrance, Claire, Sophiesco & Logorrhoea - look out for more competitions coming this way soon & thanks to all who entered.
19 July 2012
Mecca
Wow! Thanks so much for all your entries - the contest is now closed and we are choosing are favourites now and will let the winners know later this week - Look out for more competitions from us soon :-)
10 July 2012
chuey603
I'd love to cook like Jamie Oliver. He has a sense of ease and casualness which I lack! I love following recipes, but sometimes do it too much that I lose the sense of "cooking". I'd love to adopt his more free approach and have a bit of fun with it! It doesn't have to be perfect, as long as it's darn tasty and I had a great time putting it together :)
9 July 2012
akkarin
Raymond Blanc because he has so much enthusiasm and energy and get is excited by all ingredients no matter how basic or rare.
9 July 2012
loldia
Rosemary Shrager I can follow her instructions and have never had a receipe go wrong -yet!
9 July 2012
Claire
Gino D'Acampo! Why? he entertains, can cook anything, keeps it simple and quick and gets his tasters to help him cook it and join in the fun. Now that's what cooking is all about surely!
8 July 2012
brierda
Richard Corrigan ,
He is always firm but fair and tells it like it is when Judging and always wants that bit more from you pushing you to your limits.
8 July 2012
Carolann99
Deliah Smith - She taught me 'How to Cook' with her straight-forward recipes.
Now I am happy and confident in the kitchen.
7 July 2012
waled kamal
i would most like to cook like Nathan Outlaw because he makes simple fresh ingrediants look totally amazing
7 July 2012
mosnef
Good old reliable Delia Smith - her recipes are absolutely foolproof and totally delicious, delivered without all the over the top flamboyance from a lot the celebrity chefs we see nowadays - she never swears, licks her fingers or boasts about herself or her cooking - she just quietly delivers the goods every time - unbeatable!!
7 July 2012
ahudson
a rel blast from the pas has to be Fanny Cradock oft quoted as the saviour of British cooking after the Second World War. Old footage is entertaining ( 'I hope your doughnuts turn out just like Fanny's' incident ) and seems old fashioned yet her recipes were widely used and her cookery books sold huge numbers. I believe Gordon Ramsay searched for a new Fanny Cradock..
7 July 2012
pickwickpapers
Ainsley Harriott, because he is always so full of energy!
6 July 2012
Alexdown1
My greatest culinary inspiration is undoubtedly the late, great Keith Floyd. At a time when British cuisine was in a dire state, Floyd injected in all of us a much needed sense of culinary adventure. He was a true pioneer, an original, a cook who engaged with his public through the medium of television to show us how exciting food and cookery can be. While the man will be greatly missed, I am quite sure his legacy of books and film will continue to inspire generations of cooks to come.
6 July 2012
sylvia1231
I can't think of any Great British Chefs at all and I don't enjoy cooking much either.
The only chef I love is Gino d'aCampo. He was brilliant in Dictionary Corner on Countdown and we'd have a good laugh and I'd be able to recommend Linda McCartney Veggie dinners to him.
6 July 2012
6889JOANNEW
I have to say id like cook like most chefs as everyone has there own unique way of cooking, id like to cook like my mum as shes an amazing cook and i enjoy everything she has ever cooked for me. But id also like to cook like heston blumenthal his creations are amazing he seems to mix alot of ingredients that nobody would ever think of mixing together.I loved hestons feast on tv making a medieval feast etc i loved when he made a meal based around the last meal they had on the titanic too he shows cooking is not just delicious when eating it,he also enjoy making it and creating a masterpiece :) so id like to be like that :)
6 July 2012
jans123
I soooo wish I could bake like my Grandma.... she is in the great kitchen in the sky now..bless her but she was the greatest cook and baker I ever met.. the lightest cakes and scones and biscuits... all made by hand of course... I do try to emulate her baking but never quite meets the mark... she was my hero x
6 July 2012
debbieb
Glynn Purnell..Purnell is a modern chef with both classical chops and a taste for whimsy. He has the most amazing chic, contemporary fine-dining restaurant, which was awarded its Michelin star in January 2009, located in Birmingham City Centre...I never knew what fine dining was till i met this man and tasted his food
6 July 2012
Ruthie363
It has to be John Williams... Not only an award winning composer, but totally amazing chef! Ok was kidding, obviously not the same person; my John Williams is Head Chef at the Ritz, was Head Chef at Claridges too (pre Gordon association). Always on taste, trend and a motivational person to boot. Worth every pound, and totally humble.
6 July 2012
jeapurs54
James Martin is my favourite chef, he seems to be so happy and enjoys everything that he does. He is such a pleasure to watch him cook such delicious food, some everyday style food and sometime more adventurous and always makes his guests feel welcome and tries to answer any questions that are asked of him related to food ideas and how to cook various things.
6 July 2012
visi
I admire Marcus Wareing technical brilliance, I m doing my level 3 Profesional cookery WLC this year and I find his recipes challenging and in same time enjoyable when i practice at home.
6 July 2012
buttonmoon65
Nigel Slater , because he makes everything look fast tasty and easy
6 July 2012
oxfordsimon
For me, it would be someone from a previous generation. Someone who opened up the UK to new influences and new tastes. Someone who is responsible for my love of food-writing - and that is Elizabeth David. She changed the way we eat today - and that is truly inspirational.
6 July 2012
scog
The divine Nigella - she makes it look sooo easy.....
6 July 2012
Ed
I only ever did experience sausage with gravy. It was not a nice experience, I was in hospital. Then this young man, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, a compelling and funny character, changed my food world for the better. He taught me to take an interest – in not just how to make a recipe but how to appreciate and prepare the ingredients especially meat. His hearty sausage stew is awesome. Try it.
Oh, I still enjoy curry goat and rice and peas but as a rule only on occasions at ‘tribal’ events.
There is so much to explore with HFW. Think the council would allow me to rear a few birds on the allotment? No! Fair enough…….sigh.
6 July 2012
weather
Simon Rogan
his dishes do look astonishing, play tricks on the senses and change constantly. What more can I add!
6 July 2012
SophieSco
Ian McAndrew, from Blackaddie Country House Hotel in Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire must have the most perfect sense of taste - his food is sublime - so well thought out and put together, using the best of locally sourced ingredients, and perfectly presented. What a joy - and he kindly has colourful recipe cards so you can try yourself!
6 July 2012
chicamba
I picture myself being like James Martin - cool,relaxed and totally at ease.
The reality is rather different I'm afraid.
He is my favourite.
6 July 2012
Pennys2000
I would most like to cook like Jamie Oliver. He makes everything look so easy and he has such an obvious passion for it that he makes it look so simple and fun! He also makes food for 'real people', food that even the more fussier eater can get stuck into and enjoy.
6 July 2012
bruhle
I think it would have to be Tom Kerridge but with Nathan Outlaw's flair for seafood
6 July 2012
Annaloa
I would most like to cook like Heston Blumenthal with his scientific laboratory and highly sophisticated and witty take on cooking. I love all his creations.
6 July 2012
madalaine
Madalaine,
I feel that Gino D'Campo is an inspiring chef as he keeps recipes as basic as he can and this means that anyone can have a go at the receipes and enjoy some tasty mouth watering delights.
6 July 2012
sjwfrance
I wouldn't turn down a dish from any of the amazing celebrity chefs, but I think Marco Pierre White and James Martin are my favourites. My late Granny would be impressed by their no nonsense good Yorkshire fayre. She was a super fantastic cook, as is my Mum and I hope I make a good effort at following in their footsteps. I love cooking and baking with my 3 children ... but with that many sticky fingers pulling me from pillar to post this lovely apron would be fabulous ;)
6 July 2012
Oui Steve
I would like to cook like Gary Lee. His food, knowledge, passion and drive are second to none and he has diversified and improved the Ivy menu. His commitment to training young chefs and community work, on top of one of the most demanding jobs in the industry, is inspirational.
6 July 2012
logorrhoea
I'd like to cook most like Nigel Slater. He elevates home cooking to a level that's still attainable and reasonable in a home kitchen without getting overly 'cheffy' about it. It still looks and tastes good but, as a family man, I'm all about getting the family to eat decent food as much as possible and making that a normal thing by not making a song and dance about it. (I still like the fancy stuff but I save that for the dinner parties.)
6 July 2012
Larry lee
i would love to cook like jamie oliver, fresh and fast.
6 July 2012
Paul15Oct
Tom Kerridge has imbued the essence of his personality into the flavours of his food and the style of his restaurant in a perfect match. It works.
6 July 2012
Rosie1959
I am inspired by many great chefs, however one stands head and shoulders above the rest and that's Jamie Oliver simply because his recipes are achievable for most people and affordable. Ages ago he did a slow cooked shoulder of pork and I have cooked this many times for street parties and family gathering and it never fails to impress and delight. Now known as CIder with Rosie as we serve it with cider and apple sauce....yummy
6 July 2012
Jay Freeman
I would love to cook like Michel Roux senior, he has always been an inspiration to me. A classically trained chef, with an exceptional eye for detail and taste, he will always be the one chef I will always admire more than any other.
6 July 2012
JCKingaling
My mum Is my biggest inspiration! Everytime she cooks she has one simple aim, to make her guests happy. And thats exactly how her food makes you feel! Traditional yet modern and loads of big flavours. She is a home economics teacher at an all girls high school and her focus is always on what we can teach kids about healthy affordable meals, which makes her dishes ethical too!
6 July 2012
Dicaine
Richard Corrigan, I can identify with his "Irishness" I actually trust what he says, when you are buying expensive ingredients you need to know the dish is going to turn out as the recipe says, I can feel the passion from this man and he is very inspirational to me,
6 July 2012
Iris Choo
Rachel Khoo! Just love watching her cook on telly. Simple recipes with ooh la la :)
6 July 2012
cookie66
Jamie Oliver he really cares about food, how its sourced, the environment and our kids welfare. His recipes are realistic, when I get home from work I do not have the luxury of 3 hours to cook a healthy meal but with Jamie's recipes I can be eating a tasty good for me meal within 1 hour.
6 July 2012
teatimepeg
My daughter, Natalie, is my inspiration. She started as a garde manger and worked her way up and is now a chef de cuisine...all without ever having gone to culinary school! I would love to have her natural talent for combining flavors and getting the most out of the ingredients she cooks with, and making food that is memorable and a pleasure to eat. She is amazingly talented and a great teacher, too, and she inspires me every day!
6 July 2012
meekle
I would like to cook like Andy Bates, start of Street Food on food network and Eat My Pies at the markets in London. He has such good skills and produces fantastic British pies, traditional and new inspirational ranges. For example he created a beautiful pork pie, and highlighted it with chorizo sausage - from Yorkshire!
His food is traditional, yet innovative and is truly iconic and displays the British Cookery at its finest
6 July 2012
lzelli
Raymond Blanc because he has supreme technical ability, an amazing eye for presentation, is a genius with flavour combinations and he does all this with a great sense of humour!
5 July 2012
markp969
I would most like to cook like Nathan Outlaw because he makes simple fresh ingrediants look totally amazing
4 July 2012