Great British Menu 2012, Final Banquet Preview

Great British Menu 2012, Final Banquet Preview

Great British Menu 2012, Final Banquet Preview

by Mecca Ibrahim4 June 2012

For the last eight weeks in the seventh series of The Great British Menu we've watched twenty four of Britain's finest chefs battle it out. Now eight chefs are hoping they'll be representing their region to serve at an Olympic banquet at the end of the week.

Great British Menu 2012, Final Banquet Preview

For the last eight weeks in the seventh series of The Great British Menu we've watched twenty four of Britain's finest chefs battle it out. Now eight chefs are hoping they'll be representing their region to serve at an Olympic banquet at the end of the week.

Mecca worked as head of social media at Great British Chefs and joined at its launch in July 2011.

Mecca worked as head of social media at Great British Chefs and joined at its launch in July 2011. Prior to that, she spent the last eighteen years at some of the biggest and most innovative internet businesses out there (Yahoo, JustGiving, E-How, Moo.com and Joost). She was winning awards for her blog when most people didn't know what a blog was. She also ran the multi-award winning London Underground Tube Diary which launched in 2003.

Mecca worked as head of social media at Great British Chefs and joined at its launch in July 2011.

Mecca worked as head of social media at Great British Chefs and joined at its launch in July 2011. Prior to that, she spent the last eighteen years at some of the biggest and most innovative internet businesses out there (Yahoo, JustGiving, E-How, Moo.com and Joost). She was winning awards for her blog when most people didn't know what a blog was. She also ran the multi-award winning London Underground Tube Diary which launched in 2003.

This week (starting 4th June 2012) we will finally get to see who will go through to cook at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Here's a round up of the chefs in the final. Nathan Outlaw who won the South West round. Joining Alan Murchison who won the Scottish round, Daniel Clifford who won the Central round, Colin McGurran who won the North East round, Chris Fearon who won the Northern Ireland round, Simon Rogan who won the North West round, Phil Howard who won the London and South East round and Stephen Terry who won the Wales round.

In Monday's show the finalists prepare their starters, to be tasted and scored by the Great British Menu judges and veteran judge Richard Corrigan.

On Tuesday, the remaining finalists cook their fish dishes, which will be tasted and scored by the Great British Menu judges and veteran judge Marcus Wareing.

On Wednesday, the chosen finalists will prepare their main courses, with veteran judge Tom Kerridge tasting and scoring alongside the other Great British Menu judges.

On Thursday it's the final chance to impress the judges with desserts. The Great British Menu judges will be joined by veteran judge Angela Hartnett.

On Friday, the four winners will have been announced and the final show follows the successful chefs in the run-up to the banquet. You'll see their painstaking preparations for what is likely to be one of the most important meals they will ever cook.

Plus don't forget our special Great British Menu Recipe Collection. The definitive collection of recipes for Great British Menu fans, featuring old favourites like Nigel Haworth's Lancashire hotpot, Lisa Allen's rabbit turnover and Paul Ainsworth's Taste of the Fairground, as well as newer classics from Great British Menu 2012 like Daniel Clifford's stuffed red mullet dish and Alan Murchison's veal sweetbreads.

We wish all competing chefs the best of luck in the run up to the banquet.

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